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2013-14 Men's Track and Field Roster

Connor Smith

  • Position Combined Events
  • Height 6-6
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Mobile, Ala.
  • Highschool Cottage Hill Christian Academy

Biography

2013: (Outdoor) Placed second in the pole vault (4.75m), t-third in the high jump (1.89m), fifth in the discus (39.64m) and seventh in the shot put (11.57m) at the Jaguar Opener...Finished third in the decathlon (6,477 pts.) at the Samford Invitational...Placed ninth in the pole vault (4.75m) at the John Mitchell Alabama Relays...Finished third in the pole vault (4.65m) and 10th in the discus throw (40.39m) at the Jaguar Invitational...Cleared 4.90m to take fifth place in the pole vault at the Tiger Classic...Captured first place in the pole vault (4.80m), sixth in the high jump (1.89m) and seventh in the discus throw (39.46m) at the USA Invitational...Collected all-conference honors with a second-place finish in the pole vault at the SBC Championships, clearing 5.03m for the fourth-best mark in school history...Placed 35th overall in the pole vault (4.90m) at the East Region preliminary round of the NCAA Championships.

2013: (Indoor) Tied for fourth in the pole vault with the sixth-best clearance in USA indoor history (4.75m) at the Panther Ice Breaker...Finished 11th in the heptathlon (4,556 pts.) at the Air Force Invitational...Tied for seventh in the pole vault (4.75m) at the Samford Invitational...Finished tied for fifth in the pole vault (4.70m) and placed seventh in the heptathlon (4,692 pts.) at the SBC Championships.

2012: (Outdoor) Finished fifth in the men's high jump at the Southern Miss Invite...Won the Louisiana Classics decathlon with a personal-best 6,592 points...Finished runner-up in the pole vault, fourth in the high jump and eighth in the javelin at the Jaguar invitational...Took seventh in the pole vault at Auburn's Tiger Track Classic...Second place inthe pole vault and sixth int he 110-meter hurdles at the USA Invite...Finished fifth in the discus throw at Troy's Coach "O" Invitational...Recorded a sixth-place finish in the men's decathlon at the Sun belt Conference Championships, also taking fifth overall in the open pole vault with a personal-best 4.86-meter clearance.

2012: (Indoor) Finished sixth in the high jump (1.90m) at the Birmingham Ice Breaker...Cleared 4.65m (15-03.00) at the Blazer Invitational to extend thrid-place all-time USA record...Moved to fourth-place all-time in the indoor heptathlon after posting a score of 4,658 points at the Birmingham Invitational...Took second int he 55-meter hurdles (8.34) and fourth in the men's pole vault (1.91m/6-03.25) at the MTSU Invitational...Cleared 4.60m (15-01) to finish seventh in the men's pole vault at the Vulcan Invitational...Finished fourth in the men's heptathlon (4,757 points), fifth in the pole vault (4.65m) and eighth in the high jump (1.90m) at the Sun Belt Conference Indoor Championships...

2011: (Outdoor) Finished fifth at the Louisiana Classics in the pole vault on a mark of 4.60m (15-01.00)...Took second in the pole vault at the Battle of I-10 on a mark of 4.40m (14-05.25)...Won the decathlon at the FSU Relays with a point total of 6,213 points...Placed first collegiately and second overall in the men's pole vault on a mark of 4.77m (15-07.75) at the USA Invitational...Took sixth in the Coach O Invitational high jump on a mark of 1.92m (6-03.50)...Placed second in the pole vault on a mark of 4.55m (14-11), sixth in the 110-meter hurdles and seventh in the discus throw (40.23m/132-0) at the USA Quad Meet...Finished seventh overall in the men's decathlon (6,178pts) and won gold at the SBC Outdoor Championships on a pole vault clearance of 4.78m (15-08.25)...

High School: Attended Cottage Hill Christian Academy. Lettered in Basketball, Football, Golf, Cross Country, and Track and Field. Holds the school record in the shot put, high jump, pole vault, ans 110m hurdles. Finished first in the discuss in 2010 at the state championships.

Personal: Son of Phillip and Deborah Smith...Has one brother, Cameron, 22. ..Favorite movie is Inception...Favorite musical artist is Lil Wayne..Favorite athlete is Lebron James.

Major: Electrical Engineering

Historical Player Information

  • 2010-11Freshman

    Sprints/Jumps/Throws
    6'5"
  • 2011-12Sophomore

    Combined Events
    6'5"
  • 2012-13Junior

    Combined Events
    6'5"
  • 2013-14Senior

    Combined Events
    6'6"