University of Georgia Athletics
2026 Track & Field Roster
Oliver Smart
- Position:
- Distance
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Tavistock, Devon, England
- High School:
- Mount Kelly
2026: Outdoor - Moved to No. 4 on the school’s all-time 5000m list with a 13:45.46 for sixth at the Wake Forest Invite…Took 21st in the 5000m (14:03.69) at the NCAA East Prelims…Scored at the SEC Championships with an eighth-place finish in the 10,000m with a 29:55.10…Finished seventh in the mile at the Torrin Lawrence Memorial with a 4:01.79.
Indoor – Took over the No. 5 spot in the 3000m at the Hemery Invite with an 8:00.36 for 37th…Was 20th in the 5000m (14:09.44) and took over the No. 8 spot in the school record books at the conference meet…ran in the 3000m at the SEC Championships…Competed in the mile at both the Razorback Invite and the USC Invite.
2025: Cross Country - Scored at five of six meets and played a role in the Bulldogs advancing to their first NCAA Championships since 2013… Placed fourth at the Covered Bridge 6k, crossing the finish line at 18:01.1… Scored third for the Bulldog and fourth overall at the FSU Invite with an 8k time of 24:20.9… Finished 30th at the NCAA Division I South Region Cross Country Championships to score with a 30:26.9… Ran his college best 8k at the Pre-National Invite with a time of 24:08.1 for 53rd to score for UGA… Crossed the finish line at 24:39.5 for 57th at the SEC Cross Country Championships, finishing fifth for Georgia… Posted a 31:42.9 for 244th at the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships.
High School: Took seventh in the 3000m at the 2021 ESAA New Balance English Schools Championships…Won the BMC PB Classic after clocking an 8:16.24 in the 3000m…Won the 2019 ESAA Cross Country Championship and was second at the Inter County Championships.
Personal: Born February 20, 2003..Earned a Master’s degree in Financial Planning, Housing and Consumer Economics.
