University of Miami Athletics

Patrick Blackie

position

Middle Distance

Class

Junior

Hometown

Orange, N.J.

High School

Seton Hall Prep HS

Patrick Blackie - Track & Field - University of Miami Athletics

2010 Outdoor: The Hurricanes’ top performer in the 400m, ran a season-best time of 48.51 seconds at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational (4/10)… A member of the 4×400 relay team that ran a season-best time of 3:12.10 at the Florida Relays (4/3) and placed eighth at the ACC Championships (4/17).

2010 Indoor: Season-best effort in the 400m dash came at the Tyson Invitational (2/12) at 49.75 seconds… Competed in the 600m dash at Illinois (1/23), placing third in 1:22.96… Ran the second leg of the fifth place 4×400 relay team at the ACC Championships (2/27), which ran a season-best time of 3:13.25.

2009 Outdoor: Ran a season-best time of 48.84 seconds in the 400m dash at the Georgia Tech Invitational (5/16)… A member of the 4×400 relay that ran a season-best time of 3:12.13 at the ACC Championships (4/18) for a sixth-place finish… A member of the 4×400 relay that placed second at the Miami Elite Invitational (4/11) with a time of 3:12.72… A member of the sprint medley relay team that finished with a time of 3:27.68 at the Penn Relays (3/24).

2009 Indoor: Ran a 50.17 in his only attempt in the 400m dash at the Tom Jones Invitational (1/24)… A member of the 4×400 relay team that ran a 3:23.06 at the Tom Jones Invitational (1/24).

2008 Outdoor: Ran a 1:55.48 in the preliminary heat of the 800m runat the ACC Outdoor Championships… Ran a leg of the 4×400 relay that placed sevneth at the conference championships.

High School: Named all-state as part of 4X400 relay team his senior year… Member of state champion track and field team, Parachol A Division… Named all-county both junior and senior seasons.

Personal: A finance major… Chose Miami for the great business program and the good fit in the track program… Enjoys building model airplanes and watching classic movies… Favorite movie is “Finding Forrester”… Favorite team is the Houston Rockets.