Track & Field

Jacobus Smit Season 2004-05

ClassJunior
HometownPretoria, South Africa
High SchoolPotchefstroom Univ.
Jacobus SmitEvent: Javelin
Class: Junior
High School: Potchefstroom Univ.
Hometown: Pretoria, South Africa
 
photo Two-time NCAA Championship qualifier - Javelin
2004 NCAA All-Region - Javelin
2004 BIG EAST Outdoor runner-up - Javelin
Outdoor School Record - Javelin

2004 Outdoor: Finished 17th at the NCAA Championships ... Took fifth place with a throw of 228'4" (69.60m) at the NCAA East Regional Championships ... Was second at the BIG EAST Championships with a throw of 214'4" (65.34m) ... Broke own school javelin record three times during the season ... Set the school record of 237'9" (72.48m) at the SeaRay Relays, finishing third ... Was first at the Tar Heel Open with a 223'8" (68.18m) mark ... Finished second at the Georgia Tech Invitational with a throw of 235'11" (71.92m) ... Came in fifth at the Raleigh Relays in 215'3" (65.62m).

2003 Outdoor: Finished second in the conference in the javelin with a school-record throw of 225'7" (68.76m) ... Also took top honors at the FAMU Relays and Virginia Tech Invitational ... Finished ninth at the SeaRay Relays with a throw of 203'10" (62.14m) and eighth at the Mt. SAC Relays with a mark of 208'4" ... Qualified for the NCAA Championships.

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" (72.88) ... 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 ... Human resources major.

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