2018-19 Track and Field Roster

Austin Smith

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Topeka, Kan.
  • Highschool Shawnee Heights
  • Major Electrical Engineering

Biography

TFRRS Profile

2018-19: Indoor Track & Field - Focused on the heptathlon for the Orediggers ... Top score of the season was 2,861 at the Mines DII Invite & Multi despite not scoring in three different events ... Also competed in the long jump and shot put at the Chadron State Open. Outdoor Track & Field - Threw the javelin 43.98 meters (144-3.0) at the Mines Nature's Bakery Invite ... Helped the Orediggers take 3rd in the 4x100-meter relay at the RMAC Outdoor Championships.

2017-18: Indoor Track & Field - USTFCCCA First-Team All-America as part of the distance medley relay ... RMAC Heptathlon Champion ... First-Team All-RMAC, heptathlon ... Preseason All-RMAC ... focused primarily on the heptathlon, competing in the event in two different meets ... finished seventh as part of the distance medley relay at the NCAA Indoor Championships, running 9:54.71 ... won the heptathlon at the RMAC Indoor Championships with a season-high score of 5083. Outdoor Track & Field - Decathlon specialist for the Orediggers ... Finished eighth at the RMAC Championships with a score of 5,311 despite not finishing all 10 events ... Season-best score of 5,727 with just eight events at the Nature's Bakery Invite.

2016-17: Indoor Track & Field - USTFCCCA First-Team All-America in the heptathlon … Finished eighth overall with 5,133 points … First-Team All-RMAC, heptathlon … Was the RMAC heptathlon silver medalist behind teammate Triston Sisneros … USTFCCCA All-Region in the heptathlon. Outdoor Track & Field - USTFCCCA First-Team All-America in the decathlon, the first in Mines history … USTFCCCA All-Region in the decathlon … Finished eighth in the decathlon at NCAA Outdoors with 6,885 points … RMAC Field Athlete of the Week (April 17) … RMAC gold medalist in the 4x400 relay … First-Team All-RMAC in the 4x400.

2015-16: Indoor Track & Field – USTFCCCA All-South Central Region in heptathlon… First Team All-RMAC.

High School: Smith lettered three times in football and four times in track & field as a prep at Shawnee Heights High School in Topeka, Kan. … Named Honorable Mention All-State as a senior… Named All-Centennial League as a junior and senior… Led team to a District Championship during sophomore, junior and senior seasons… Led team to a Regional Championship during sophomore and junior seasons… Part of the 4x400 relay team that captured the 2012 State Championship… Earned academic honors during all four years.

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

    Combined Events/Sprints
  • 2016-17Sophomore

    Combined Events/Sprints
  • 2017-18Junior

    Multis / Sprints
  • 2018-19Senior

    Multis / Sprints