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Harrison Smith III

Class

Sr.

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.