05/08/2012 Lobos Aim for Success at MW Outdoor ChampionshipsJoe Franklin's track and field squad can use MW Championships for momentum to NCAA's 04/28/2012 Lobos Gain Experience, Success at Brutus HamiltonJoe Franklin's track squad racked up the experience and season bests out at Cal 04/24/2012 Stevens: UNM/Fidelity Investments Honor The Best Lobo Scholar-AthletesAwards banquet recognizes outstanding Lobo performances in the classroom 04/22/2012 Lobos Make a Splash at the Beach InvitationalJoe Franklin's Lobos finished their two-meet weekend in Cali with 42 top-ten finishes 04/14/2012 Lobos Post Solid Performance at UTEP InvitationalJoe Franklin, despite resting a number of athletes, was still able to orchestrate a strong perfomance. 05/12/2012 2012 MW Outdoor ChampionshipsThe UNM track and field team takes on the MW at the conference championships in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 9-12. NEW MEXICO:2011 Indoor: Opened the season at the Lobo Opener, competing in the long jump, triple jump and the 60m dash, finalling in the two jumps, where he finished third in the long jump (21'-10.75"/6.98m) and second in the triple jump (44'-11.5"/13.70m)...Placed eighth in the long jump at the Cherry & Silver Invitational, reaching 22'-7.25" (6.89m)...Posted a tenth-place finish in the long jump at the New Mexico Invitational, flying 22'10" (6.69m). 2011 Outdoor: Participated at six meets in the long jump and 100m run...Opened with a seventh-place finish in the long jump at the Arizona State Invitational with a mark of 23'-1.25" (7.04m)...Notched a 4th-place finish in the long jump at the New Mexico Tailwind Invitational, reaching 23'-2.5" (7.07m)...Placed seventh in the long jump at the UTEP Invitational with a mark of 22'7" (6.88m)...Registered a 22'-1.5" (6.74m) mark in the long jump at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational at Cal-Berkeley, good for seventh...Placed tenth in the long jump at the MWC Outdoor Championships with a mark of 22'-7.75" (6.90m). HIGH SCHOOL:A 2009 graduate of Kentlake High School in Kent, Wash...2009 Nike Indoor Nationals (Boston) long jump champion...mark of 23'-11.00" ranked among the top-10 all-timer at the Nike meet...Class 4A state triple jump champion and long jump runner-up as a senior, and state long jump champion as a junior...School records of 48-01.00 in the triple jump and 24-01.50 (top-10 all-time in Washington state history) in the long jump...Also had a best of 10.95 in the 100m...2009 Simplot Games (Moscow, Idaho) indoor long jump champion...2008 USATF national runner-up in the LJ as a junior...Team MVP and district athlete of the year as a senior...four-year letterman for coach Jim Heusen. PERSONAL:Born in Covington, Wash...Full name is Walston Zachary Smith...Son of Walston and Katherine Smith...Older sister, Brittany, was a three-year letterwinner for the Lobos (LJ/TJ) from 2007-09...Has an uncle, Erv, that played football for Eastern Washington...Intends to major in Exercise Science and pursue a career as a physical therapist, athletic trainer, or personal trainer. PERSONAL BESTS:Indoor Outdoor |
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