2014 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Smith, Jacob

Jacob Smith
- Position:
- Distances
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Wenatchee, Wash.
- High School:
- Wenatchee
Bio
Smith Features
ยปย Smith And Yorks Fall Right In Step With Dawgsย (GoHuskies.com; Nov. 12, 2013)
2015-16: Did not see competition.
2014-15 (Track): Did not compete during the track season ... (Cross Country):ย Ran in the top-seven at three meets in the fall โฆ ran at the Pac-12 Championships in Oakland, finishing 70thย overall in 25:39 โฆ seventh on the team at the Wisconsin Invitational, in 189th-place overall โฆ also the seventh Husky to finish at the Washington Invite, in 56th-place โฆ finished 18thย at the season-opening Sundodger Invite, seventh among Huskies in uniform.
2013-14 (Track):ย Competed in a full indoor season before redshirting the outdoor season โฆ ran at the MPSF Championships indoors, finishing 26thย in the 5,000-meters and 33rdย in the 3,000-meters โฆ ran a big season-best of 8:16.88 in the 3k at the Husky Classic, finishing 17thย โฆ opened the track season with a mile run at the UW Indoor Preview in 4:12.80 โฆ competed twice unattached outdoors โฆ ran 4:01.91 for 1,500-meters at the Washington Open, and ran a 10k at the Ken Shannon Invite in 31:41.27 ...ย (Cross Country):ย Had one of the best performances of the fall at the Pac-12 Championships, not only running in the top-five for the first time, but finishing second on the squad and 25thย overall in Colorado โฆ dealt with illness during the fall โฆ opened the season with a 21st-place finish at the Sundodger Invite, the sixth Husky finisher โฆ was 35thย at the Bill Dellinger Invite at Oregon, eighth on the squad โฆ also was 224thย overall and ninth on the team at the Wisconsin Invitational โฆ started at NCAA West Regionals but was unable to finish.
2012-13 (At Portland) (Track):ย Competed just twice during his first outdoor track season, running the 5,000-meters at the Mt. SAC Relays in 14:46.02, and running the 1,500m at the Willamette Invite in 4:06.40 โฆย (Cross Country):ย Outstanding first collegiate cross country season as he was named the West Coast Conference Freshman of the Year โฆ was Portlandโs No. 5 scorer at the NCAA Cross Country Championships in Louisville, placing 149thย overall in 31:06 for the 10k course โฆ the top freshman, in 20th-place overall, at the WCC Championships, crossing the line in 24:36, the No. 7 Pilot across โฆ took 82ndย overall as Portlandโs No. 7 runner at the NCAA West Regional Championships in Seattle, helping Portland to the team title โฆ the No. 3 Pilot finisher at the adidas Wisconsin Invitational, clocking 24:15 to finish 92ndย overall โฆ took eighth competing unattached at the West Coast Conference Preview in Portland in 23:32.
High School and Personal:ย Born in Wenatchee, Wash. โฆ parents are Tamera and Michael Smith โฆ his father was a two-time cross country All-American at Division-II school Mankato State University in Minnesota โฆ the 2011 Washington 4A State Cross Country Champion, winning in a time of 15:03 โฆ also was sixth at the 2010 state cross country meet โฆ won the 2011 USA Junior Olympic national title at 3,000-meters by 15 seconds, running 8:41.25 โฆ finished 17thย at the 2011 USA Junior Cross Country Championships in San Diego โฆ ran at the 2010 Nike Cross Nationals in Portland, placing 24thย overall after finishing sixth in the Northwest Regional race โฆ earned Columbia Basin Big Nine Runner of the Year honors in 2011 โฆ capped his senior track season with two top-three finishes at 4A state, finishing second in the 3,200-meters in a PR of 9:01.96, and running a 1,600-meters PR of 4:10.40 to finish third โฆ as a junior in 2011, finished fourth at state in the 3,200-meters in 9:07.41.
Major Meets
2013 WCC XC - 20th
2013 Regional XC - 82nd
2013 NCAA XC - 149th
2013 Pac-12 XC - 25th (2nd UW)
2014 MPSF TF - 33rd, 3000m | 26th, 5000m
2014 Pac-12 XC - 70th (10th UW)
Indoor Bests
Mile.......4:12.80
3000m.......8:16.88
5000m.......14:39.27
ยปย Smith And Yorks Fall Right In Step With Dawgsย (GoHuskies.com; Nov. 12, 2013)
2015-16: Did not see competition.
2014-15 (Track): Did not compete during the track season ... (Cross Country):ย Ran in the top-seven at three meets in the fall โฆ ran at the Pac-12 Championships in Oakland, finishing 70thย overall in 25:39 โฆ seventh on the team at the Wisconsin Invitational, in 189th-place overall โฆ also the seventh Husky to finish at the Washington Invite, in 56th-place โฆ finished 18thย at the season-opening Sundodger Invite, seventh among Huskies in uniform.
2013-14 (Track):ย Competed in a full indoor season before redshirting the outdoor season โฆ ran at the MPSF Championships indoors, finishing 26thย in the 5,000-meters and 33rdย in the 3,000-meters โฆ ran a big season-best of 8:16.88 in the 3k at the Husky Classic, finishing 17thย โฆ opened the track season with a mile run at the UW Indoor Preview in 4:12.80 โฆ competed twice unattached outdoors โฆ ran 4:01.91 for 1,500-meters at the Washington Open, and ran a 10k at the Ken Shannon Invite in 31:41.27 ...ย (Cross Country):ย Had one of the best performances of the fall at the Pac-12 Championships, not only running in the top-five for the first time, but finishing second on the squad and 25thย overall in Colorado โฆ dealt with illness during the fall โฆ opened the season with a 21st-place finish at the Sundodger Invite, the sixth Husky finisher โฆ was 35thย at the Bill Dellinger Invite at Oregon, eighth on the squad โฆ also was 224thย overall and ninth on the team at the Wisconsin Invitational โฆ started at NCAA West Regionals but was unable to finish.
2012-13 (At Portland) (Track):ย Competed just twice during his first outdoor track season, running the 5,000-meters at the Mt. SAC Relays in 14:46.02, and running the 1,500m at the Willamette Invite in 4:06.40 โฆย (Cross Country):ย Outstanding first collegiate cross country season as he was named the West Coast Conference Freshman of the Year โฆ was Portlandโs No. 5 scorer at the NCAA Cross Country Championships in Louisville, placing 149thย overall in 31:06 for the 10k course โฆ the top freshman, in 20th-place overall, at the WCC Championships, crossing the line in 24:36, the No. 7 Pilot across โฆ took 82ndย overall as Portlandโs No. 7 runner at the NCAA West Regional Championships in Seattle, helping Portland to the team title โฆ the No. 3 Pilot finisher at the adidas Wisconsin Invitational, clocking 24:15 to finish 92ndย overall โฆ took eighth competing unattached at the West Coast Conference Preview in Portland in 23:32.
High School and Personal:ย Born in Wenatchee, Wash. โฆ parents are Tamera and Michael Smith โฆ his father was a two-time cross country All-American at Division-II school Mankato State University in Minnesota โฆ the 2011 Washington 4A State Cross Country Champion, winning in a time of 15:03 โฆ also was sixth at the 2010 state cross country meet โฆ won the 2011 USA Junior Olympic national title at 3,000-meters by 15 seconds, running 8:41.25 โฆ finished 17thย at the 2011 USA Junior Cross Country Championships in San Diego โฆ ran at the 2010 Nike Cross Nationals in Portland, placing 24thย overall after finishing sixth in the Northwest Regional race โฆ earned Columbia Basin Big Nine Runner of the Year honors in 2011 โฆ capped his senior track season with two top-three finishes at 4A state, finishing second in the 3,200-meters in a PR of 9:01.96, and running a 1,600-meters PR of 4:10.40 to finish third โฆ as a junior in 2011, finished fourth at state in the 3,200-meters in 9:07.41.
Major Meets
2013 WCC XC - 20th
2013 Regional XC - 82nd
2013 NCAA XC - 149th
2013 Pac-12 XC - 25th (2nd UW)
2014 MPSF TF - 33rd, 3000m | 26th, 5000m
2014 Pac-12 XC - 70th (10th UW)
Indoor Bests
Mile.......4:12.80
3000m.......8:16.88
5000m.......14:39.27
Raising the Bar | Hana & Amanda Moll
Monday, August 04
Women's 1500m final - 2025 NCAA outdoor track and field championship
Sunday, June 15
Nathan Green | 2025 NCAA 1500m Champion
Saturday, June 14
Track & Field NCAA Championships | Huskies Highlights
Friday, June 13