2015 Men's Track and Field Roster
Roster

B.J. Smith
- Position:
- Sprints
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Los Angeles, CA
- High School:
- Culver City HS
Big West In 2013, finished 14th in the 200m at the Big West Championship with a time of 21.92 ... Teamed up with Dylan Gates, Justin Harris and Michael Koger for the 4x400 Relay finishing fifth with a team time of 3:16.06 ...
High School ... As a Junior and Senior at Culver City High School, he was named MVP of Track and Field....His senior year was the Ocean League Champion in the 200m... During his Junior year, he recieved the Coaches Award and was the league champion in the 200m and 400m as well as making the All League Track team...Also played wide reciever on the Culver City High School Football Team helping the Centaurs to a league championship with a 9-2 record...
Personal Benjamin Peter Smith is the son of Navelle Smith and Jacueline Malara...Roots for the Golden State Warriors and Philadelphia Eagles... Considers Allen Iverson and Lebron James to be his favorite athletes... Credits his grandfather, Lester Malava, and uncle, Michael Wiggins, as his greatest athletic influence because "they were always there for me and supported me"...Watches the television shows "Walking Dead" and "Law and Order SVU"...Considers the music of "Nipsey Hussle" "Tyga" and "Big Sean" to be his favorite... Enjoys eating spaghetti... His hobby is playing basketball...His career goal is to become a probation officer... Benjamin is the first in his family to go to college
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High School ... As a Junior and Senior at Culver City High School, he was named MVP of Track and Field....His senior year was the Ocean League Champion in the 200m... During his Junior year, he recieved the Coaches Award and was the league champion in the 200m and 400m as well as making the All League Track team...Also played wide reciever on the Culver City High School Football Team helping the Centaurs to a league championship with a 9-2 record...
Personal Benjamin Peter Smith is the son of Navelle Smith and Jacueline Malara...Roots for the Golden State Warriors and Philadelphia Eagles... Considers Allen Iverson and Lebron James to be his favorite athletes... Credits his grandfather, Lester Malava, and uncle, Michael Wiggins, as his greatest athletic influence because "they were always there for me and supported me"...Watches the television shows "Walking Dead" and "Law and Order SVU"...Considers the music of "Nipsey Hussle" "Tyga" and "Big Sean" to be his favorite... Enjoys eating spaghetti... His hobby is playing basketball...His career goal is to become a probation officer... Benjamin is the first in his family to go to college
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| 2015 Outdoor Top Mark | |||
|   200m | 22.51 | April 4 | Pamona Pitzer Invitational |
|   400m | 51.19 | March 21 | UC Irvine Spring Break Invitational |
| 2014 Outdoor Top Mark | |||
| Â Â 200m (unattached) | 22.22 | March 21 | Redlands Invitational |
| Â Â 400m (unattached) | 51.02 | March 28 | Aztec Invitational |
| 2013 Outdoor Top Mark | |||
| Â Â Â 100m | 11.22 | March 9 | UCR vs. UCSB Dual Meet |
| Â Â Â 200m | 21.98 | April 6 | Sun Angel Track Classic |
| Â Â Â 400m | 48.77 | April 13 | Pomona-Pitzer Invitational |
|    4x100m Relay        BJ Smith        Hernell Dyer        Justin Harris        Michael Hern | 41.43 | April 28 | UC Irvine Steve Scott Invitational |
|    4x400m Relay        BJ Smith (48.4)        Justin Harris (47.4)        Dylan Gates (48.6)        Michael Koger (47.6) | 3:12.59 | March 23 | UC Irvine Spring Break Invitational |
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| 2014 Indoor Top Marks | |||
| Â Â 200m | 22.58 | January 17 | NAU Lumberjack Team Challenge |
| Â Â 400m | 50.30 | February 1 | Â UW Invitational |
|   4x400m Relay         Dylan Gates (49.8)         Micharl Kojin (52.6)         Marcus Cummings (49.3)         BJ Smith (49.8) | 3:21.71 | February 1 | UW Invitational |
| 2013 Indoor Top Marks | |||
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| Â Â Â 200m | 22.81 | February 10 | University of Washington Husky Open |
| Â Â Â 400m | 49.99 A | February 2 | Northern Arizona Mountain T's Invitational |
|    4x400m Relay        BJ Smith        Hernell Dyer        Justin Harris        Michael Hern | 3:18.87 | February 9 | University of Washington Husky Classic |
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Day in the Life: Leilani Juan
Monday, May 04
UCR Student-Athletes cheer on our students.
Friday, May 01
UCR Athletics Director Introductory Full Press Conference
Tuesday, March 24
Athletics Director Greg Paules Introductory Presentation Recap
Tuesday, March 24











































