Manhattanville University Athletics

2013: Ran in all seven meets for the Valiants as a senior … was either the first or second Valiant to cross the finish line in all seven races … posted two of the team’s top-three 8K times of the season … was the first Valiant to finish in both postseason races, taking 67th place with a time of 29:11.82 at the MAC Championships (11/2) and finishing in 29:14.30 at the NCAA Atlantic Regionals (11/16) … finished 14th with a time of 18:31.81 in the lone 5K meet of the year, the Stockton Alumni and Friends Invitational (8/30).

2012: Appeared in all 10 meets for Manhattanville as a junior … posted a team-best four of the top-eight 8K times on the season … was the top Valiant finisher in two of its three postseason meets, leading the team with an 8K time of 29:37.35 at the MAC Championships (10/27) and a 29:30.59 finish at the 8K ECAC Championships (11/3) … had the team’s second-best 8K time of the year and the sixth-best in program history at the Saratoga Invitational (10/6), crossing the line in 28:21.49 … took 13th place at the Valiant Invitational (9/15) with a season-best 5K time of 18:08.00 … named to the MAC Fall Academic Honor Roll.

2011: Ran in all eight Valiant races as a sophomore … took second among Manhattanville entries at the Trinity Invitational (9/10), finishing the 5K course in 19:40.00 … was the Valiants' top finisher at the 8K BAA Mayor's Cup race, crossing the line in a career-best 28:45.00 … also cracked the 30-minute mark at the Highlander XC Invitational (10/9), finishing in 29:56.87 … named to the MAC Fall Academic Honor Roll.

2010: Ran in eight of the team’s 10 races in his first collegiate season … took seventh place at the Valiant Invitational (9/18) with a time of 19:25.00 … placed second among Valiants with an 8K time of 30:28.80 at the Albany Invitational (10/16) … took 83rd place (29:54.83) at the MAC Championships (10/30) … posted his best 8K time of the year at the NCAA Atlantic Regionals (11/13) by crossing the line in 29:32.20.

High School: A 2010 graduate of Mount St. Joseph Academy … a four-year cross country and track runner for the Mounties … a three-time All-Marble Valley League Class C team honoree and the MVL Class C XC champion in 2008 and 2009 … finished fourth at the Div. III XC State Championship in 2008 and second in 2009 … also qualified for the New England Championship as a senior … on the track, holds school records in the 1,500, the 3,000 and the 3,200 meters … finished sixth in the state in the 3,200 as a senior … in the 3,000, finished fourth at the New England Qualifiers in 2010 and placed second at the Div. III State Championship meet in 2008 … graduated from Mount St. Joseph with honors.

Personal: Born October 26, 1991 … son of Roland and Jennifer Smith … has one sister, Emmalee … a history and political science double major at Manhattanville.