Robert Paris

Robert Paris

Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Venice, Calif.
High School: Santa Monica
Position: Hurdles
House Affiliation: Cabot

Personal Bests
400 hurdles - 56.32

2009-10
Finished ninth in the 400 meter dash with a time of 52.11 at the Dartmouth Relays ... Placed 10th in the 200 meter dash with a time of 23.67 at the Harvard Invitational ... Participated in the 400 meter dash with a time of 51.00 at the Paul Turner Harvard Select Meet.

2008-09
Member of the distance medley relay team that finished third at the Indoor Heptagonal Championships ... Finished sixth in the 500 meter run with a season best time of 1:07.35 at the Battle of Beantown ... Placed sixth in the 400 meter and fourth in the 400 meter hurdles at the 2009 Maccabiah Games … Competed in the 400 meter hurdles for the first time in his collegiate career at the Victor Lopez Classic, finishing with a time of 56.32.

Personal
Three-year member of the track and field team ... Captained the team as a senior ... League champion in the 300 meter hurdles and runner up in the 110 hurdles as a sophomore ... Qualified for the CIF championships in both the 110 and 300 hurdles as a sophomore ... Finished seventh in the 300 hurdles at the Div. I CIF meet ... Earned track MVP honors as a sophomore and junior ... Competed in the Maccabi Games in Vancouver and won gold and silver medals ... Qualified for the CIF championships in the 300 hurdles as a junior ... Took second in the 300 hurdles at the Ocean League championships and qualified for the CIF championships in that event ... Has the second fastest time in the 300 hurdles at Santa Monica High School ... Class Valedictorian candidate ... Member of Delians National Honor Society ... Member and Principal Trombonist of Samohi Wind Ensemble and Symphony Orchestra from 2006-08 ... Twin Brother, Charlie, will play soccer at Yale.