Akiel Smith
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- Hometown:
- New Haven, CT
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- Position:
- Sprints
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- High School:
- James Hillhouse
Bio
Collegiate Personal Bests:
60 Meter Dash: 6.89
200 Meter Dash: 22.16
Before Central: Was a four-time All-State Team selection...Was a two-time All-New England Team pick...Recognized by the New Haven Register as the 2015 Indoor Track MVP...Chosen as a two-time All-Area Team member...Named to the All-SCC Team all four years at James Hillhouse...Won the 2015 Class M Indoor Championship in the 55m and 300m events...Earned a gold medal in the 100m and 200m dash at the 2015 Class MM Championship...Was a 2014 SEC champion on the 4x100m relay team...Was a 2015 SEC Champion in the 55m, 300m for indoor and 100m, 200m for outdoor...Also won the 2012 football state championship.
News mentions
Grudzwick wins 800 meters with a time of 1:53.19
Senior Austin Trainor placed fourth in the 3K steeplechase at the Sam Howell Invitational
Head coach Eric Blake was named the 2018 NEC Men's Indoor Track and Field Coach of the Year.
Senior Sam Borecki will compete in the pole vault on Sunday for CCSU.
The IC4A/ECAC Championships will take place at the BU Track and Tennis Center on March 2-4.
The Blue Devils recorded the most points in program history to win its second ever NEC title.
The Blue Devils stand in the drivers seat with a total of 45 points after the first day at the NEC championships.
Men's events will begin on Friday at 9:00 a.m. at Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex.
CCSU will compete for the 2018 NEC Title next weekend Feb. 16-17 at Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex.
The women's events will take place on Friday beginning at 1:00 p.m. and the men will proceed on Saturday at 10:30 a.m.
Trainor won the 1,000 meter run with a personal record time of 2:27.08.
The Blue Devils will kick off Saturday New England Championship action at 10:30 a.m.
CCSU will compete next Friday and Saturday back in Boston, MA for the John Thomas Terrier Classic.
The Blue Devils combined for nine first place finishes out of the 14-event meet.
Junior Edwin Alston won the 60 meter hurdles with a time of 8.01 seconds.