Personal Records
Cross Country: 5000m - 16:31.10 ... 6000m - 21:26.2 ... Four Mile - 22:52.32 ... 8000m - 26:45.1 ... 10,000m - 34:22.06
Sawyer Smith's Race-by-Race Results
2016: A CoSIDA Academic All-District nominee ...
named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... participated in all seven races … finished 28th (21:26.2) at Oakland’s Golden Grizzly Open (9/2) … placed 27th with a time of 28:10.2 at the Ray Helsing Bulldog Invite (9/10) … notched a time of 28:48 at the Michigan State Spartan Invitational (9/19) … recorded a 8k season-best at the Greater Louisville Classic (10/1) with a time of 27:15.80 … garnered a 22nd-place finish (28:43.8) at the Michigan Intercollegiate (10/7) … crossed the finish line in 28:26.1 at the GLIAC Championships (10/22) ... finished the 10k NCAA Midwest Regional (11/5) in a time of 34:22.06.
2015: Competed in four of the six meets … completed the 5k race in 16;31.10 at the EMU Celebration (9/5) … posted a mark of 29:18 at the MSU Spartan Invitational (9/19) … finished in the top-30 (30:38.20) in the 8k race at the Michigan Intercollegiate (10/9) … garnered a time of 27:29.00 at the GLIAC Championships (10/24).
2014: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... ran in six meets ... placed 60th (22:52.32) at the Detroit Titan Invitational (9/6) ... finished with a time of 27:51 at the MSU Spartan Invitational (9/12) ... ran a 27:56.56 at the SIU-Edwardsville Invitational (10/4) ... crossed the finish line in 27:25.4 at the Lucian Rosa Invitational (10/7) ... finished 14th overall (27:43.08) at the LSSU Invitational (10/25) ... recorded a career-best 8K time of 26:45.1 at the GLIAC Championships (11/7).
2013: Competed in four meets ... made collegiate debut at the MSU Spartan Invitational (9/13), posting time of 28:35 ... recorded season-best 8K time of 28:34 at the Western Ontario Invitational (9/21) ... had a time of 28:50.79 to place 35th at the Michigan Intercollegiate (10/11) ... ran an open time of 30:31.2 at the GLIAC Championships (10/26).
High School: A 2013 graduate of Flushing High School ... lettered all four years in cross country for coach George Hackney and the Raiders ... lettered three years in swimming and diving and also lettered in track and field ... named Player of the Year for cross country ... also a two-time captain ... was a Gatorade Player of the Year recipient ... top time of 16:55 for a 5K in cross country ... top times in track and field include 2:07 in the 800 meter run, 4:39 in the 1,600 meter run and 10:22 in the 3,200 meter run.
Personal: Full name--Sawyer T. Smith ... born March 17, 1994, in Flushing ... son of David and Suzanne Smith ... has two older brothers, Harrison and Carson and one older sister, Katherine ... is majoring in economics ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Fall 2013, Winter 2016 and Fall 2016 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Winter 2015, Fall 2015 and Winter 2017.
| Sawyer Smith's Career Statistics |
| 2013 |
| Meet |
Time |
Place |
| Detroit Titan Invitational |
DNR |
DNR |
| MSU Spartan Invitational |
28:35 |
208th |
| Western Ontario Invitational |
28:34 |
123rd |
| SIU-Edwardsville Invitational |
DNR |
DNR |
| Michigan Intercollegiate |
28:50.79 |
35th |
| GLIAC Championships |
30:31.2 |
Open |
| NCAA Midwest Regional Championships |
DNR |
DNR |
| NCAA Division II Championships |
DNR |
DNR |
| 2014 |
| Meet |
Time |
Place |
| Detroit Titan Invitational |
22:52.32 |
60th |
| MSU Spartan Invitational |
27:51 |
189th |
| SIU-Edwardsville Invitational |
27:56.56 |
58th |
| UW-Parkside Lucian Rosa Invitational |
27:25.4 |
100th |
| LSSU Invitational |
27:43.08 |
14th |
| GLIAC Championships |
26:45.1 |
97th |
| NCAA Midwest Regional Championships |
DNR |
DNR |
| 2015 |
| Meet |
Time |
Place |
| EMU Celebration |
16:31.10 |
77th |
| Detroit Titan Invitational |
DNR |
DNR |
| MSU Spartan Invitational |
29:18 |
239th |
| Michigan Intercollegiate |
30:38.20 |
27th |
| GLIAC Championships |
27:29.0 |
110th |
| NCAA Midwest Regional Championships |
DNR |
DNR |
| 2016 |
| Meet |
Time |
Place |
| Oakland Golden Grizzly Open |
21:26.2 |
28th |
| Ray Helsing Bulldog Invite |
28:10.2 |
27th |
| MSU Spartan Invitational |
28.48 |
226th |
| Greater Louisville Classic |
27:15.80 |
125th |
| Michigan Intercollegiate |
28:43.8 |
22nd |
| GLIAC Championships |
28:26.1 |
94th |
| NCAA Midwest Regional Championships |
34:22.06 |
158th |
