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2012 Men's Cross Country Roster

Chris Smalley

Chris Smalley

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Gladwin, Mich.
  • High School:
    Gladwin

Summary

Biography

2012: Ran in five of Detroit’s seven races to earn his second career letter… Started the season by taking 54th at the Golden Grizzly Open in 22:51…Was 157th at the Vic Matthews Open in 28:41… Posted a time of 28:51 for 71st at the Horizon League Championship… A four-year member of the Detroit Athletic Director’s Honor Roll... Also earned a spot on the Horizon League Fall and Spring Honor Rolls.

2011: Season best 8k of 28:29 at Louisville... 85th place Horizon League finish in 31:54... A member of the Detroit Athletic Director’s Honor Roll and the HL Fall and Spring Academic Honor Rolls.

2010: Made lifetime cross country debut earning a varsity letter... Ran 23:27 for his Cass-Benton four-mile debut... Ran a 28:07 8k PR at Louisville... Finished 79th at the Horizon League meet (28:31)... A member of the UDM Athletic Director’s Honor Roll and the conference's Fall and Spring Academic Honor Rolls.

2009: Did not run cross country.

High School: Took third in the 800m in the Michigan Division 3 championships.

Personal: Son of Jerome and Marlene Smalley... His older brother Kevin graduated from Detroit in 2011... Kevin also ran on the Titans’ track and cross country teams... An engineering major.

Career Best:
4-Mile:
23:27 at 2010 Running Fit-Detroit Titan Invitational
8k: 28:07 at 2010 Greater Louisville Classic
10k: n/a

Career Finishes
2012 Results

Aug. 31 - Golden Grizzly Open (Oakland University campus - Rochester Hills, MI) – 22:51 – 54th
Sept. 8 - 26th Annual Running Fit - Detroit Titan Invitational (Cass-Benton Park - Northville, MI) – 24:08 – 69th
Sept. 14 - National Catholic Championships (Warren Golf Course - South Bend, IN) – 29:03 – 222nd
Oct. 13 - Vic Matthews Open (University of Guelph course - Guelph, ON) - 28:41 - 157th (7.5k)
Oct. 27 - Horizon League Championship (Wayne E. Dannehl Cross Country Course - Kenosha, WI) - 28:51 - 71st

2011 Results
Sept. 2 - Golden Grizzly Open (Oakland University campus - Rochester, MI) - 22:30 - 42nd
Sept. 10 - 25th Annual Running Fit - Detroit Titan Invitational (Cass-Benton Park - Northville, MI) - 24:47 - 43rd
Oct. 1 - Greater Louisville Classic (EP "Tom" Sawyer Park - Louisville, KY) - 28:29 - 250th
Oct. 7 – Michigan Intercollegiate (Hillsdale course – Hillsdale, MI) - 29:54 - 117th
Oct.29 - Horizon League Championships (Squire Vallevue Farm - Hunting Valley, OH) - 31:54 - 85th

2010 Results
Sept. 2 – Golden Grizzly Open (Oakland University campus – Rochester Hills, MI) – 21:53 – 45th
Sept. 11 - 24th Annual Running Fit Detroit Titan Invite (Cass Benton Park - Northville, MI) – 23:27 – 64th
Sept. 17 - National Catholic Championship (Notre Dame Golf Course - South Bend, IN) – 28:26 – 36th
Oct. 2 - Greater Louisville Classic (EP "Tom" Sawyer Park - Louisville, KY) - 28:07 – 241st
Oct. 8 – Michigan Intercollegiate (Katke-Cousins Golf Course – Rochester Hills, MI) – 29:22 – 103rd
Oct. 30 - Horizon League Championships (Montrose Beach - Chicago, IL) – 28:31 - 79th

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