Kristen Smith Season 2011-12
Distance
Honors
– 2013 SEC Academic Honor Roll
– 2012 SEC Academic Honor Roll
Cross Country Personal Bests:
6K – 20:51.62
2012 Track: Qualified for NCAA Outdoor East Preliminary Round in the 5000 meters, with at op time of 16:21.22 coming at the Colonial Relays … Placed 39th at the Preliminary with a time of 17:05.69 … Won the 3000 meters at the Black & Gold Invitational with a time of 9:40.59, which is the third-best in program history.
2011 Cross Country: Set a personal best in the SEC Championship 6K with a time of 20:51.62, finishing fifth on the team as VU won its first league title … Was Vanderbilt’s fifth runner at the NCAA Championships, finishing 106th individually and 76th in the team scoring … Finished fifth on the team with a time of 21:09 at the Wisconsin-Adidas Invitational, helping team to a second-place finish and No. 3 national ranking … Made Vanderbilt debut at the Roy Griak Invitational, finishing with a time of 22:14.
2009-10 (Michigan State): Finished 22nd at the 2010 Big Ten Cross Country Championships, and 30th at the 2010 Great Lakes NCAA Regional, helping her team qualify for the NCAA Nationals … Has run as the #4-5 runner for both of her years on a Michigan State team that has won the Big Ten title and finished as a top-25 at the NCAA Nationals.