2021 Men's Track & Field Roster
Jack Pickard
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Concord, Calif.
- Prev School:
- Diablo Valley College
2021 (Senior)
• NCAA West Preliminary qualifier in the javelin
• Finished 21st at the regional meet with a toss of 205-09
• Garnered All-Big West honors with a runner-up performance at the conference championships (212-03)
• Picked up individual victories at the Ben Brown Invitational, Red & Black Invitational and OC Dual
• Notched a season-best 213-10 in a second-place showing at the Fullerton Spring Invitational
2020
• Did not compete in the Anteaters' only meet before the season was canceled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
• Named to the Big West Spring All-Academic Team
2019 (Junior)
• NCAA West Preliminary qualifier in the javelin (39th)
• Earned All-Big West honors with a third-place finish at the conference championships (194-11)
• Won the event with a personal-record 221-00 in his Anteater debut at the Big West Challenge
• That mark is a school record in the new javelin and ranks sixth all-time
• Runner-up at the Steve Scott Invitational with a toss of 196-06
Junior College
• Two-time state finalist in the javelin at Diablo Valley College
• Finished fourth at the CCCAA State Championships both years
• Had a top-five showing at the Northern California Championships as a freshman (2nd) and sophomore (5th)
• Placed third at the 2018 Big 8 Conference Championships and UCLA Legends Invitational
• Also competed in the decathlon, coming in 11th at the 2017 Nor Cal meet with 4,983 points
• Established a then personal-record 186-07 in the javelin
High School
• Graduated from Concord High School in 2015
• Won four letters in baseball as a pitcher, catcher and infielder
• Four-time scholar-athlete
Personal
• Majoring in applied physics
TOP MARKS AT UCI
Javelin = 221-00 (2019 Big West Challenge)
• NCAA West Preliminary qualifier in the javelin
• Finished 21st at the regional meet with a toss of 205-09
• Garnered All-Big West honors with a runner-up performance at the conference championships (212-03)
• Picked up individual victories at the Ben Brown Invitational, Red & Black Invitational and OC Dual
• Notched a season-best 213-10 in a second-place showing at the Fullerton Spring Invitational
2020
• Did not compete in the Anteaters' only meet before the season was canceled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
• Named to the Big West Spring All-Academic Team
2019 (Junior)
• NCAA West Preliminary qualifier in the javelin (39th)
• Earned All-Big West honors with a third-place finish at the conference championships (194-11)
• Won the event with a personal-record 221-00 in his Anteater debut at the Big West Challenge
• That mark is a school record in the new javelin and ranks sixth all-time
• Runner-up at the Steve Scott Invitational with a toss of 196-06
Junior College
• Two-time state finalist in the javelin at Diablo Valley College
• Finished fourth at the CCCAA State Championships both years
• Had a top-five showing at the Northern California Championships as a freshman (2nd) and sophomore (5th)
• Placed third at the 2018 Big 8 Conference Championships and UCLA Legends Invitational
• Also competed in the decathlon, coming in 11th at the 2017 Nor Cal meet with 4,983 points
• Established a then personal-record 186-07 in the javelin
High School
• Graduated from Concord High School in 2015
• Won four letters in baseball as a pitcher, catcher and infielder
• Four-time scholar-athlete
Personal
• Majoring in applied physics
TOP MARKS AT UCI
Javelin = 221-00 (2019 Big West Challenge)
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