The Mike Smith File

Sept. 18, 2014
Full Name: Michael J. Smith
Birthday: Dec. 25, 1966
Hometown: Ridgefield, Conn.
Family: Jill (wife), Sydney (daughter), Aidan (daughter), Jackson (son)
Education: Bachelor’s in animal behavior (Bucknelll ’88); Master’s of Arts in geography (State University of New York at Albany ’89); Masters of Science in kinesiology (Kansas State ’96)
Running Experience: Bucknell University, 1984-88

COACHING EXPERIENCE
Army 2014 – present
Head Coach

Kansas State
Cross Country Head Coach/Assistant Track & Field Coach: 2004-2014
Assistant Track & Field Coach 1994-2003

Skyline High School
Head Coach Boys Track & Field: 1993
Assistant Coach Boy and Girls Cross Country/Track & Field: 1991-1992

William Penn Charter School
Assistant Coach Boys and Girls Track & Field: 1991

STUDENT-ATHLETE SUCCESS
22 All-American Certificates (nine individuals)

Five men’s indoor
Three women’s indoor
Nine women’s outdoor
Three men’s outdoor
One men’s cross country
One women’s cross country
16 Conference Champions (10 individuals)
One Collegiate Record
One NCAA Champion
Two Olympians
Four IAAF World Champions (two individuals)
23 Individual School Records (10 individuals)
Four Big 12 Meet Records