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Morey Smith moved into No. 2 on the St. Thomas Indoor all-time list for the mile
Photo by: Wesley Dean
Morey Smith climbs Track and Field's all-time indoor list in mile
2/8/2022 2:20:00 PM | Men's Track & Field
Junior Morey Smith won the mile at last Saturday's University of Minnesota Gopher Classic in 4:11.77 -- moving him into No. 2 on the St. Thomas Men's Track and Field indoor mile all-time list.
It was the fastest indoor mile by a Tommie in 10 seasons. The time is 1.2 seconds off the school record set in 2012 by D-III national champion cross country runner Ben Sathre. It also was more than five seconds faster than Smith's best mile time posted during a shortened 2021 indoor season.
Smith's latest time -- recorded on a 200-meter track -- converts to 4:08.6 for NCAA ranking purposes, and sits No. 3 so far in the mile on the 2022 Summit League Indoor season-best performance list.
Smith placed 15th in The Summit League cross country meet last October to help St. Thomas take second place out of eight teams. He broke 25:00 for 8,000 meters at the Bradley race clicking 24:50.7.
The Clive, Iowa, native has made rapid improvement over his St. Thomas career. He placed 96th in the MIAC cross country meet as a freshman in October 2019. Smith had a breakout season on the track last spring in the 2021 outdoor season, clocking personal bests of 1:54.94 for 800 meters and 3:50.84 for 1,500 meters. He qualified for the Division III national outdoor meet, and became St. Thomas' first conference outdoor 1,500-meter champion in 21 seasons.
That 3:50.84 clocking at the UW-La Crosse Last Chance meet last May is less than two seconds off Kyle Brandon's 2009 school record of 3:49.14.
At Waukee High, located west of Des Moines, Smith showed potential to develop into a competitive college runner. He anchored his 4x800 relay team to fourth place at state as a senior in 2019. His best open times in high school track were 4.28.4 in the 1,600 meters, 9:52.9 in the 3,200 and 1:59.6 for 800 meters. In cross country, he placed 85th at the state meet as a junior but improved to 35th at state as a senior.
St. Thomas Track and Field Notes
St. Thomas Track and Field has two more indoor competitions scheduled before the Feb. 25-26 Summit League Championships meet set for Grand Forks, N.D. Nine men's teams and 10 women's teams compete in indoor track and field The Summit League.
Next up is a Friday-Saturday Feb. 11-12 competition in Brookings, S.D., hosted by South Dakota State.
After that, the Toms also will have some athletes competing Saturday Feb. 19 at the University of Minnesota as the final tune-up competition before the conference meet.
Thus far on the indoor season, the Tommies have 15 men's performances and four women's performances currently ranked individually among the top 10 on the conference season-best performance list:
Men
No. 2: Nate Raddatz, SR, Heptathlon
No. 3: Morey Smith, JR, Mile
No. 3: Parker Feuerborn, SR, Weight Throw
No. 4: Jack Rosner, FR, Heptathlon
No. 4: Cameron Schulz, SO, Heptathlon
No. 4: Isaiah Hopf, FR, Triple Jump
No. 4: Gary Afram, FR, 60 Dash
No. 7: Jack Rosner, FR, 60 Hurdles
No. 7: Grady Clem, SO, High Jump
No. 7: Sam May, FR, Heptathlon
No. 7: Isaiah Hopf, FR, Long Jump
No. 8: Erik Anderson, SR, 60 Hurdles
No. 9: Will Hanson, FR, Long Jump
No. 10: Connor Johnsrud, FR, Triple Jump
No. 10: Carter Maack, SO, 60 Hurdles
Women
No. 5: Caroline Anderson, FR, High Jump
No. 7: Megan Gehrke, SR, Shot Put
No. 8: Olivia Moll, SR, 3,000
No. 9: Taynian Walgrave, SO, 60 Hurdles
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Men's Upperclass Athletes -- Indoor Career Bests Set in 2022
Links
TFRSS Tommie Men's Page:
TFRSS Tommie Women's Page:
TFRSS Summit League Men:
TFRSS Summit League Women:
TFRSS Division I Top 500 List/Men
TFRSS Division I Top 500 List/Women
It was the fastest indoor mile by a Tommie in 10 seasons. The time is 1.2 seconds off the school record set in 2012 by D-III national champion cross country runner Ben Sathre. It also was more than five seconds faster than Smith's best mile time posted during a shortened 2021 indoor season.
Smith's latest time -- recorded on a 200-meter track -- converts to 4:08.6 for NCAA ranking purposes, and sits No. 3 so far in the mile on the 2022 Summit League Indoor season-best performance list.
Smith placed 15th in The Summit League cross country meet last October to help St. Thomas take second place out of eight teams. He broke 25:00 for 8,000 meters at the Bradley race clicking 24:50.7.
The Clive, Iowa, native has made rapid improvement over his St. Thomas career. He placed 96th in the MIAC cross country meet as a freshman in October 2019. Smith had a breakout season on the track last spring in the 2021 outdoor season, clocking personal bests of 1:54.94 for 800 meters and 3:50.84 for 1,500 meters. He qualified for the Division III national outdoor meet, and became St. Thomas' first conference outdoor 1,500-meter champion in 21 seasons.
That 3:50.84 clocking at the UW-La Crosse Last Chance meet last May is less than two seconds off Kyle Brandon's 2009 school record of 3:49.14.
At Waukee High, located west of Des Moines, Smith showed potential to develop into a competitive college runner. He anchored his 4x800 relay team to fourth place at state as a senior in 2019. His best open times in high school track were 4.28.4 in the 1,600 meters, 9:52.9 in the 3,200 and 1:59.6 for 800 meters. In cross country, he placed 85th at the state meet as a junior but improved to 35th at state as a senior.
St. Thomas Track and Field Notes
St. Thomas Track and Field has two more indoor competitions scheduled before the Feb. 25-26 Summit League Championships meet set for Grand Forks, N.D. Nine men's teams and 10 women's teams compete in indoor track and field The Summit League.
Next up is a Friday-Saturday Feb. 11-12 competition in Brookings, S.D., hosted by South Dakota State.
After that, the Toms also will have some athletes competing Saturday Feb. 19 at the University of Minnesota as the final tune-up competition before the conference meet.
Thus far on the indoor season, the Tommies have 15 men's performances and four women's performances currently ranked individually among the top 10 on the conference season-best performance list:
Men
No. 2: Nate Raddatz, SR, Heptathlon
No. 3: Morey Smith, JR, Mile
No. 3: Parker Feuerborn, SR, Weight Throw
No. 4: Jack Rosner, FR, Heptathlon
No. 4: Cameron Schulz, SO, Heptathlon
No. 4: Isaiah Hopf, FR, Triple Jump
No. 4: Gary Afram, FR, 60 Dash
No. 7: Jack Rosner, FR, 60 Hurdles
No. 7: Grady Clem, SO, High Jump
No. 7: Sam May, FR, Heptathlon
No. 7: Isaiah Hopf, FR, Long Jump
No. 8: Erik Anderson, SR, 60 Hurdles
No. 9: Will Hanson, FR, Long Jump
No. 10: Connor Johnsrud, FR, Triple Jump
No. 10: Carter Maack, SO, 60 Hurdles
Women
No. 5: Caroline Anderson, FR, High Jump
No. 7: Megan Gehrke, SR, Shot Put
No. 8: Olivia Moll, SR, 3,000
No. 9: Taynian Walgrave, SO, 60 Hurdles
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Men's Upperclass Athletes -- Indoor Career Bests Set in 2022
- Shane Aberg, Shot Put (42-6 1-4); Weight Throw (41-0 1-4)
- Erik Anderson, 60 Hurdles (8.28)
- Calvin Bream, 200 Dash (22.58); 400 Dash (50.58)
- Nate Carlin, 60 Dash (6.98); 200 Dash (22.87)
- Charlie Caven, Mile (4:18.9)
- Grady Clem, High Jump (6-6)
- Eric Douville, 60 Dash (6.96)
- Parker Feuerborn, Weight Throw (65-9)
- Colton Halla, Mile (4:23.25)
- Carter Maack, 60 Hurdles (8.29); 400 Dash (52.87)
- Alec Martzahl, 60 Dash (7.15)
- Adam McCollor, 3,000 (9:05.83)
- John Morrison, 600 (1:24.30)
- Nate Raddatz, Heptathlon (4,601)
- Keegan Sansone, 3,000 (9:07.28)
- Cameron Schulz, Heptathlon (4,408)
- Regan Sevenich, 600 (1:24.73)
- Morey Smith, Mile (4:11.73)
- Ashlyn Arett, 600 (1:49.72)
- Colette Argiro, Weight Throw (45-7 1-4)
- Christina Bolcer, 3,000 (10:50.5)
- Gabbie Bolcer, 3,000 (10:50.1)
- Morgan Ede, 3,000 (10:58.7)
- Caroline Johnson, 3,000 (10:57.36)
- Mariana Lehrer, Triple Jump (35-0 1-4)
- Mara McNaughton, Pentathlon (2,469)
- Olivia Moll, 3,000 (10:11.07)
- Molly Reighard, 60 Dash (7.88); 200 Dash (25.51)
- Alaina Schoenfelder, Pentathlon (2,601)
- Emma Scott, Weight Throw (42-4)
- Taynian Walgrave, 60 Dash (7.96); 60 Hurdles (8.79)
Links
TFRSS Tommie Men's Page:
TFRSS Tommie Women's Page:
TFRSS Summit League Men:
TFRSS Summit League Women:
TFRSS Division I Top 500 List/Men
TFRSS Division I Top 500 List/Women
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