Hokie Club Jacobus SmitEvent: Javelin
Class: Sophomore
High School: Potchefstroom Univ.
Hometown: Pretoria, South Africa
NCAA Qualifier - Javelin
Big East Runner-Up - Javelin
Outdoor School Record - Javelin
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2002-03: Finished second in the conference in the javelin with a school-record throw of 225-7 ... Also took top honors at the FAMU Relays and Virginia Tech Invitational ... Finished ninth at the Sea Ray Relays with a throw of 203-10 and eighth at the Mt. SAC Relays with a mark of 208-4 ... Qualified for the NCAA Championships, finishing ninth in his flight with a throw of 192-8.High School: Was one of the elite junior javelin throwers in the world ... Ranked 12th in the world among junior throwers ...Personal-best throw of 239-1 feet ... South African High School national champion in 2001 ... Runner-up at the 2001 South African Junior Championships ... Top-ranked junior in South Africa in 2002 ... Ranked fourth in South Africa the same year.
Personal: Born on March 31, 1984 ... Son of Kobus and Cora Smit ... Majoring in human resources.