2015 Cross Country Roster
Roster
Myles Smith
- Height:
- 5-7
- Weight:
- 125
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Lakewood, Calif.
- High School:
- St. John Bosco
2018 (Track & Field)
Competed in five outdoor meets for the Bruins, participating in the 3000, 5000m, and 10K ... Qualified for the NCAA West Preliminaries in the 10K ... At NCAA Regionals, he finished 33rd in the preliminaries with a time of 30:08.44 ... Posted his qualifying 10K time at the Jim Bush/Bob Larsen Invitational, where he broke the 30-minute mark for the first time in his career with a collegiate-best time of 29:17.29, good for fourth place ... Won the 3000m at the USC Dual Meet, crossing the line in 8:41.49 ... Ran a collegiate-best in the 5000m at the Mt. SAC Relays, finishing in 14:16.66.ย
2017 (XC) - UCLA's No. 4 runner at the NCAA Championships, finishing 127th with a time of 30:57.28 โฆ Competed at the NCAA West Regional Championships, taking 40th overall with a 10k time of 30:19.5 โฆ Scored for the Bruins at the Pac-12 Championships, taking home a 26th-place finish and an 8k time of 24:23.5 โฆ Competed in the 8k at the Wisconsin Invite and finished in 94th place with a time of 24:41.5 โฆ Raced in the 8k at the Roy Griak Invite and took home an 18th-place finish and a time of 25:48.4 โฆ Opened his senior campaign at the George Kyte Classic (4.5mi), where he finished 23rd overall with a time of 24:54.0.
2017 (Track & Field) - Placed fourth in the 5,000m at the USC dual with a time of 15:05.79 โฆ Ran 30:04.84 in the 10,000m to place fifth at the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival โฆ Ran a PR of 9:17.34 in the 3000m Steeplechase at the Oxy Invite.
2016 (XC) - Competed at the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships in the 10k and finished in 163rd place with a time of 31:19.7 โฆ Placed 44th at the Pac-12 Championships in the 8k and finished with a time of 25:31.7 โฆ Raced in the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational (8k) with a time of 24:53.1 and finished in 102nd place โฆ Opened the season at the Roy Griak Invitational and finished 70th (8k) with a time of 26:13.7.
2016 (Track & Field) โ A NCAA West Prelim qualifier in the 10,000m โฆ Placed 42nd at the prelims with a time of 31:07.47 โฆ Clocked a season best 14:37.82 in the 5,000m to place 29th at the Pac-12 Championships โฆ Finished 16th at the Pac-12 Championships in the 10,000m with a time of 30:28.47 โฆ Ran a personal best 29:36.28 in the 10,000m to win the event at the Legends Distance Carnival โฆ Opened the outdoor season with a fifth place finish in the 3,000m with a time of 8:37.01 โฆ Competed in one indoor race โฆ Finished 26th in the 5,000m at the MPSF Championships with an indoor personal best time of 14:31.26.
2015 (XC) -ย Competed at the NCAA Championship โฆ Raced in the Pac-12 Championships (8k), placing 35th and finishing with time of 24:12 โฆ Raced in the NCAA West Regional Championships (10k), placing 40th overall and finishing with time of 31:57โฆ Won the Mustang Challenge (8k) in a time of 25:00 โฆ Raced in the Washington Invitational (8k), placing 38th and finishing with a time of 23:59 โฆ Also raced in the Wisconsin Adidas Invitational (8k) and placed 86th with a mark of 24:23..
2015 (Track & Field)ย โ Pac-12 Track & Field Championships ran the 5,000m with a time of 14:53.42 to place 26th and the 10,000m running 30:29.02 to place 12th โฆ UCLA vs. USC dual ran the 3,000m Steeplechase in 9:22.36 to place third.
2014 (XC)ย - Competed in five races as a redshirt freshman โฆ At the NCAA Championships, he finished 158th with a 10k time of 31:59.7 โฆ Placed 44th at Pac-12 Championships with a 24:53 8k โฆ Ran his seasonโs best 8k at the Washington Invitational in 24:12 โฆ Opened his season by placing 15th at the BYU Autumn Classic with a time of 20:46.4 (4mi).
2014 (Track & Field)ย - Did not compete for the Bruins as a true freshman.
2013 (XC) - Competed in three races unattached for the Bruins โฆ Ran a season-best time of 24:22.4 at the Titan Invitational โฆ Ran a 24:46.36 at the Dual at the Rose Bowl โฆ Opened the season with a 25:17 at the Mustang Challenge.
High School - Four-time cross country and track and field letterman at St. John Bosco HS โฆ Foot Locker National Finalist in 2011 โฆ Two-time CIF Southern Section Division 3 cross country individual champion โฆ In 2012-13, was named Dream Team Runner of the Year by the Long Beach Press-Telegram and the Lakewood Youth Hall of Fame Athlete of the Year โฆ Two-time Trinty League champion in the 3200m โฆ Led his cross country team to two state and four league championships.
Personal - Son of Arthur and Yvonne Smith โฆ Has three younger brothers (Payton, Brennan and Cole) and three sisters (Brianna, Lexxie and Leighton) โฆ Admires boxer and politician Manny Pacquiao โฆ Hobbies include soccer โฆ Lists his biggest athletic thrill as being named Lakewood Youth Hall of Fame Athlete of the Year โฆ Born in La Palma, Calif. โฆ Political Science major.ย
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