Athlete Bio
Jordin Andrade
It took persistence and determination for Jordin to become the star athlete he is now. It started at Bonney Lake high school, located in a small pacific northwest town of Bonney Lake, WA, where it took Jordin three years to finally earn his spot on the high school varsity team his senior year, his first of many steps he took to reach the goals he set. He saw his potential and shot to becoming a D1 athlete. But even after his much improved senior year, he still went unrecuited. This started a burning desire to want to reach his goal of being a D1 athlete. He attended the premier Junior College Mt San Antonio College (home of the Mt. SAC Relays). He pushed himself daily to become the best athlete he could and to make the college that gave him a chance proud. Mt SAC guided him to; 2 state gold medals in the 400 hurdles and the 4x400 relay, the 2011 USA Junior Outdoor 400 hurdle title which lead him to being selected on the Junior Pan Am team where he took silver in his first international competition. Finally he got his shot to be a D1 athlete as these accomplishments did not go unnoticed by Boise State University. While with the Broncos he wanted to make them proud for giving him a shot, his new goal was to be the top 400 collegiate hurdler in the country. He would start his first season ranked top 10 in the NCAA all year but fell short of advancing to the NCAA Championship by .01 in the quarterfinals. This motivated him to red-shirt a full year in order to settle down and take advantage of the BSU training in order to better understand his race. In his senior year improvement was met to becoming an elite hurdler as, not only did his times drop, but they became more consistent. This consistency lead him to 9 Mountain West medals including 5 gold, All-American honors, 2015 NCAA runner up title, and a degree in Environmental Studies. A long shot from where he started.
UPDATE: "I MADE IT TO THE OLYMPICS!"
Jordin loves sports, plain and simple, he says, “Not only can I run track, I'm actually pretty good at most sports. However, because my family has a rich background in track and field, it makes track extremely important to me." Jordin's uncle (Henry Andrade) 2x NCAA Champ and 96' Olympian in the 110 hurdles.
Due to his background and growth in track, Jordin never grows tired of being asked questions about his profession. Although he can crush it on the track, Jordin looks to inspire others. He said, “I have an ambition for the environment and to teach. I want to give what knowledge I have acquired from college on and off the track and want to take advantage of this education to help others.”
