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2021 Men's Track Roster

Jay Grabiec, EIU Photographer
Jay Grabiec, EIU Photographer

Joe Smith

  • Position Sprints / Jumps
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Major Kinesiology and Sports Studies
  • Hometown Robinson, Ill.
  • Highschool Robinson

Biography

STATS

2020 - 2nd Team All-OVC (Triple Jump) - Indoor Track
2019 - 2nd Team All-OVC (Triple Jump) - Outdoor Track
2019 - 2nd Team All-OVC (Triple Jump) - Indoor Track
2018: 2nd Team All-OVC (Long Jump) - Outdoor Track

2021:
Only competed in outdoor track during the 2021 season using COVID-19 season... competed in eight meets during the outdoor season.. competed in the long jump and triple jump... competed in the NCAA West Regional in the triple jump placing 44th with a mark of 47'11.75"... season best triple jump mark was 50'6.25" at the ISU Pacesetter, marking ranked seventh best on EIU career record list... was the bronze medalist in the triple jump at the Ohio Valley Conference Outdoor Championships... season best long jump was 23'6.25" at the OVC Outdoor Championships... member of the OVC Outdoor Championship squad scoring points in the long jump and triple jump... USTFCCCA All-Academic...

2020: 
Competed in indoor track during the 2020 season... outdoor season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic... INDOOR: Competed in seven meets during the indoor season... second team All-OVC in the triple jump earning a silver medal at the OVC Indoor Track Championships... competed in the long jump and triple jump during the season... season best long jump was 23'3.50" at the OVC Championships... season best triple jump was during a first place finish at the EIU John Craft with a mark of 50'7.50", jump ranked fifth on the EIU career record book list... added a first place finish in the triple jump at the EIU Early Bird with a mark of 48'2.75"... ran the 60m at the Illini Invite with a time of 7.24... USTFCCCA All-Academic...

2019:
Competed in indoor and outdoor track during the 2019 season... INDOOR - Competed in six meets during the indoor season... competed in the long jump and triple jump... season best triple jump mark was 50-01.25 at the Notre Dame Meyo with mark ranked sixth on EIU career list... posted two first place finishes in triple jump during the season winning at the Illinois Intercollegiate with a jump of 48-08.75 and at the the Iowa Black & Golf with a jump of 49-08.25... was a second team All-OVC performer in the triple jump earning a silver medal at the OVC Indoor Championship... named the OVC Indoor Male Field Athlete of the Week on Feb. 6... season best long jump mark was 22-03.50 at the EIU John Craft... posted two first place finishes in the long jump winning at the Illinois Intercollegiate with a jump of 21-09.50 and at the EIU John Craft with a jump of 22-03.50... OUTDOOR - Competed in eight meets during the 2019 season... competed in the long jump, triple jump and 100m dash... qualified for the NCAA West Regional in the triple jump finishing 28th at the event with a mark of 49-0.25... was a second team All-OVC performer in the triple jump earning a silver medal at the OVC Outdoor Championships... season best triple jump was 49-01.50 at the OVC meet... posted a first place finish in the triple jump at the ISU Gibson with a winning jump of 48-09... season best long jump was 23-01.75 at the SIU Bill Cornell... posted a first place finish in the long jump at the EIU Big Blue winning with a jump of 22-05.25... had a time of 1.47 in the 100m at the SIU Bill Cornell... named the OVC Outdoor Male Field Athlete of the Week on April 3... member of OVC Outdoor Championship squad... finished undergraduate degree and began work on master's program at EIU... USTFCCCA All-Academic...

2018:
Competed in indoor and outdoor track during the 2018 season... INDOOR - competed in the long jump in eight meets... season best long jump was 23'7.25" at the Grand Valley Big Meet which resulted in a first place finish... OUTDOOR - competed in eight meets during the outdoor season... competed in the long jump and triple jump... second team All-Ohio Valley Conference in the long jump earning a sliver medal at the OVC Championships with a season best jump of 23'5.50"... season best triple jump was 49'3.50" at the Indiana Billy Hayes, mark ranked tenth on the EIU career list... posted first place finishes in the triple jump at the IU Billy Hayes and the Indiana State Pacesetter... 

2017: Competed in indoor and outdoor track during the 2017 season... INDOOR - competed in eight meets during the indoor season... competed in the long jump and 60m dash events... member of Ohio Valley Conference Indoor Championship team... season best long jump distance was 22'9" at the OVC Championship... season best 60m time was 7.23 at the EIU John Craft... OUTDOOR - competed in six meets during the outdoor season... competed in the long jump with season best mark of 22'8.50" coming at the ISU Redbird... 

HIGH SCHOOL: Competed in track at Robinson HS... ran the 200m and participated in the long jump during prep career... advanced to the IHSA Class 1A State Championships as a senior in the 4x100m and 4x200m relay as both teams set school records at the state meet... set school record in the long jump as a senior clearing 21'6"... advanced to IHSA Class 1A State Championships in the long jump as a junior and senior placing 10th as a junior... 

Historical Player Information

  • 2017Sophomore

    Sprints / Jumps
  • 2018Junior

    Sprints / Jumps
  • 2019Junior

    Sprints / Jumps
  • 2019-20Senior

    Sprints / Jumps
  • 2020-21Graduate Student

    Sprints / Jumps
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