2013-14 Men's Track and Field
Biography
2014 Outdoor: Won a gold medal for the 800m runat the 2014 America East Outdoor Track and Field Championships atVermont… Also anchored the 4x800m relay team to a gold medalat the conference championship meet with a new school record timeof 7:34.11… Broke the school record in the 800m run fourtimes during the season, the first at the Mason Spring Invitationalwith a time of 1:50.05… Snapped the record six days later atthe Larry Ellis Invitational at Princeton with a mark of1:49.64… Won the event at the IC4A Championships afterresetting the school record in the preliminary round by crossingthe line at 1:48.72… Rewrote the record once more at theNCAA East Preliminaries by advancing to the national quarterfinalswith a time of 1:48.63… Named to the America East HonorRoll.
2013-14 Indoor: Advanced to the NCAAChampionships in New Mexico for the 800m run, becoming just thesixth Retriever in program history to reach the nationalmeet… Earned Second Team All-America honors from the UnitedStates Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association(USTFCCCA)… Broke the UMBC school record for the event threetimes during the season, including at the BU Last Chance Meet onMarch 2 to earn a spot at the national championships with a time of1:48.82… Successfully defended his title in the 800m run atthe 2014 America East Track and Field Indoor Championships in NewYork… Qualified for the IC4A Championships at the NYU TeamChallenge by breaking the school record for the first time with amark of 1:51.30… Also won the event at the Rider/LafayetteWinter Games at The Armory.
2013 Outdoor: Finished fifth in the 800m run atthe 2013 America East Outdoor Championships after winning thepreliminary race… Recorded a career-best time of 1:52.19 inthe event at the Mason Invitational, which ranks third in schoolhistory… Also competed in the 400m run and 1,500m run duringthe season.
2012-13 Indoor: Won his first career conferencegold medal by claiming the 800m title at the 2013 America EastIndoor Championships in Boston… Also anchored the Retrieversto a gold medal in the 4x800m relay at the conference meet…Added a bronze medal to his haul by helping UMBC finish third inthe distance medley relay… Recorded his best time of theseason (1:53.54) in the event at the conference meet… Alsowon the event at the Terrapin Invitational with a time of1:54.66… Competed at the IC4A Championships, finishing in33rd in the 800m run.
2011-12 Indoor: Ran a season-best time of1:52.92 in the 800m at the IC4A Indoor Track and FieldChampionships in Boston... Named to the America East HonorRoll.
Background: Named First Team All-DelawareCounty and First Team All-Central League in cross country in 2008after being an All-Delaware County honorable mention in2007… In track and field, honored on the All-Delco FirstTeam and the All-Centrals First Team in 2009… Lists bestperformance as a first-place finish at the Delaware CountyChampionships in the 800-meter run… A member of the Tri-MMusic and German National honor societies… Named to thehonor roll at Garnet Valley High School.
Personal: Son of Karen and Brian Smith…Has one sister, Sara… Majoring in biochemistry and wants tobe a biochemist… Born April 20, 1992.
Historical Player Information
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2010-11Freshman
Distance
6'0"
150 lbs
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2011-12Sophomore
Distance
6'0"
150 lbs
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2012-13Junior
Distance
6'0"
150 lbs
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2013-14Senior
Distance
6'0"
150 lbs