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Harrison Smith III

Class

RS-So.

Hometown

Albuquerque, N.M.

Previous School

Eldorado High School

Harrison Smith III TFRRS Results
Harrison Smith III World Athletics Profile
Grandson of Harrison Smith, Sr. (UNM Track, 1955) | Son of Harrison Smith (UNM Track, 1995) | Cousin of Matt Everett (UNM XC/Track, 2008-12) | Cousin of Mackenzie Everett (UNM XC/Track, 2015-2020)

Awards
Mountain West Academic All-Conference – Track & Field – 2022
Mountain West Scholar Athlete – Track & Field – 2022
Mountain West Academic All-Conference – Track & Field – 2021
Mountain West Scholar Athlete – Track & Field – 2021
Mountain West Academic All-Conference – Track & Field – 2020
Mountain West Scholar Athlete – Track & Field – 2020

2022-23

Outdoor Track & Field (Junior): Finished eighth in the 800 meters at the Mountain West Championships, recording a lifetime-best mark of 1:53.81 minutes…finished 19th in the preliminary round of the 1,500 meters at the Mountain West Championships, with a time of 4:14.93 minutes…participated in five meets during the outdoor season.

Indoor Track & Field (Senior): Competed as an unattached runner.

Cross Country (Junior): Did not compete.

2021-22

Outdoor Track & Field (Sophomore): Did not compete…named academic all-conference for the third straight year…named a Mountain West Scholar Athlete for the third straight year.

Indoor Track & Field (Junior): Competed in five meets during the indoor season.

Cross Country (Sophomore): Participated in two meets during the fall season…ran a personal-best 5k time of 16:19.1 minutes on Sept. 18 at the Lori Fitzgerald Open.

2020-21

Outdoor Track & Field (Freshman): Participated in five meets during the outdoor season…ran a season-best 800-meters time of 1:57.60 minutes on April 22 at the Don Kirby Tailwind Open…ran a season-best 1,500-meters time of 3:49.92 minutes on April 30 at the Fresno State West Coast Relays…named academic all-conference for the second straight season…named a Mountain West Scholar Athlete for the second straight season.

Indoor Track & Field (Canceled-COVID-19): Did not compete.

Cross Country (COVID-Sophomore): Finished 28th at the Silver State Collegiate Cross Country Challenge with a time of 25:55.9…ran a 25:27.6 at the MW Championships to finish 44th overall.

2019-20

Outdoor Track & Field (Canceled-COVID-19): Did not compete…academic all-conference selection…named a Mountain West Scholar Athlete.

Indoor Track & Field (Sophomore): Ran 4:20.33 in the preliminary round of the mile at the Mountain West Indoor Championships…ran the third leg of the DMR at the Mountain West Indoor Championships that finished sixth in 9:56.62…did not finish in the 3000-meter at the Mountain West Indoor Championships…runner-up in the mile at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational after running a personal-best 4:08.02…finished 12th in the 800-meter at the UNM Team Open after running 2:02.43 (altitude converted)…ran 4:13.41 (altitude converted) in the mile at the UNM Team Open to finish third…finished seventh in the mile at the Dr. Martin Luther King Collegiate Invitational with a time of 4:22.20 (4:16.49).

Cross Country (Freshman): Finished 27th in the team scoring (32nd overall) at the Lobo Invitational with a time of 17:00.15…ran in the “B” race of the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational, finishing in 26:03.7  for 81st overall…finished 49th at the MW Championships with a time of 24:48.7…ran 33:18.9 at the NCAA Mountain Regional to finish 90th overall.

2018-19

Outdoor Track & Field (REDSHIRT): Competed in one meet – the Don Kirby Tailwind Open on April 6…finished third in the 1,500-meters with a time of 4:08.32 minutes.

Indoor Track & Field (Freshman): Saw action in four meets during the season…ran a season-best 3000-meter time of 8:44.86 at the UNM Team Invitational on Jan. 26…ran a season-best 800-meter time of 1:54.30 to finish second at the New Mexico Classic on Feb. 2…logged his season-best mile time of 4:13.16 at the Don Kirby Elite on Feb. 9.

Cross Country (RESHIRT): Did not compete.

Eldorado High School (Class of 2018)

Won district in the 1600 as a freshman…as a sophomore won metro and state titles in the 1600…won district in the 400 as well as metro and state titles in the 800 along with a runner up finish in the state medley as a junior…won district in cross country and competed in the Millrose Games as a senior…won the metro 800 and state medley as a senior…earned four letters in cross country and track and field…earned cross country all-district in 2015, 2016 and 2017 and all-state in 2016 and 2017.