2024 Men's Cross Country Roster
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Ja'Patrick Smith
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Victorville, CA
- High School:
- Silverado HS
- Prev School:
- Silverado HS
Bio
Ja'Patrick Smith TFRRS Page
CSUN - 2024 (Junior)Â
Smith participated in five races on the season ... set a new PR in the 8k at The Master's Invitational (10/5/24) with a time of 25:51.8 for 57th place-points (65th overall) ... ran an 8k time of 26:02.7 at the Big West Championships (11/2/24) for 60th-place points (77th overall) ... competed at the NCAA West Regional for the first time, posting a 10k time of 33:35.7 for 182nd-place points (184th overall).
CSUN - 2023 (Sophomore)
Smith competed in two races on the season ... posted a 6k time of 21:01.3 to finish 97th overall at the Big West Preview (9/1/23) ... registered an 8k time of 27:20.1 at the UCR Invitational.
2022 (Freshman)
Did not compete.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2022 graduate of Silverado High School … team won Desert Sky League title four times during his career ... finished second in the Desert Sky League Finals as a senior, fifth as a junior, fourth as a sophomore, and seventh as a freshman … prep best in the three-mile was 16:04.4, prep best in the 5000m was 16:40.02 ... won the 1600m and helped SHS to the 4x400m relay at the Desert Sky League Finals and advanced in both to the CIF-SS Division 2 Preliminaries as a senior … won a total of seven races in 2022 in the 800m, 1600m, and 3200m … as a junior finished second in the 1600m at the Desert Sky League Finals and helped team win the 4x400m relay at the Desert Sky League Finals before helping the 4x400m relay placed third CIF-SS Division 2 Finals in 2021 … named team MVP of both the Silverado cross country (four times) and track and field team (as a senior) … prep bests were 2:03.89 in the 800m, 4:25.75 in the 1600m, and 11:05.93 in the 3200m … earned two Silverado Principal Awards.
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PERSONAL
Son of Michael and Kimberly Smith … father competed in cross country and track for CSUN while mother competed in cross country and track at Arizona State … favorites include the Golden State Warriors, Kobe Bryant, Ryan Reynolds, Scarlett Johansson, Adventure Time, Star Wars Episode 3, Pancakes, Grupo Firme, Drake, and Youtube.com … chose CSUN because it was close to home, the vibe of the campus, and the environment … says greatest sports moment is breaking 4:25 in the mile and breaking his own high school record … says the best thing about being an athlete is that adrenaline rush that you feel when you're competing … says the toughest thing about being an athlete is waking up early, and actually putting the work in … the most famous person he has met is Ryan Garcia … the person in history he would like to meet is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. … the two people he would like to have dinner with are Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Kevin Hart … the best advice he has been given is to be patient … his advice to young people is not to slack off in high school.
CROSS COUNTRY BESTS
CSUN - 2024 (Junior)Â
Smith participated in five races on the season ... set a new PR in the 8k at The Master's Invitational (10/5/24) with a time of 25:51.8 for 57th place-points (65th overall) ... ran an 8k time of 26:02.7 at the Big West Championships (11/2/24) for 60th-place points (77th overall) ... competed at the NCAA West Regional for the first time, posting a 10k time of 33:35.7 for 182nd-place points (184th overall).
CSUN - 2023 (Sophomore)
Smith competed in two races on the season ... posted a 6k time of 21:01.3 to finish 97th overall at the Big West Preview (9/1/23) ... registered an 8k time of 27:20.1 at the UCR Invitational.
2022 (Freshman)
Did not compete.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2022 graduate of Silverado High School … team won Desert Sky League title four times during his career ... finished second in the Desert Sky League Finals as a senior, fifth as a junior, fourth as a sophomore, and seventh as a freshman … prep best in the three-mile was 16:04.4, prep best in the 5000m was 16:40.02 ... won the 1600m and helped SHS to the 4x400m relay at the Desert Sky League Finals and advanced in both to the CIF-SS Division 2 Preliminaries as a senior … won a total of seven races in 2022 in the 800m, 1600m, and 3200m … as a junior finished second in the 1600m at the Desert Sky League Finals and helped team win the 4x400m relay at the Desert Sky League Finals before helping the 4x400m relay placed third CIF-SS Division 2 Finals in 2021 … named team MVP of both the Silverado cross country (four times) and track and field team (as a senior) … prep bests were 2:03.89 in the 800m, 4:25.75 in the 1600m, and 11:05.93 in the 3200m … earned two Silverado Principal Awards.
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PERSONAL
Son of Michael and Kimberly Smith … father competed in cross country and track for CSUN while mother competed in cross country and track at Arizona State … favorites include the Golden State Warriors, Kobe Bryant, Ryan Reynolds, Scarlett Johansson, Adventure Time, Star Wars Episode 3, Pancakes, Grupo Firme, Drake, and Youtube.com … chose CSUN because it was close to home, the vibe of the campus, and the environment … says greatest sports moment is breaking 4:25 in the mile and breaking his own high school record … says the best thing about being an athlete is that adrenaline rush that you feel when you're competing … says the toughest thing about being an athlete is waking up early, and actually putting the work in … the most famous person he has met is Ryan Garcia … the person in history he would like to meet is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. … the two people he would like to have dinner with are Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Kevin Hart … the best advice he has been given is to be patient … his advice to young people is not to slack off in high school.
CROSS COUNTRY BESTS
| 6k | 21:01.3 | Big West Preview | 9/1/23 |
| 8k | 25:51.8 | The Master's Invitational | 10/5/24 |
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