Mark V.A. Smith
Class of 1981
Cross Country: All State 3rd Place- 1977
State Champion in 1978, 1979, & 1980
(Only Male to win 3 State Championships in a row)
All-American in 1980
Track & Field: Established Record in the:
880 Run with a time of 2:00
Mile Run with a time of 4:16.8
2 Mile Run with a time of 9:01.2
All-State in the Mile in 1980 & 1981
State 2 Mile Champion in 1980 & 1981
All-State American in the 2 Mile Run- 1981
College: Eastern Michigan University
Won 8 Individual M.A.C Track Championships
3 All-American Awards in the Steeple Chase
In 1996 Mark was an Olympic Team Alternate in the Steeple Chase
Established American Record in the 25k Old Kent River Bank Run