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2016 Men's Cross Country Roster

Cody Smith

Cody Smith

  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    St. Clair, Mich.
  • High School:
    St. Clair

Summary

Biography

Career Highlights
  • Detroit Mercy Athletic Director's Honor Roll (2015)

Career Best
  • 6k: 20:46 at 2016 Golden Grizzly Open
  • 4-Mile: 22:31 at 2015 Running Fit-Detroit Titan Invitational
  • 8k: 27:21 at 2015 Greater Louisville Classic
  • 10k: 35:48 at 2015 Great Lakes Regional Championship

2016
  • Took part in four events
  • Claimed 16th at the Golden Grizzly Open in 20:46
  • Ran 24:01 for 80th at the Running Fit-Detroit Titan Invitational
  • Finished 62nd at the Horizon League Championship in 28:29    

2015
  • Took part in all seven races on the year and scored in two meets
  • Made his collegiate debut taking 18th at the Golden Grizzly Open in 21:15
  • His season low in the 8k was 27:21 for 180th at the Greater Louisville Classic
  • Finished the Horizon League Championship in 27:31, good for 68th
  • Clocked a 33:21 in placing 128th at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championship

2014
  • Ran unattached in the first two races of the year before taking a redshirt

High School
  • Earned four letters apiece in cross country and track
  • Guided St. Clair to back-to-back Division 2 cross country championships in 2012 and 2013 and a seventh-place finish at the state championship in 2011
  • A regional cross country champion as a senior, he was also All-State as a sophomore (16th), junior (15th) and senior (6th) and was a state qualifier as a freshman
  • In track, he earned All-State in the 3200-meters at the Division 2 championships as a senior and was a regional and BWA Meet of Champions winner in 2012
  • Also a 3200m state qualifier as a freshman and junior. 
 
Personal
  • Son of Julie Speckman and Mike Smith
  • Has an older brother and younger sister
  • A Software Engineering major

Career Finishes
2016 Results

Sept. 2 - Golden Grizzly Open (Oakland University campus - Rochester Hills, MI) - 20:46 - 16th
Sept. 10 - 30th Annual Running Fit - Detroit Titan Invitational (Cass Benton Park - Northville, MI) - 24:01 - 80th
Sept. 16 - National Catholic Championships (UND Cross Country Course - South Bend, IN) - 28:36 – 28th (JV)
Oct. 1 - Greater Louisville Classic (EP "Tom" Sawyer Park - Louisville, KY) - 28:22 - 303rd
Oct. 29 - Horizon League Championships (Wayne E. Dannehl Cross Country Course - Kenosha, WI) - 28:29 - 62nd

2015 Results
Sept. 4 - Golden Grizzly Open (Oakland University campus - Rochester Hills, MI) - 21:15 - 18th
Sept. 12 - 29th Annual Running Fit - Detroit Titan Invitational (Cass Benton Park - Northville, MI) - 22:31 – 38th
Sept. 18 - National Catholic Championships (UND Cross Country Course - South Bend, IN) - 28:18 – 164th
Oct. 3 - Greater Louisville Classic (EP "Tom" Sawyer Park - Louisville, KY) - 27:21 - 180th
Oct. 17 - Canisius Alumni Classic (Delaware Park - Buffalo, NY) - 27:24 - 54th
Oct. 31 - Horizon League Championship (Elvin R. King Cross Country Course in Cedarville, OH) - 27:31 - 68th
Nov. 13 - NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Thomas Zimmer Cross Country Course - Verona, WI) - 35:48 - 187th

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