Alex Smith
Alex Smith
Height: 5-10
Weight: 130
Year: Jr.
Hometown: Ellington, Conn.
High School: Ellington
Position: Mid-Distance

Collegiate Personal Bests
Indoor:
One Mile Run: 4:44.30
3,000 Meter Run: 9:11.45
5,000 Meter Run: 16:17.31

Outdoor:
800 Meter Run: 2:13.88
1,500 Meter Run: 4:22.87
3,000 Meter Run: 9:25.88
5,000 Meter Run: 16:37.81
3,000 Meter Steeple: 10:33.06

2015 Outdoor Track: Finished 17th in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Northeast-10 Championship in a time of 10:52.14... Placed seventh in the 5,000 meters in a season-best time of 16:50.40 at the Stonehill Skyhawk Invite... Ran a time of 10:44.19 in the steeplechase at the Towson Invitational.

2014-2015 Indoor Track: Ran a season-best time of 16:17.31 in the 5,000 meters at the University of Southern Maine Open... Placed 10th at the Gordon Kelly Invitational in the mile with a time of 4:44.30.

2014 Cross Country: Earned the Fall 2014 Assumption College Student-Athlete Director's Citation...Placed 49th at the Shacklette Invitational in a time of 30:39.5 and 18th at the Worcester City Championship with a time of 30:22... Finished 83rd at the Northeast-10 Conference Championship in 31:09... Crossed in 35:51.3 at the NCAA Regional, finishing in 128th place.

2014 Outdoor Track: Finished 11th in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Northeast-10 Outdoor Championship in a season-best time of 10:33.06... Opened the season with a ninth-place finish in the 5,000 meters at the Bridgewater State Bears Invitational with a time of 16:37.81.

2013-2014 Indoor Track: Run a time of 9:22.02 at the Northeast-10 Championship in the 3,000 meters to finish 15th... Placed second in the 5,000 meters at the University of Southern Maine Invite in a time of 16:19.44.

2013 Cross Country: Finished 31st at the Shacklette Invitational at 29:04 and 25th at the Worcester City Championship in 29:44... Placed 83rd at the UMass Dartmouth Invitational in 28:29... Finished 345th at the Paul Short Invitational in 30:12... Finished 111th in the Northeast-10 Championship at 29:18.

2012 Cross Country: Fall 2012 and Spring 2013 Assumption College Student-Athlete Director's Citations... Finished 72nd at the Keene State Invitational in 18:15 to open the season... Placed 29th at the Shacklette Invitational in 30:20... Posted a season-high 22nd-place finish at the Worcester City Championship, crossing in 29:10... Finished 115th at the Northeast-10 Championship in 29:39.

Prior to Assumption: Competed in cross country, indoor and outdoor track and field at Ellington High School... Three-time NCCC All-Conference selection as a sophomore, junior and senior... All-State selection as a junior... Team MVP as a junior and senior... Ran a 4:29 1600, a 9:49 3200, a 16:41 5K and a 34:04 10K.

Personal: Son of Brian and Cynthia... Has a sister, Melody, who runs cross country at the University of Saint Joseph.

Fun Facts: Favorite athlete: Bernard Lagat... Dream job: Professional golfer... No. 1 song on his iPod: So Long, So Long by Transit... If you could meet anyone, alive or dead: Steve Prefontaine... Favorite sports memory: Winning conferences as a senior.