2019 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Darius Smith
- Position:
- Sprints
- Height:
- 5-6
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Bakersfield, Calif.
- High School:
- Ridgeview
2020
Did not compete this season.
2019
Competed in three outdoor meets … Outdoor: PR’ed in the 100m dash at the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational, recording a time of 10.81 to place fourth … Opened his season at the Jim Bush Legends Invitational, where he took eighth in the 100m (10.84) and helped his 4x100m (41.24) team place fifth … Capped his season at the Mt. SAC Relays, where he finished 30th in the 100m prelims with a time of 10.86.
2018
Competed in six outdoor meets in his first season with the Bruins ... Raced in both the 100m and 200m at the Pac-12 Championships, finishing 18th in both ... Crossed the line in 10.73 in the 100m and 21.85 in the 200m, a season-best ... Had six top-five finishes ... Raced the 100m in 10.89 in his season debut at the Aztec Invitational on Mar. 24, a season-best ... Was part of UCLA 4X100 and 4X100 relay teams that finished second at the USC Dual Meet on Apr. 29.
2017 (College of the Sequoias)
Was on the 4x100m squad that ran 39.45 at the CCCAA California State Championships, good for the meet victory and a school record … Finished fifth at the State Championships in the 100m with a time of 10.74 … Clocked a lifetime best in the 100m at the NorCal Trials & Finals, running 10.67 to finish fifth.
High School
Three-year letter-winner in track and field and football from Ridgeview High School in Bakersfield, Calif. … Earned a fourth letter in track from Highland High School … Three-time First-Team All-League selection for track and football … Two-time First-Team All-Area selection for track and football … Set personal bests of 10.60 in the 100m, 21.37 in the 200m , and 41.89 in the 4x100m relay … Broke the school record in the 100m and 200m two years in a row.
Personal
Son of Dina Harris and Ahmed Smith … Has three older siblings, Adam Padilla, Amina Smith and Aaron Rene, and three younger siblings, Devin Holliday, Mia Bolton and Malik Bolton … Attended the College of the Sequoias from 2015-17 before transferring to UCLA in the winter of 2018 … Decided to attend UCLA because he felt like it was the best fit and is comfortable with the coaching staff … Lists greatest athletic thrills as breaking the College of the Sequoias school 4x100m school record and winning the 100m at the Central Section Masters Meet in 2015 … Admires any athlete that works and loves what they do … Enjoys playing video games.
