COLLEGIATE PERSONAL BESTS: 600m – 1:19.32, 800m – 1:50.95
CAREER RECORDS, AWARDS AND NOTES:
AWARDS:
1x Academic All-Big Ten (Spring '26)
Outdoor 2026
Season: Competed in three meets, all in the 800m.
UCF Knights Invite (3/27-28): Ran a 2:02.22 in the 800m…Bison Outdoor Classic (4/11-13): Competed in the 800m…Larry Ellis Invitational (5/1-2): Set a personal best in the 800m, clocking a 1:50.95...
Indoor 2026
Season: Competed in four meets…recorded two Top-3 finishes.
Nittany Lion Challenge (1/17): Posted a 1:21.97 in the 600m…Penn State National Open (1/30-31): Finished in third place in the 600m in 1:19.90 and competed in the 800m…Sykes & Sabock Challenge (2/7): Earned a runner-up finish in the 600m, setting a personal best with a time of 1:19.32...Penn State Tune-Up (2/20): Finished indoor season with a 1:55.93 in the 800m...
Cross Country 2025
Season: Did not compete.
Outdoor 2025
Season: Competed in one meet for the Nittany Lions.
Bison Outdoor Classic (4/12-14): Made collegiate debut in the 800m, running a 1:52.77...
BEFORE PENN STATE
HIGH SCHOOL PRs: 800m – 1:54.86, 600m – 1:20, 400m – 49.94
Attended James I. O’Neill High School where he was a NY Division II champion in the 800m…He was a National Honor Society member and earned 12 varsity letters during his high school career, doing so in basketball, soccer, cross country, and track & field.
PERSONAL
Son of Jill and Mike Smith…Has two sisters, Sydney and Aidan…All four of his family members competed in collegiate track & field…Studying environmental sustainability at Penn State…Hobbies included bowling, golf, swimming, fishing, hiking, and video games…Chose Penn State “because there is a great environment that will help me succeed to the best of my abilities both academically and athletically.”