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Jason Smith
- Position:
- Jumps
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Major:
- Kinesiology
- Hometown:
- San Bruno, Calif.
- Prev School:
- Archbishop Riordan HS
Bio
Jason Smith - Season and Career Statistics
SCHOOL RECORD HOLDER – Outdoor Long Jump (26-1 3/4)
SCHOOL RECORD HOLDER – Indoor Long Jump (25-10 1/4)
Long Beach State Top 10 – Indoor High Jump (7-3 1/4, 2nd)
Long Beach State Top 10 – Outdoor High Jump (7-2 1/2, 5th)
Long Beach State Top 10 -- Outdoor Triple Jump (52-7 1/4, 6th)
2022 NCAA Honorable Mention All-American (Long Jump, Triple Jump)
2022 NCAA West Preliminary Qualifier (Long Jump, High Jump, Triple Jump)
2022 Big West Men’s Field Athlete of the Year
2022 Big West Field Athlete of the Meet
2021 Big West Individual Champion (Long Jump, High Jump, Triple Jump)
2021 U.S. Olympic Team Trials Qualifier (Long Jump, High Jump)
2021 NCAA Outdoor National Championship Qualifier (Long Jump, High Jump)
2021 Second Team All-American (Long Jump, High Jump)
2021 NCAA West Preliminary Qualifier (Long Jump, High Jump)
2021 Big West Men’s Field Athlete of the Year
2021 Big West Field Athlete of the Meet
2021 Big West Individual Champion (Long Jump, High Jump, 4x100m)
2021 All-Big West (Triple Jump)
2020 NCAA Indoor National Championship Qualifier (Long Jump, High Jump)
2020 NCAA Indoor All-American (Long Jump, High Jump)
2020 MPSF Champion (Indoor Long Jump)
2018 NCAA National Championship Qualifier (Long Jump)
2018 Honorable Mention All-American
2018 NCAA West Preliminary Qualifier (Long Jump, High Jump)
2018 Big West Field Athlete of the Year
2018 All-Big West (Long Jump, High Jump)
2017 NCAA West Preliminary Qualifier (Long Jump)
2017 Big West Freshman of the Year
2017 All-Big West (Long Jump)
2022 (Senior)
Outdoor: Qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships in both the triple jump and long jump ... Finished 13th in both events at nationals ... Competed in three events; High Jump, Long Jump, Triple Jump at the NCAA West Preliminary Round ... Reset career-best in the Triple Jump (52-7 1/4) to earn a spot at nationals (11th) ... Placed eighth in the long jump (25-5 1/2) to qualify for nationals ... Named Big West Field Athlete of the Year and Big West Championships Athlete of the Meet after winning the high jump (6-11), long jump (25-5 1/4), and triple jump (51-0) ... Named Big West Field Athlete of the Year for the second consecutive season ... Won five long jumps during the season. ... Named Academic All-Conference.
Indoor: Did not compete.
2021 (Junior)
Outdoor: One of two athletes in the nation to qualify for the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in both long jump and high jump … Qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships in both events, claiming a pair of second team All-American selections … Became the first Beach athlete since 2011 to notch two All-America honors in a single-season … Reach the long jump final at the NCAA Championships taking home ninth-place … Matched his career-best of 7-2 1/2 in the high jump for a 10th-place finish … Set the LBSU record in the long jump at the NCAA West Preliminary Round with a jump of 26-1 3/4 (the fourth-best mark in the meet's history) … Named Big West Men’s Field Athlete of the Year and Athlete of the Meet … Won three individual titles (long jump, high jump, 4x100m relay) and finished runner-up in the triple jump … Became the second athlete in Big West Conference history to win both the long jump and high jump championships … Was undefeated in the long jump for the 2021 season … The 4x100m relay team was also undefeated when he ran a leg … Totaled nine event victories ... Named Academic All-Conference.
Indoor: Season canceled due to COVID-19.
2020:
Outdoor: Finished sixth in the 4x400m relay and seventh in the 200m at the Beach Opener before the outdoor season was canceled due to COVID-19 … Named Academic All-Conference.
Indoor: Became the first Long Beach State student-athlete to qualify for the NCAA Indoor National Championships in multiple events after earning a berth in both the long jump and high jump with a top-16 mark in the nation in both events … Arrived in Albuquerque, N.M. prior to the cancelation of the event due to the COVID-19 pandemic … Qualified for both with an outstanding MPSF Championship … Won the MPSF Championship in the long jump with a school record leap of 25-10 1/4 ... Ranks in the school’s top-10 with a clearance of 7-3 1/4 in the high jump at the Don Kirby Elite, a mark that qualified for the high jump and the second highest jump in indoor history at the Beach ... Named to the MPSF's All-Academic Team.
2019 (Redshirt/Junior)
Outdoor: Did not compete as part of a redshirt campaign in outdoor track and field ... Named Academic All-Conference.
Indoor: Took third place at the MPSF Championships after jumping 25-0 1/2 in the long jump ... Won the high jump (7-0 1/4) was third in the long jump (24-2 1/2) at the Air Force Invitational.
2018 (Sophomore)
Outdoor: A NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships qualifier in the long jump, finishing in 20th place, earning honorable mention All-American honors … A NCAA West Preliminary Round qualifier in the high jump, long jump, and triple jump … Posted a season-best 25-6 to advance to the NCAA Championships in the long jump… Competed in all three events at the Big West Championships … Finished second in both the high jump and long jump … Placed fifth in the triple jump with a season-best mark of 50-1 3/4 at the Big West Championships.
Indoor: Was fifth in the long jump at the MPSF Championships (24-3) ... Posted a season-best in the high jump with 6-11 1/2 at the Don Kirby Elite meet … Competed at the Air force Invitational in all three jumping events.
2017 (Freshman)
Outdoor: A NCAA West Preliminary Qualifier in the long jump ... The runner-up in the long jump at the 2017 Big West Championships after going 24-6 1/4 ... Ran on the 4x400 relay team that finished third at the conference meet with a time of 3:11.91 ... Scored a total of 14 points at the Big West Championships and was named 2017 Big West Freshman of the Year ... Recorded a season-best in the high jump by clearing 6-9 1/2 at the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate ... Had his best long jump and triple jump of the season at the Steve Scott Invite, jumping 25-0 and 49-02 1/2, respectively.
Indoor: Competed in the 400m and the long jump ... Ran his fastest 400 time at the MPSF Championships, clocking a 50.56 ... Was eighth in the long jump at the MPSF Championships ... Had his best long jump of the season at the Air Force Team Challenge, recording a 24-1 3/4.
High School: Two-sport athlete at Archbishop Riordan High School with letters in track and field and basketball … The 2016 WCAL Champion in the long jump … The 2016 CCS Champion in the long jump … A 2016 California State qualifier in the long jump where he placed fourth … Owned a prep-best of 23-9 1/4 in the long jump which is also the school record … Posted prep-bests of 11.18 in the 100m and 22.2 in the 200m … A member of the CCS DIII Champions in basketball … Named honorable mention Nor-Cal All-Metro in basketball … Selected honorable WCAL in basketball … A Member of the Honor Roll at Archbishop Riordan High School.
Personal: Majoring in Kinesiology with an emphasis in Sports Psychology.
SCHOOL RECORD HOLDER – Outdoor Long Jump (26-1 3/4)
SCHOOL RECORD HOLDER – Indoor Long Jump (25-10 1/4)
Long Beach State Top 10 – Indoor High Jump (7-3 1/4, 2nd)
Long Beach State Top 10 – Outdoor High Jump (7-2 1/2, 5th)
Long Beach State Top 10 -- Outdoor Triple Jump (52-7 1/4, 6th)
2022 NCAA Honorable Mention All-American (Long Jump, Triple Jump)
2022 NCAA West Preliminary Qualifier (Long Jump, High Jump, Triple Jump)
2022 Big West Men’s Field Athlete of the Year
2022 Big West Field Athlete of the Meet
2021 Big West Individual Champion (Long Jump, High Jump, Triple Jump)
2021 U.S. Olympic Team Trials Qualifier (Long Jump, High Jump)
2021 NCAA Outdoor National Championship Qualifier (Long Jump, High Jump)
2021 Second Team All-American (Long Jump, High Jump)
2021 NCAA West Preliminary Qualifier (Long Jump, High Jump)
2021 Big West Men’s Field Athlete of the Year
2021 Big West Field Athlete of the Meet
2021 Big West Individual Champion (Long Jump, High Jump, 4x100m)
2021 All-Big West (Triple Jump)
2020 NCAA Indoor National Championship Qualifier (Long Jump, High Jump)
2020 NCAA Indoor All-American (Long Jump, High Jump)
2020 MPSF Champion (Indoor Long Jump)
2018 NCAA National Championship Qualifier (Long Jump)
2018 Honorable Mention All-American
2018 NCAA West Preliminary Qualifier (Long Jump, High Jump)
2018 Big West Field Athlete of the Year
2018 All-Big West (Long Jump, High Jump)
2017 NCAA West Preliminary Qualifier (Long Jump)
2017 Big West Freshman of the Year
2017 All-Big West (Long Jump)
2022 (Senior)
Outdoor: Qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships in both the triple jump and long jump ... Finished 13th in both events at nationals ... Competed in three events; High Jump, Long Jump, Triple Jump at the NCAA West Preliminary Round ... Reset career-best in the Triple Jump (52-7 1/4) to earn a spot at nationals (11th) ... Placed eighth in the long jump (25-5 1/2) to qualify for nationals ... Named Big West Field Athlete of the Year and Big West Championships Athlete of the Meet after winning the high jump (6-11), long jump (25-5 1/4), and triple jump (51-0) ... Named Big West Field Athlete of the Year for the second consecutive season ... Won five long jumps during the season. ... Named Academic All-Conference.
Indoor: Did not compete.
2021 (Junior)
Outdoor: One of two athletes in the nation to qualify for the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in both long jump and high jump … Qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships in both events, claiming a pair of second team All-American selections … Became the first Beach athlete since 2011 to notch two All-America honors in a single-season … Reach the long jump final at the NCAA Championships taking home ninth-place … Matched his career-best of 7-2 1/2 in the high jump for a 10th-place finish … Set the LBSU record in the long jump at the NCAA West Preliminary Round with a jump of 26-1 3/4 (the fourth-best mark in the meet's history) … Named Big West Men’s Field Athlete of the Year and Athlete of the Meet … Won three individual titles (long jump, high jump, 4x100m relay) and finished runner-up in the triple jump … Became the second athlete in Big West Conference history to win both the long jump and high jump championships … Was undefeated in the long jump for the 2021 season … The 4x100m relay team was also undefeated when he ran a leg … Totaled nine event victories ... Named Academic All-Conference.
Indoor: Season canceled due to COVID-19.
2020:
Outdoor: Finished sixth in the 4x400m relay and seventh in the 200m at the Beach Opener before the outdoor season was canceled due to COVID-19 … Named Academic All-Conference.
Indoor: Became the first Long Beach State student-athlete to qualify for the NCAA Indoor National Championships in multiple events after earning a berth in both the long jump and high jump with a top-16 mark in the nation in both events … Arrived in Albuquerque, N.M. prior to the cancelation of the event due to the COVID-19 pandemic … Qualified for both with an outstanding MPSF Championship … Won the MPSF Championship in the long jump with a school record leap of 25-10 1/4 ... Ranks in the school’s top-10 with a clearance of 7-3 1/4 in the high jump at the Don Kirby Elite, a mark that qualified for the high jump and the second highest jump in indoor history at the Beach ... Named to the MPSF's All-Academic Team.
2019 (Redshirt/Junior)
Outdoor: Did not compete as part of a redshirt campaign in outdoor track and field ... Named Academic All-Conference.
Indoor: Took third place at the MPSF Championships after jumping 25-0 1/2 in the long jump ... Won the high jump (7-0 1/4) was third in the long jump (24-2 1/2) at the Air Force Invitational.
2018 (Sophomore)
Outdoor: A NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships qualifier in the long jump, finishing in 20th place, earning honorable mention All-American honors … A NCAA West Preliminary Round qualifier in the high jump, long jump, and triple jump … Posted a season-best 25-6 to advance to the NCAA Championships in the long jump… Competed in all three events at the Big West Championships … Finished second in both the high jump and long jump … Placed fifth in the triple jump with a season-best mark of 50-1 3/4 at the Big West Championships.
Indoor: Was fifth in the long jump at the MPSF Championships (24-3) ... Posted a season-best in the high jump with 6-11 1/2 at the Don Kirby Elite meet … Competed at the Air force Invitational in all three jumping events.
2017 (Freshman)
Outdoor: A NCAA West Preliminary Qualifier in the long jump ... The runner-up in the long jump at the 2017 Big West Championships after going 24-6 1/4 ... Ran on the 4x400 relay team that finished third at the conference meet with a time of 3:11.91 ... Scored a total of 14 points at the Big West Championships and was named 2017 Big West Freshman of the Year ... Recorded a season-best in the high jump by clearing 6-9 1/2 at the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate ... Had his best long jump and triple jump of the season at the Steve Scott Invite, jumping 25-0 and 49-02 1/2, respectively.
Indoor: Competed in the 400m and the long jump ... Ran his fastest 400 time at the MPSF Championships, clocking a 50.56 ... Was eighth in the long jump at the MPSF Championships ... Had his best long jump of the season at the Air Force Team Challenge, recording a 24-1 3/4.
High School: Two-sport athlete at Archbishop Riordan High School with letters in track and field and basketball … The 2016 WCAL Champion in the long jump … The 2016 CCS Champion in the long jump … A 2016 California State qualifier in the long jump where he placed fourth … Owned a prep-best of 23-9 1/4 in the long jump which is also the school record … Posted prep-bests of 11.18 in the 100m and 22.2 in the 200m … A member of the CCS DIII Champions in basketball … Named honorable mention Nor-Cal All-Metro in basketball … Selected honorable WCAL in basketball … A Member of the Honor Roll at Archbishop Riordan High School.
Personal: Majoring in Kinesiology with an emphasis in Sports Psychology.
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