2018 Men's Cross Country Roster

Sam Smith

  • Class Redshirt Sophomore
  • Hometown Woodstock, Ala.
  • Highschool West Blocton

Biography

UNA 2017: Took a medical redshirt in 2017... Earned a spot on the Gulf South Conference Academic Honor Roll...UNA 2016: Ran in all six meets as a freshman...Top finish was 24th at the Watson Ford Invitational...Earned a spot on the Gulf South Conference Academic Honor Roll...HIGH SCHOOL: Ran for West Blocton High School under head coach Logan Greene…Helped lead the Tigers to an eighth place finish at state in 2015…Finished third at 2015 AHSAA Class 4A sectional…Won the 2015 Good Hope Raider 5K, the 2015 Bullfrog Pond Classic, the 2015 Tiger Trails Invitational, the 2015 Lawrence County Pepsi Challenge and the 2014 Bullfrog Pond Classic…Named National Silver Elite Runner (PR of 16:21), AHSAA Class 4A All-State Runner in 2014 and 2015, AHSAA Class 4A Section 2 All-Region Runner in 2013, 2014 and 2015 Hoover Invitational 5K second place finisher…2015 Good Hope Raider 5K winner, 2014 and 2015 Bullfrog Pond Classic winner, 2015 Jesse Owens Invitational (bronze division)-first place, 2015 TCBY Invitational-third place, 2015 Chickasaw Trails Invitational (small school division)-fifth place, 2015 Lawrence County Pepsi Challenge-second overall, 2014 Chickasaw Trails Invitational (small school) second place…Broke Hanceville High School course record in 2014 with 17:07…St. Clair County High School course record in 2014 with 17:32…Woodstock Elementary Tiger Trails course record in 2015 with 19:29…Also lettered in basketball and football…Member of National Honor Society…Awarded 2016 Citizenship Award, Welding Award and graduated with and Advanced Academic/Advanced Technical diploma…PERSONAL: Full name is Samuel Phillip Smith…Born on June 17, 1998…Son of Tim and Rachel Smith and has two siblings…Major is Engineering Technology.

2016 Meets
Jacksonville State Invitational        93rd    17:32
Rhodes College Invitational        82nd    28:38
UAH Invitational                59th    28:45
Watson Ford Invitational            24th    28:29
Gulf South Conference Championships    57th    27:48
NCAA Division II South Regional    86th    35:49


Historical Player Information

  • 2016Freshman

  • 2017Sophomore

  • 2018Redshirt Sophomore