Oliver Smart

Position:
Distance
Height:
6-0
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Tavistock, Devon, England
High School:
Mount Kelly

TFRRS Bio

2026: Indoor – Took over the No. 5 spot in the 3000m at the Hemery Invite with an 8:00.36 for 37^th…Was 20^th 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.

University of Birmingham, 2021-25: Ran a 7:58.47 for runner-up honors in the 3000 meters at the 2025 St. Mary’s University BMC Record Breaker…Finished seventh in his heat at the 2025 FISU World University Games after completing his 5000m laps in 14:10.93…Won the 1500m at the 2022 BMC Grand Prix with a 3:52.51…Registered an 8:19.37 for sixth in the 3000m at the 2022 University of Birmingham Track & Field Festival….Personal bests of 3:45 (1500m), 7:57 (3000m) and 13:45 (5000m).

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..Intending to earn a Master’s degree in Financial Planning, Housing and Consumer Economics.