2024-25 Men's Track and Field Roster
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Smith, Owen
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Owen Smith
- Event(s):
- Distance
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Billings, MT
- High School:
- Billings Senior HS
- Major:
- Mechanical Engineering
Bio
Smith's Performance History & Personal Bests
2023-24 Season
Cross Country (Junior): Finished 72nd overall at the NCAA Championships in Charlottesville, helping the Bobcats place 13th as a team as their No. 3 runner ... Became one of only seven Bobcats all-time to compete in multiple NCAA Cross Country Championships ... Was the Bobcats' No. 2 runner on two occasions and their No. 3 runner three times ... Placed 28th overall at the NCAA Mountain Regional, helping Montana State finish fifth and earn an at-large bid to the national meet ... Took 12th at the Big Sky Championships to help the Cats finish as the runner-up on the team podium ... Finished in the top-15 at each of the first five meets of the season, including a 15th place result at the Joe Piane Invite and a 14th place result at Pre-Nationals
Indoor (Junior): Competed in six indoor meets for the Cats ... Finished tenth in the 5,000 meters and 11th in the 3,000 meters at the Big Sky Indoor Championships ... Took third in the mile and seventh in the 800 at the Spokane Sports Showcase ... Placed eighth in the mile at the Big Sky Tuner
Outdoor (Junior): Earned Honorable Mention All-American honors in the 3,000 meter steeplechase by finishing 23rd at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships ... Entered the NCAA West First Rounds seeded 43rd in the steeplechase out of 48 competitors, but snagged one of the nine auto-bids to Eugene by placing third in his heat in a personal-best time of 8:49.21, the seventh-fastest time in school history ... At the Big Sky Outdoor Championships, finished sixth in the 3,000 meter steeplechase and seventh in the 10,000 meters to contribute five points to the team total as MSU defeated No. 11 Northern Arizona, 186-185, for their first conference title since 2005 ... Placed second in the 3,000 meter steeplechase at the Stanford Invitational in 8:51.42
2022-23 Season
Cross Country (Sophomore): Competed in all seven races and was anywhere from Montana State's fourth through seventh runner ... Was MSU's sixth runner at the NCAA XC Championships, covering the 10-kilometer course in 32:04.0 ... Placed 72nd at the NCAA Mountain Regional Race with a 10-kilometer time of 30:06.5 ... Had his best finish at a Big Sky Conference meet by placing 25th as MSU's seventh runner ... Was MSU's seventh runner at the Weis-Crockett/Pre-Nationals Invitational and covered the 8-kilometer course in 25:00.6 ... Helped the Bobcats pull off a 29-second spread at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational by placing in 60th with a time of 24:16.8 ... Opened the season with back-to-back fourth-place finishes at the MSU Cross Country Classic and the MSU Bobcat Twilight race... Named to Big Sky Fall All-Academic Team
Indoor (Sophomore): Competed in four indoor track meets ... Ran a personal best 8:17.21 in the 3,000-meters at the Husky Classic ... Opened season with seventh-place finish in the 3,000-meters in his home facility at the Bobcat Challenge ... Set a pair of personal bests in the mile (4:12.40) and 800-meters (1:57.37) at the WSU Open, placing ninth and 21st, respectfully ... Closed season at the Big Sky Tuner, taking eighth in the mile ... Named to Big Sky Winter All-Academic Team
Outdoor (Sophomore): Competed in six outdoor track meets, including the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds ... Qualified for NCAA Regionals in the 1,500-meters and placed 47th overall with a 3:55.35 ... Finished sixth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase and 11th in the 5,000-meters at the Big Sky Outdoor Track and Field Championships, helping Bobcats to a team runner-up result ... Had a big showing at the Bryan Clay Invitational, placing second in the 5,000-meters with a personal-best 14:11.84 and taking 26th in a competitive 3,000-meter steeplechase with a personal-best 8:55.26, the tenth-fastest time in school history ... Placed in the top-ten in three events at the Griz-Cat Duel, including the steeplechase (fourth), 1,500-meters (seventh), and 5,000-meters (ninth) ... Named to Big Sky Spring All-Academic Team
2021-22 Season
Cross Country (Redshirt Freshman): Competed at six cross country races ... Became one of Montana State's scoring runners by the end of the season ... Broke 26 minutes in the 8K with a 25:50.00 at the MSU Cross Country Classic ... Placed third at the Montana Invitational with a 7K time of 20:50.40 ... Broke 25 minutes in the 8K for the first time with a 24:54.4 at the FSU/Pre Nationals race ... Placed 40th and was MSU's sixth runner at the Big Sky Championships with a 25:06.4 ... Was MSU's fourth runner at the NCAA Mountain Regional Championships and covered the 10K course in 31:56.6 ... Named to the Big Sky Fall All-Academic Team.
Indoor (Redshirt Freshman): Did not compete in any indoor track meets.
Outdoor (Redshirt Freshman): Competed at four outdoor track meets, including the Big Sky Championships ... Specialized in the 1,500- and the 5,000-meter runs, plus ran the steeplechase three times ... Placed ninth in the 3,000 meter steeplechase at the Bengal Invitational with a 9:40.37 ... Also ran his personal-best 1,500 meter time of 3:59.68 at the same meet ... Placed fourth in the steeplechase at the Tom Gage Classic ... Ran personal-best times in the 3,000 meter steeplechase (9:18.80, 10th) and the 5,000 meters (15:22.66, 31st) at the Big Sky Championships ... Named to the Big Sky Spring All-Academic Team.
2020-21 Season: Sat out season as a redshirt ... Named to the Big Sky Fall, Winter and Spring All-Academic Teams.
Background: Graduated from Billing Senior High School in 2020 ... One of Billings Senior's top performers in the boys distance group ... Made his fourth trip to the MHSA Class AA Cross Country Championships, taking a personal-best 10th overall as a senior ... His personal-best 5K time 15:27.8 came as a senior and also highlighted one of his three first-place showings in the fall of 2019 ... Has also raced in multiple Nike Cross Country Northwest Regionals ... In track and field, Smith earned third in the 1,600 and fourth in the 3,200 at the Class AA Championships as a junior ... Had seven first-place finishes during the season while setting lifetime bests in the 1,600 (4:24.52) and 3,200 (9:36.46).
2023-24 Season
Cross Country (Junior): Finished 72nd overall at the NCAA Championships in Charlottesville, helping the Bobcats place 13th as a team as their No. 3 runner ... Became one of only seven Bobcats all-time to compete in multiple NCAA Cross Country Championships ... Was the Bobcats' No. 2 runner on two occasions and their No. 3 runner three times ... Placed 28th overall at the NCAA Mountain Regional, helping Montana State finish fifth and earn an at-large bid to the national meet ... Took 12th at the Big Sky Championships to help the Cats finish as the runner-up on the team podium ... Finished in the top-15 at each of the first five meets of the season, including a 15th place result at the Joe Piane Invite and a 14th place result at Pre-Nationals
Indoor (Junior): Competed in six indoor meets for the Cats ... Finished tenth in the 5,000 meters and 11th in the 3,000 meters at the Big Sky Indoor Championships ... Took third in the mile and seventh in the 800 at the Spokane Sports Showcase ... Placed eighth in the mile at the Big Sky Tuner
Outdoor (Junior): Earned Honorable Mention All-American honors in the 3,000 meter steeplechase by finishing 23rd at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships ... Entered the NCAA West First Rounds seeded 43rd in the steeplechase out of 48 competitors, but snagged one of the nine auto-bids to Eugene by placing third in his heat in a personal-best time of 8:49.21, the seventh-fastest time in school history ... At the Big Sky Outdoor Championships, finished sixth in the 3,000 meter steeplechase and seventh in the 10,000 meters to contribute five points to the team total as MSU defeated No. 11 Northern Arizona, 186-185, for their first conference title since 2005 ... Placed second in the 3,000 meter steeplechase at the Stanford Invitational in 8:51.42
2022-23 Season
Cross Country (Sophomore): Competed in all seven races and was anywhere from Montana State's fourth through seventh runner ... Was MSU's sixth runner at the NCAA XC Championships, covering the 10-kilometer course in 32:04.0 ... Placed 72nd at the NCAA Mountain Regional Race with a 10-kilometer time of 30:06.5 ... Had his best finish at a Big Sky Conference meet by placing 25th as MSU's seventh runner ... Was MSU's seventh runner at the Weis-Crockett/Pre-Nationals Invitational and covered the 8-kilometer course in 25:00.6 ... Helped the Bobcats pull off a 29-second spread at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational by placing in 60th with a time of 24:16.8 ... Opened the season with back-to-back fourth-place finishes at the MSU Cross Country Classic and the MSU Bobcat Twilight race... Named to Big Sky Fall All-Academic Team
Indoor (Sophomore): Competed in four indoor track meets ... Ran a personal best 8:17.21 in the 3,000-meters at the Husky Classic ... Opened season with seventh-place finish in the 3,000-meters in his home facility at the Bobcat Challenge ... Set a pair of personal bests in the mile (4:12.40) and 800-meters (1:57.37) at the WSU Open, placing ninth and 21st, respectfully ... Closed season at the Big Sky Tuner, taking eighth in the mile ... Named to Big Sky Winter All-Academic Team
Outdoor (Sophomore): Competed in six outdoor track meets, including the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds ... Qualified for NCAA Regionals in the 1,500-meters and placed 47th overall with a 3:55.35 ... Finished sixth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase and 11th in the 5,000-meters at the Big Sky Outdoor Track and Field Championships, helping Bobcats to a team runner-up result ... Had a big showing at the Bryan Clay Invitational, placing second in the 5,000-meters with a personal-best 14:11.84 and taking 26th in a competitive 3,000-meter steeplechase with a personal-best 8:55.26, the tenth-fastest time in school history ... Placed in the top-ten in three events at the Griz-Cat Duel, including the steeplechase (fourth), 1,500-meters (seventh), and 5,000-meters (ninth) ... Named to Big Sky Spring All-Academic Team
2021-22 Season
Cross Country (Redshirt Freshman): Competed at six cross country races ... Became one of Montana State's scoring runners by the end of the season ... Broke 26 minutes in the 8K with a 25:50.00 at the MSU Cross Country Classic ... Placed third at the Montana Invitational with a 7K time of 20:50.40 ... Broke 25 minutes in the 8K for the first time with a 24:54.4 at the FSU/Pre Nationals race ... Placed 40th and was MSU's sixth runner at the Big Sky Championships with a 25:06.4 ... Was MSU's fourth runner at the NCAA Mountain Regional Championships and covered the 10K course in 31:56.6 ... Named to the Big Sky Fall All-Academic Team.
Indoor (Redshirt Freshman): Did not compete in any indoor track meets.
Outdoor (Redshirt Freshman): Competed at four outdoor track meets, including the Big Sky Championships ... Specialized in the 1,500- and the 5,000-meter runs, plus ran the steeplechase three times ... Placed ninth in the 3,000 meter steeplechase at the Bengal Invitational with a 9:40.37 ... Also ran his personal-best 1,500 meter time of 3:59.68 at the same meet ... Placed fourth in the steeplechase at the Tom Gage Classic ... Ran personal-best times in the 3,000 meter steeplechase (9:18.80, 10th) and the 5,000 meters (15:22.66, 31st) at the Big Sky Championships ... Named to the Big Sky Spring All-Academic Team.
2020-21 Season: Sat out season as a redshirt ... Named to the Big Sky Fall, Winter and Spring All-Academic Teams.
Background: Graduated from Billing Senior High School in 2020 ... One of Billings Senior's top performers in the boys distance group ... Made his fourth trip to the MHSA Class AA Cross Country Championships, taking a personal-best 10th overall as a senior ... His personal-best 5K time 15:27.8 came as a senior and also highlighted one of his three first-place showings in the fall of 2019 ... Has also raced in multiple Nike Cross Country Northwest Regionals ... In track and field, Smith earned third in the 1,600 and fourth in the 3,200 at the Class AA Championships as a junior ... Had seven first-place finishes during the season while setting lifetime bests in the 1,600 (4:24.52) and 3,200 (9:36.46).
Big Sky Preview
Friday, February 11
Track and Field Big Sky Championships
Monday, February 18
Coach Kennedy - Feb. 11, 2013
Tuesday, February 12
Coach Kennedy - Feb. 4, 2013
Tuesday, February 05
