HONORS AND AWARDS
Gold Stars (Spring 2020)
Dean’s List (Fall 2019)
Southern Conference Honor Roll (2019-20)
CROSS COUNTRY BIO
CAREER MARKS (TFRRS)
INDOOR CAREER BESTS
| 400m |
52.86 |
USC Indoor Open (2/22/2020) |
| 800m |
1:57.35 |
2020 SoCon Indoor Championships (1/29-3/1/2020) |
| 1000m |
2:38.58 |
VMI Winter Relays (1/29-30/2021) |
| Mile |
4:33.27 |
South Carolina Invitational (2/7-8/2020) |
JUNIOR (2022)
OUTDOOR: Personal best in the 800 meters at the Gamecock Invitational on April 16 with a time of 1:55.34… Also placed fourth… Competed in the 4x400m where Smith placed fifth at the SoCon Outdoor Championships April 30-May 1… Also ran in the 800 meters…
JUNIOR (2022)
INDOOR: Ran 1:59.09 in 800 meters for third place at Champion College Team Challange Feb. 10... Captured first in DMR (10:12.13) at USC Indoor Open Feb. 18... Finished fourth at SoCon Championships Feb. 26-27 in DMR with time of 10:14.11.
SOPHOMORE (2021)
INDOOR: Competed in one meet, the VMI Wintern Relays Jan. 29-30, running 2:38.58 in the 1000 meters for 12th place.
FRESHMAN (2020)
INDOOR: Member of freshman distance medley relay and 4x400-meter relay teams that set program freshman records … Competed in all seven indoor meets … Made his collegiate track debut in the 800-meter race at the Gamecock Opener (1/17-18/20) with a time of 2:00.16 … Helped the freshman distance medley relay team set the program freshman record, while finishing second at the VMI Team Challenge (1/25/20) with a time of 10:36.24 … Ran both the 800m and mile at the Carolina Challenge (1/31-2/1/20), posting a time of 1:59.49 in the 800m and 4:34.49 in the mile … Recorded his best collegiate mile time of 4:33.27 at the South Carolina Invitational (2/7-8/20), and posted an 800m time of 2:01.88 … At the JDL College Team Challenge (2/13/20), ran the 800m in a time of 1:58.70 and helped the freshman 4x400-meter relay team set the program freshman record with a time of 3:28.77, finishing first in the event … Set his season-best 400m time of 52.86 at the USC Indoor Open (2/22/20) … At the 2020 SoCon Indoor Championships (2/29-3/1/20), posted his season-best 800m time of 1:57.35, finishing 11
th, and helped the distance medley relay team to a time of 10:32.26.
HIGH SCHOOL: Seven-time letterwinner, six-time all-region honoree, two-time all-county selection … As a senior, was named captain and team MVP in both cross country and track, and earned all-state recognition in track … Set the school record in the 800-meter race … Earned all-region honors in both cross country and track and field in each of his last three years … As a freshman, earned the track and field Newcomer Award … Also played JV baseball as a freshman.
PERSONAL: Full name is Andrew Branton Smith … Son of Jason and Robbie Smith … Uncle, Timothy Ray Smith, is a 1987 graduate of The Citadel and was the Pipe Band Drum Major … Sister, Abigail Smith, runs cross country and track at the University of Tennessee … Major is criminal justice.
