2018 Track & Field Roster

Cole Smith

  • Position Javelin
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Hoquiam, Wash.
  • Highschool Hoquiam HS

Biography

PAC-12 SCORER
WSU CAREER. SENIOR (2015-16): Indoor - Cleared PR height of 2.05m/6-8 3/4i at the Cougar Indoor (2/4/17, Pullman)…at MPSF Championships placed 18th with a leap of 1.96m/6-5…REDSHIRT JUNIOR Outdoor - At Pac-12 Championships scored with eighth-place finish in javelin with throw of 63.51m/208-4…finished 13th in high jump (1.95m/6-4 3/4)…at NCAA West Region heaved a javelin PR distance of 66.16m/217-1 for 13th (5/27/17, Austin).
 
REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2015-16): Indoor - High jumped indoor PR of 2.05m/6-8 3/4i at MPSF Championships for 12th place (2/27/16, Seattle)…JUNIOR Outdoor - Redshirt season…competing unattached at Sam Adams Classic, threw javelin 64.46m/211-6 (4/2/16, Spokane).
 
SOPHOMORE (2014-15): Indoor - Redshirt season…competed unattached…high jumped 1.96m/6-5i at Cougar Indoor…Outdoor - Had season-best high jump at Pac-12 Championships of 2.02m/6-7 1/2 for 14th…also at conference meet had season-best javelin of 60.31m/197-10 for 10th place.
 
FRESHMAN (2013-14): Indoor - Reached indoor high jump PR of 2.04m/6-8 1/4i at WSU Open II (2/22/14, Pullman)…finished 11th in high jump at Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships after clearing bar at 2.01m/6-7i…Outdoor - Season-best height of 2.05m/6-8 3/4 at Jim Click Shootout…at the Pac-12 Championships threw PR distance in javelin of 61.79m/202-9 for  ninth place (5/18/14, Pullman) and finished 11th in high jump (2.01m/6-7).
 
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER. Earned nine letters at Hoquiam High School…two letters as a tight end in football for coach Jason Ronquillo…three letters as a post player in basketball for coach Curtis Eccles…four letters in track and field for coach Tim Pelan…all-academic all years in basketball, football and track…state participant in three sports four consecutive years…during football season senior year the Grizzlies were undefeated Evergreen League champions…on the basketball court earned all-league second team honors as junior and first team as senior…selected for All-Academic Coach’s Award…during track and field was district and state 1A Championships high jump (6-4) title winner sophomore year…repeated both wins as junior, with PR and school record in high jump at state of 6-10 adding sixth-place javelin (167-5) finish and instrumental in team winning state 1A title…captained team as senior…won Evergreen League title in high jump and in javelin with PR distance of 191-8…won third consecutive state 1A high jump championships (6-8) and added javelin title as well (181-2).
 
PERSONAL. Born in April 1995, in Aberdeen, Washington…father David is a pharmacist…mother Marcia…older brother Kyle…older sisters Mackenzie and Madison…sport-oriented family…father Dave played baseball at Gonzaga and professionally for Mariners at the Angelo AAA team…brother Kyle played football at Western Washington and ran track at Univ. of Redlands…sister Mackenzie competed in basketball and track at Redlands…sister Madison was on track team at Redlands…hobbies include waterskiing and wakeboarding…Cole was member of Honor Society…named Lions Club Student of the Month…majoring in sport management at WSU.

 
C. SMITH’S WSU BESTS
High Jump - 2.05m / 6-8 3/4 (2014)
Javelin - 66.16m / 217-1 (2017)
 
PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIPS PERFORMANCES
2017       High Jump             13th              1.95m / 6-4 3/4
               Javelin                     8th              63.51m / 208-4
2015       High Jump             14th              2.02m / 6-7 1/2
               Javelin                   10th              60.31m / 197-10
2014       High Jump             11th              2.01m / 6-7
               Javelin                     9th              61.79m / 202-9
 
NCAA WEST PRELIMINARY PERFORMANCES
2017       Javelin                   13th              66.16m / 217-1

 

Historical Player Information

  • 2014Freshman

    High Jump
    6'7"
  • 2015Sophomore

    High Jump
    6'6"
  • 2016Junior

    High Jump/Javelin
    6'6"
  • 2016-17Senior

    High Jump/Javelin
    6'6"
  • 2018Redshirt Senior

    Javelin
    6'6"