| Kyle Smith |
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Sophomore
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| Hometown:
Toronto, Canada
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| High School:
Birchmount Park
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| Event:
Middle Distance
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| Honors:
NCAA Qualifier, MVC Champ, 3x All-MVC
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 Outdoor Best: 800m 1:50.60
Indoor Bests: 600m 1:18.79, 800m 1:49.90
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2004: Outdoor - Finished runner-up in the 800 meters at the Missouri Valley Conference meet, earning all-conference honors... Member of the 4x400 team that took top honors at the conference meet with its 3:10.36 time... Was the third leg of the 4x400 meter relay team that finished third at Midwest regionals. Captured a 12th place finish at the John McDonnell Invitational. Indoor - Started off his collegiate career with three consecutive first-place finishes: Won the Panther Open's 600 meters in 1:18.79, the Wisconsin's 800 meters in 1:51.79 and the UNI Invitational's 600 in 1:18.88... Member of the record-breaking 4x400 meter relay team that clocked in at 3:06.97 at the Last Chance meet, qualifying it for the NCAA meet... Finished seventh in the nation as a member of the 4x400 relay team... Earned all-conference honors in the 800 meters at the MVC meet...High School: Ontario champion in the 800m... Won the Silver Medal in the 400m in 2003... Took first place in the Espoir Meet with his record setting time in the 800m. Personal: Born 1/25/85 in Canada... Intends to major in physical education... Was an Ontario Scholar... Chose UNI because it gave him the opportunity for both academic and athletic improvement.
