2016-17 Men's Track & Field Roster
Brian Smith
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Rochester, N.Y.
- High School:
- Greece Athena
| - Member of the 4x100m relay team that holds the second-fastest time in school history 39.74 (2016)Â |
| - Holds tenth-best time in school history in the indoor 200m dash with a time of 21.48 (2016) Â |
| - Tied for the sixth-best indoor 60m dash in school history at 6.73 (2017) |
| - Holds the ninth-best time in school history in the outdoor 200m dash 21.08 (2016)Â |
| - Member of the 4x400m relay team that holds the ninth-fastest time in school history 3:09.96 (2016)Â |
| PRs | |
| Indoor | Outodoor |
|  • 60m: 6.73 |  • 100m: 10.32 |
|  • 200m: 21.38 |  • 200m: 20.9 |
2016 SEASON
INDOORÂ
• Finished 6th in the 200m dash at the MAC Championships with a time of 21.68Â
• Member of the DMR team that placed 4th at the MAC Championships (9:5822)
• Ran a personal-best 21.48 in he 200m prelims at the MAC ChampionshipsÂ
• Ran a personal-best 6.81 in the 60m dash at the Doug Raymond Invitational, taking second placeÂ
OUTDOORÂ
• MAC Champion as a member of the 4x100m relay team (40.10)
• Finished third in the 100m dash at the MAC Championships with a time of 10.58Â
• Finished fourth in the 200m dash at the MAC Championships with a time of 21.29
• Competed in the 100m dash at the NCAA East Regional, finishing 26th with a personal-record time of 10.55Â
• Member of the 4x100m relay team that took 14th at the NCAA East Regional (39.95)Â
• Ran a personal-best 21.08 in the 200m dash for a third place finish at the Campbell-Wright OpenÂ
Prior to Kent State
• Ran at South Plains College for two years - set personal bests times of 10.32 in the 100m and 20.90 in the 200m
• Won two NJCAA National Team Titles at South Plains College
• Earned First Team All-American honors in the 4x100m relay (2014 & 2015) and the 100m dash (2015)
• Holds high school records in the 55m, 100m, 200m, 300m, and 400m
Personal
• Son of Brian and Shannon Smith
• Has two siblings: Modesty and Paris
• Majoring in Communication Studies
![Four Kent State track and field athletes pose together on the awards podium wearing light blue Under Armour uniforms and gold MAC Championship medals. Left to right: Chaz Sakala (bib 1196), Sean [last name partially visible] (bib 1157, holding a relay baton), Ryan Gross (bib 1167), and Jacob Stanley (bib 1192). The group smiles for the camera following their relay event at the MAC Outdoor Championships.](https://images.sidearmdev.com/resize?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdxbhsrqyrr690.cloudfront.net%2Fsidearm.nextgen.sites%2Fkentstatesports.com%2Fimages%2F2026%2F5%2F21%2FIMG_2657.jpg&height=340&type=webp)
