Zack Smith | Mid-Distance | Independence, Mo.
Indoor 2009 - Park’s leader in the 800-meter all season long, Smith ran the fastest 800-meter time of any Pirate with a time of 2:02.84, good for sixth place at the UCM Indoor Classic on February 20...Smith also finished eighth in the 500-meter run with a time of 1:12.77 at the Highland Invitational meet back on January 31.
Outdoor 2009 - Smith ran a team best time of 1:59.28 in the 800-meter at the Mule Relays back on April 17, which was good for 11th place...Also took 12th place in the 800-meter at the Missouri Southern Invitational.
Cross Country 2008 - Awarded MCAC Second Team All-Conference honors for his superb 2008 season and his 13th place finish in the MCAC/NAIA National Qualifying meet...Took home 90th-place with a time of 35:07 at the Bob Timmons Classic on August 30...Ran a lifetime best, 32:26 and placed 100th at the Jock’s Nitch Invitational hosted by Emporia State University.
Personal - Born on July 15, 1989 to Robert and Cindy Smith…also recruited by Avila, Ottawa and Graceland University…attended Fort Osage High School in Independence, Mo…earned first team All-Conference in Cross Country…majoring in Biology.