2020 USC Track & Field Roster
Roster
Patterson, Nathan

Nathan Patterson
- Position:
- High Jump
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Plymouth, Ind.
- High School:
- Plymouth High
Bio
THIS YEAR: Sophomore Nathan Patterson is in his second season as a high jumper on the USC track and field team.
2019: Was limited to three meets as a freshman. He has a season-best high jump of 6-6.75 (2.00m) to tie for seventh at the Mt. SAC Relays. He competed in the triple jump and long jump at the USC-UCLA Dual Meet...he took third in the triple jump with a leap of 42-1.50/12.84m (+1.0), the top triple jump by a Trojan male in 2019.
HIGH SCHOOL: Patterson is a 2018 graduate of Plymouth High in Plymouth, Ind. He won the 2018 Indiana state high jump title with a PR and 2018 high school best jump of 7-4 (2.25m), breaking a 41-year-old Indiana high school record. His clearance of 7-4 is also tied for the seventh-highest jump ever by a high school athlete. He also won the 2017 state title and was the 2017 New Balance Nationals runner-up. Patterson also won the 2018 Midwest Meet of Champions, a meet comprised of the top jumpers in Indiana, Michigan and Ohio. He was named the Indiana Gatorade Boys Track and Field Athlete of the Year. He finished fourth at the USATF U20 Championships with a clearance of 6-10.75 (2.10m), the highest finish among the high school jumpers. He also had a PR of 23-3.50 in the long jump.
PERSONAL: Nate was born on December 21, 1999 in Rochester, Ind…His parents are Kendra and Tori Patterson and he has one sister, Caitlyn…His hobbies include skateboarding, hunting and fishing…His favorite movie is Talladega Nights and favorite television show is That ‘70s Show…His favorite musical artists are Drake, Lil Uzi and Juice Wrld…He is a Health and Human Sciences major at USC.
CAREER BESTS: HJ - 7-4.00 (2.25m)
2019: Was limited to three meets as a freshman. He has a season-best high jump of 6-6.75 (2.00m) to tie for seventh at the Mt. SAC Relays. He competed in the triple jump and long jump at the USC-UCLA Dual Meet...he took third in the triple jump with a leap of 42-1.50/12.84m (+1.0), the top triple jump by a Trojan male in 2019.
HIGH SCHOOL: Patterson is a 2018 graduate of Plymouth High in Plymouth, Ind. He won the 2018 Indiana state high jump title with a PR and 2018 high school best jump of 7-4 (2.25m), breaking a 41-year-old Indiana high school record. His clearance of 7-4 is also tied for the seventh-highest jump ever by a high school athlete. He also won the 2017 state title and was the 2017 New Balance Nationals runner-up. Patterson also won the 2018 Midwest Meet of Champions, a meet comprised of the top jumpers in Indiana, Michigan and Ohio. He was named the Indiana Gatorade Boys Track and Field Athlete of the Year. He finished fourth at the USATF U20 Championships with a clearance of 6-10.75 (2.10m), the highest finish among the high school jumpers. He also had a PR of 23-3.50 in the long jump.
PERSONAL: Nate was born on December 21, 1999 in Rochester, Ind…His parents are Kendra and Tori Patterson and he has one sister, Caitlyn…His hobbies include skateboarding, hunting and fishing…His favorite movie is Talladega Nights and favorite television show is That ‘70s Show…His favorite musical artists are Drake, Lil Uzi and Juice Wrld…He is a Health and Human Sciences major at USC.
CAREER BESTS: HJ - 7-4.00 (2.25m)
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