Emmett Smrcka

Photo by: Benjamin Suddendorf

XC Class:
Junior
ITF Class:
Junior
OTF Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Pinckney, Mich.
High School:
Pinckney

PERSONAL RECORDS
Outdoor
800: 1:52.46
1500: 4:04.07

Indoor
800: 1:51.98
Mile: 4:24.70

2020 (Outdoor): Season cancelled.

2020 (Indoor): Finished fourth in the 800 meters in a personal-best 1:51.98, placed fourth in the distance medley relay (10:01.40), and finished fifth in the 4x400 relay (3:20.82) at the Mid-American Conference Championships (2/28-29) in Akron, Ohio … finished third in the 800(1:54.09) at the Michigan Silverston Invitational (2/21) … placed seventh in the mile in a personal-best 4:24.70 at the Eastern Michigan Can Am International (1/25) … placed third in the 800 (1:54.76) in a dual meet at Akron (1/17) … placed 10th in the mile (4:30.33) at the GVSU Holiday Open (12/6) … named Academic All-MAC.

2019 (Outdoor): Placed fifth in a personal-best 1:52.46 in the 800 meters at the MAC Championships (5/9-11) in Muncie, Ind. … ran a personal-best 4:04.07 in the 1500 meters at the Hillsdale GINA Relays (4/25-27) … finished second in the 800 (1:53.74) at the Virginia Challenge (4/19-20) … won the 800 (1:55.71) at the Oakland Golden Grizzlies Invitational (4/12-13) … won the 800 (1:54.04) at the Western Michigan Jack Shaw Classic (4/5).

2019 (Indoor): Placed seventh in the 800 meters (1:54.39) at the MAC Championships (2/23-24) in Kent, Ohio … placed second in the 800 (1:54.10) at the Notre Dame Invitational (1/19) … finished second in the mile (4:26.32) at the CMU Jack Skoog Open (1/19).

2018 (Outdoor): Placed fifth in the 800 meters (1:54.77) at the Hillsdale GINA Relays (4/26-28) … placed fifth in the 800 (1:54.78) at the Virginia Challenge (4/20-21) … placed first in the 800 (1:57.30) at the Oakland Golden Grizzlies Invitational (4/13-14) … placed third in the Michigan State Spartan Invitational (4/6-7) in the 800 (1.57.19).

2018 (Indoor): placed fifth in the distance medley relay (10:01.01) at the Grand Valley State Big Meet (2/10) … placed fifth in the 800 meters (1:53.64) at the Akron Invitational (2/2-3) … placed fourth in the 800 (1:53.41) at the Saginaw Valley State Jet’s Pizza Invitational (1/26-27) … placed sixth in the 800 (1:55.59) at the Saginaw Valley State Doug Hansen Open (1/19) … placed fourth in the mile (4:30.24) in the CMU Jack Skoog Invitational (1/12) … placed fifth in the 800 (1:56.52) at the Saginaw Valley State Holiday Open (12/1-2).

2017 (Outdoor): Redshirted.

2017 (Indoor): Redshirted.

High School: Qualified for Michigan High School Athletic Association Track & Field State Championships in the 800-meter run and as part of the 4x100-, 4x400- and 4x800-meter relay teams as a senior ... Kensington Lakes Activities Association (KLAA) champion in the 800 meters as a senior ... earned all-region and First Team All-Livingston County honors in the 800 and as part of the 4x100-, 4x400-, and 4x800-meter relay teams in 2016 ... earned All-KLAA honors in the 4x200 relay as a senior ... part of distance medley relay team that took 13th at the New Balance Nationals in 2016 ... two-time Livingston Daily Athlete of the Week ... track & field team captain as a senior ... earned three varsity letters in track & field.