Kevin Smith

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Wilson, N.C.
High School:
Ralph L. Fike

Smith's Personal Bests
60m: 7.14
200m, Indoor: 22.62
200m, Outdoor: 22.68
300m: 35.19
400m, Indoor: 50.31
400m, Outdoor: 48.75

2011 Outdoor
Top time of the season in the 400m came at the Vertklasse Meeting, where he crossed the finish line in a personal-best 48.75 to finish fourth ... Placed fifth at the Duke Invitational in the 400m with a time of 49.66 ... Competed in the event at the ACC Championships, finishing 16th in the prelims with a time of 50.68 ... Member of the 4x400m relay team that placed fourth at the ACC Championships in 3:13.92 ... Also a part of the 4x200m relay team that finished in 1:29.92 to place 12th at the Raleigh Relays.

2011 Indoor
Ran in a variety of sprint events on the season ... Top time of 22.98 in the 200-meters came at the Virginia Tech Invitational ... Also recorded season-best time of 35.44 in the 300-meters at the same meet ... Raced in the 400-meters once during the season, turning in a time of 50.31 at the Virginia Tech Elite meet to claim a 15th-place finish ... Member of the 4x400-meter relay and DMR squads that placed seventh and fifth, respectively, at the ACC Indoor Championship ... Ran in the 4x400-meter relay that placed fourth at Virginia Tech Elite in a time of 3:17.50 and second at the Liberty Quad meet in 3:27.88.

2010 Outdoor
Ran season-best time of 22.68 in the 200m race at the Wake Forest Open ... Earned third place in the 200m at the Spec Towns Open ... Ran top time of the season, 50.37, in the 400m at the Georgia Tech Invitational ... Member of 4x100m relay team that placed fifth at the ACC Outdoor Championships ... Member of the Sprint Medley relay team that placed sixth at the Raleigh Relays.

2010 Indoor
Recorded a season-best time of 7.19 in the 60m at the UNC Invitational ... Turned in a time of 22.89 during the preliminaries of the 200m at the ACC Indoor Championships ... Recorded top time of the season, 35.26, in the 300m at the Virginia Tech Invitational.

2009 Outdoor
Finished 11th in the 400m at the UNC Invite with a time of 51.31 ... Also was a member of the 4x100m relay team that finish seventh at the Auburn Tiger Classic in a time of 41.51.

2009 Indoor
Clocked a season best 7.14 in the prelims of the 60m dash at the Virginia Tech Elite ... Finished fifth at the N.Y Armory Duals in the 60m dash with a time of 7.15 ... Ran a solid 200m race at the Hokie Invite, finishing in 22.62 and then took sixth in the 300m run with a time of 35.19 ... Ran the 400m dash at the Niswonger Invite in 52.17.

Background
Was the North Carolina 3-A Eastern Regional Champion in 400-meter dash and 4x400-meter relay in 2008 ... Also was the New-6 Conference Champion in the 400-meter dash, 4x400-meter relay and 4x200-meter relay during the same season ... Ran the 400-leg of the sprint medley when his high school team broke the Wilson Daily Times meet record ... Named Team MVP in 2008 ... Won the Fike High School Dual Meet 400-meter title in a time of 49.77 as well as the 200-meter title in 22.12.

Personal
Full name is Kevin Michael Smith ... Nickname is Kdot ... Born on June 28, 1990, in Wilson, North Carolina ... Son of Michael Smith and Sherreia Artis Smith ... Has one brother, Derick, and one sister, Meredith ... Double majoring in English and political science ... High school teammates now running collegiately include Johnathan Foster (UNC-Charlotte), Stanley Hicks (Campbell University), Cody Jones (Pfeiffer), Nathan Summerville (Winston-Salem State), and Jonathan Tedder (Mt. Olive College) ... Cousin of NFL players Kelvin Smith Jr. and Pro-Bowler Keith Bulluck ... Favorite book is Frankenstein ... Enjoys collecting sneakers, as he owns over 175 pairs.