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Westmont College Athletics

2020 Men's Track and Field Roster

Ron Smith
Zach DeMarcus
Brad Elliott

Pieter Top

  • Events Combined
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Wilsonville H.S.
  • Hometown Wilsonville, OR
  • Major Philosophy

Biography

2020: Placed second at the Ed Jacoby Invite with a season-best heptathlon score of 4,968 points, the best total recorded by a Warrior this season and the fifth-best score in program history... Was leading the heptathlon at the NAIA Indoor National Championships after three events, winning the first two of those, before no-heighting in the high jump... Recorded career-best marks of 4.41m (14-6) in the pole vault at the Ed Jacoby Invite and 1.81m (5-11.25) in the high jump at the Sunshine Indoor Open (tied-1st at the meet)... Placed first in the 110 meter hurdles at the Gaucho Round-Up in a time of 14.68s, the best time by a Warrior in the event this season... Recorded a season-best time of 8.25s in the 60 meter hurdles at the Sunshine Indoor Open, which was also the best on the team this season... Posted season-best marks of 7.04s in the 60 meter dash, 10.99s in the 100 meter dash, 6.75m (23-1.75) in the long jump and 10.87m (35-8) in the shot put, all of which were the second best on the team this season... Also recorded a season-best 1000 meter time of 2:57.56... Competed on the best 4 x 400 meter relay team of the season, which placed first at the Gaucho Round-Up in a time of 3:24.54... Served as team captain... Finishes his career with five program records – 400 meters (47.88s), 60 meter hurdles (8.18s), decathlon (7,080 points), heptathlon (5,165 points) and 4x400 meter relay (3:11.69)... He also ranks as the second-best athlete in program history in both the 60 meters (6.92s) and 110 meter hurdles (14.61s), third in the 200 meters (21.53s), tied for third in both the 100 meters (10.54s) and long jump (7.05m), seventh in the 4x100 meter relay, as well as tied for ninth in the pole vault (4.41m).

2019: Defended his national championship title in the decathlon at the NAIA Outdoor National Championships with a school-record (current scoring tables) score of 7,080 points... Earned All-American honors at the NAIA Indoor National Championships with a fourth-place finish in the heptathlon (5,137 points) and an eighth-place finish as a member of the distance medley relay team (10:49.06)... Named the USTFCCCA Indoor Far West Region Field Athlete of the Year for the second year in a row... Won the GSAC Championship in the 110 meter hurdles (14.66) and as a member of the 4 x 100 meter relay team (41.60)... Earned All-GSAC honors with a third-place finish in the long jump of 6.91 meters (22-8)... Set the school record in the indoor heptathlon by scoring 5,165 points at the University of Washington Invitational, in the 400 meters with a time of 47.88, the 60 meter hurdles in a time of 8.18 and as a member of the 4 x 400 meter relay team with a time of 3:11.69... Recorded team-best times of 6.92 in the 60 meter dash, 10.54 in the 100 meter dash, 21.53 in the 200 meter dash, 2:35.50 in the 1000 meter run, 14.61 in the 400 meter hurdles and 41.45 as a member of the the 4 x 100 meter relay team... Recorded a team-best mark of 7.05 meters (23-1.75) in the long jump... Recorded season-best marks of 4:24.47 in the 1500 meter run, 1.76 meters (5-9.25) in the high jump, 4.20 meters (13-9.25) in the pole vault, 11.90 meters (39-0.5) in the shot put, 30.21 meters in the discus (99-1) and 43.91 meters in the javelin.

2018: Won the national championship in the decathlon at the NAIA Outdoor Track and Field National Championship with a score of 6,833 points... National Runner-up in the heptathlon in the NAIA Indoor National Championship with a score of 5,123 points... Won the GSAC Championship in the 4 x 100 meter relay with a time of 42.10... Won the GSAC Championship in the 4 x 400 meter relay with a time of 3:16.10... Earned All-GSAC honors at the GSAC Championship with a second place finish in the 110 meter hurdles in a time of 14.83... Earned All-GSAC honors at the GSAC Championship with a third place finish in the 200 meter dash in a time of 21.99... Recorded the following season-bests: 6.98 in the 60 meter dash which is the third-best time in school history, 10.80 in the 100 meter dash making him the seventh-best athlete in school history in the event, 21.97 in the 200 meter dash which is the eighth-best time in school history, 49.30 in the 400 meter dash making him the seventh-best athlete in school history in the event, 2:38.06 in the 1000 meters, 4:24.85 in the 1500 meters, 8.41 in the 60 meter hurdles which is the Westmont school record, 14.83 in the 110 meter hurdles making him the second-best athlete in school history in the event, 42.10 in the 4 x 100 meter relay, 3:16.10 in the 4 x 400 meter relay, 1.74 meters in the high jump, 4.05 meters in the pole vault, 6.81 meters in the long jump, 11.11 meters in the shot put, 29.22 meters in the discus, 42.07 meters in the javelin, 5,123 points in the heptathlon which is the new school record, and 6,833 points in the decathlon making him the fourth-best athlete in school history in the event.

2017: Earned All-American honors in the decathlon at the NAIA Outdoor Track and Field National Championship with a sixth place season-best score of 6,479 points...Placed 10th in the heptathlon in the NAIA Indoor Track and Field National Championship with a score of 4,564 points.....Earned All-GSAC honors in the 110 meter hurdles with a second place season-best time of 15.02...Earned All-GSAC honors in the 100 meter dash with a third place time of 10.97...Earned All-GSAC honors in the 200 meter dash with a second place time of 22.13...Earned All-GSAC honors in the 4 x 100 meter relay with a second place season-best time of 42.81...Earned All-GSAC honors in the 4 x 400 meter relay with a second place season-best time of 3:23.43...Recorded the following season-bests: 7.04 in the 60 meter dash, 10.76 in the 100 meter dash, 21.59 in the 200 meter dash, 48.66 in the 400 meter dash, 2:39.00 in the 1000 meter run, 4:21.07 in the 1500 meter run, 8.80 in the 60 meter hurdles, 15.02 in the 110 meter hurdles, 1.78 meters in high jump, 3.96 meters in pole vault, 6.87 meters in long jump, 10.11 meters in shot put, 24.63 meters in discus, 40.64 meters in javelin, and 4,819 points in the heptathlon.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017Freshman

    Sprints
  • 2018Sophomore

    Sprints
  • 2019Junior

    Multi-Events
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    2020Senior

    Combined
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