“Roderick Pleasant is the greatest 100-meter dash high school talent in Golden State history. Also a standout on the football team, this explosive athlete broke the state meet record and tied his own state record in the 100, and ranked in this spring’s top five nationally among prep boys in both the 100 and 200.”

Rich Gonzalez

editor of PrepCalTrack.com

Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-11, 175-pound senior swept the 100- and 200-meter dashes at the CIF championships this past season, leading the Cavaliers to a seventh-place finish as a team. Pleasant broke the tape in the 100 in a meet-record 10.20 seconds, while capturing the 200 in 20.67. Pleasant’s season-best 100 clocking—10.14 seconds—matched his own state record and ranked No. 3 nationally among prep competitors this spring. His top 200 (20.53) ranked No. 5 nationally.

Academic Achievement

Pleasant has maintained a weighted 3.24 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to compete on a football scholarship at the University of Oregon this fall.

Exemplary Character

The recipient of a West Coast Sports Medicine Foundation Scholarship, Pleasant has volunteered locally as a youth track coach.