COLLEGIATE PERSONAL BESTS: 600m – 1:22.54, 800m – 1:51.79, 1K – 2:24.93, 1500m – 3:48.59, Mile – 4:06.05
COLLEGIATE RECORDS, AWARDS, AND NOTES
AWARDS:
2x Big Ten Distinguished Scholar ('25, '26)
3x Academic All-Big Ten (Spring '24, Spring '25, Spring '26)
Outdoor 2026
Season: Competed in four meets for the Nittany Lions, all in the 1500m, setting a personal best during the season.
Raleigh Relays (3/26-28): Opened the outdoor season with a 3:49.50 in the 1500m…Bison Outdoor Classic (4/11-13): Set a personal best in the 1500m with a time of 3:48.59…Virginia Challenge (4/17-18): Recorded a 3:48.70 in the 1500m…Larry Ellis Invitational (5/1-2): Closed out the season with a 3:49.73 in the 1500m...
Indoor 2026
Season: Competed in five meets for the Nittany Lions, earning two top-five finishes and setting a personal best in the mile.
Nittany Lion Challenge (1/17): Began his senior campaign with a 2:27.61 in the 1K…Penn Elite (1/24): Clocked a 4:12.98 in the mile…Penn State National Open (1/30-31): Lowered his mile personal best to 4:08.84…Sykes & Sabock Challenge (2/7): Placed fifth in the mile with a time of 4:10.71 and did not finish the 3K…Philadelphia Metro (2/20): Earned a runner-up finish in the mile, setting a personal best with a time of 4:06.05...competed in the distance medley relay...
Outdoor 2025
Season: Competed in three meets for the Nittany Lions, all in the 1500m.
Raleigh Relays (3/27-29): Set a personal best in the 1500m with a time of 3:50.56…Bison Outdoor Classic (4/12-14): Recorded a 3:53.16 in the 1500m…Larry Ellis Invitational (5/2-3): Finished the season with a 3:51.26 in the 1500m...
Indoor 2025
Season: Competed in five meets, setting personal bests in both the 800m and 1K.
Nittany Lion Challenge (1/18): Opened his junior season by setting a personal best in the 1K with a time of 2:24.93…Penn 10 Elite (1/25): Recorded a 4:08.59 in the mile and helped the 4x400m relay team finish with a time of 3:16.86…Penn State National Open (1/31-2/1): Posted a 4:14.33 in the mile and competed in the distance medley relay…Sykes & Sabock Challenge (2/8): Finished fifth in the mile with a time of 4:07.43…Tiger Paw Invitational (2/14-15): Recorded a 4:06.76 in the mile while setting a personal best in the 800m with a time of 1:51.79.
Outdoor 2024
Season: Ran in two 1500m races during outdoor season.
Bison Outdoor Classic (4/12-14): Set his 1500m season-best with a 3:55.15.
Indoor 2024
Season: Competed in four meets for the Nittany Lions.
Nittany Lion Challenge (1/13): Ran a 1:52.26 800m PR. Simmons-Harvey Invitational (1/20): Finished seventh in the 600m with a 1:22.54. Sykes & Sabock Challenge (2/3): Posted a 4:09.53 mile PR, finishing fifth overall.
Cross Country 2023
Season: Did not compete.
Outdoor 2023
Season: Competed in one meet for the Nittany Lions, running his first collegiate 1500m.
Bison Outdoor Classic (4/14-16): Posted a 3:53.40 in the 1500m for 49th overall in his first collegiate competition.
Indoor 2023
Season: Did not compete.
Cross Country 2022
Season: Did not compete.
BEFORE PENN STATE
HIGH SCHOOL PRs:
Attended Warwick High School where he competed in track & field and soccer…Was a three-time state medalist in track & field and earned All-State honors in soccer as well.
PERSONAL
Son of Jeffrey and Michele Smith…Has on brother, Jason…Studying engineering at Penn State…Chose Penn State because of its “quality academics and track & field/cross country program.”