2022 Cross Country Roster
Aden Smith
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Alpena, Mich.
- High School:
- Alpena
Bio
Collegiate Bests
2022:
Captured the race win at the Griak Invitational with a career-best 8K time of 24:13.4, the first Spartan individual to ever win the meet, also earning Big Ten Men's Cross Country athlete of the week (9/23, 8K) ... Finished 20th at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional, clocking a 30:26.9 and deserving all-region honors while qualifying for the NCAA Championships as an individual (11/11, 10K) ... Named to USTFCCCA All-Academic team ... Finished on the podium to open the season with a third place finish at the MSU Spartan Invitational with a time of 24:35.6 (9/16, 8K).
2021:
Ran in five of the team's meets on the season ... Finished in the top-10 in his season debut, placing 7th at the Jeff Drenth Memorial 5K at 15:24.5 (9/3, 5K) ... Posted a season-best time of 25:22.2 at the Griak Invitational (9/24, 8K).
2020-21:
Did not compete ... Named Academic All-Big Ten and Big Ten Distinguished Scholar.
2019:
Turned in a time of 25:20.5 in his first collegiate race at the Panorama Farms Invitational (9/27, 8K).
- 5K - 15:24.5
- 8K - 24:13.4
- 10K - 30:26.9
2022:
Captured the race win at the Griak Invitational with a career-best 8K time of 24:13.4, the first Spartan individual to ever win the meet, also earning Big Ten Men's Cross Country athlete of the week (9/23, 8K) ... Finished 20th at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional, clocking a 30:26.9 and deserving all-region honors while qualifying for the NCAA Championships as an individual (11/11, 10K) ... Named to USTFCCCA All-Academic team ... Finished on the podium to open the season with a third place finish at the MSU Spartan Invitational with a time of 24:35.6 (9/16, 8K).
2021:
Ran in five of the team's meets on the season ... Finished in the top-10 in his season debut, placing 7th at the Jeff Drenth Memorial 5K at 15:24.5 (9/3, 5K) ... Posted a season-best time of 25:22.2 at the Griak Invitational (9/24, 8K).
2020-21:
Did not compete ... Named Academic All-Big Ten and Big Ten Distinguished Scholar.
2019:
Turned in a time of 25:20.5 in his first collegiate race at the Panorama Farms Invitational (9/27, 8K).
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