2025 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Derek Smith
- Position:
- Throws
- Height:
- 6-4
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Buchanan HS
- Hometown:
- Clovis, Calif.
TFRRS Profile
2025
Competed at seven meets during his true freshman campaign, all during outdoor season ... Competed at the Outdoor Big Ten Championships in the discus (52.04m, 17th) and shot put (16.39m / 24th) ... Made his collegiate debut at the Beach Opener on March 7-8, and set a season-best mark in the shot put (16.51m / 54-2) ... Notched a season-best in the discus (52.18m / 171-2) during the Vince O'Boyle Invite on March 29 ... Named to the UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll for fall quarter.
High School
Attended Buchanan High School in Clovis, Calif. ... Earned four varsity letters apiece in track and field and water polo ... Was a High School All-American in discus ... Earned top-three finishes at the CIF State Meet as a junior and senior ... Four-time all-league pick, and two-time all-state honoree ... Was a Section MVP and two-time All-American in water polo.
Personal
Full name: Derek Eugene Smith ... Born in 2006 in Boone, N.C. ... Parents are April and Bob Smith ... Has an older brother, Drew ... Decided to attend UCLA because of "the team culture and the academics" ... Cites hitting a PR at the state meet during his junior year of high school as his greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill ... Admires Tiger Woods ... Hobbies and interests include golf, watching movies, listening to music, and playing board games.
