Marcus Smith

Marcus Smith

  • Award
    Field Athlete of the Week
  • Week Of
    4/30/2013
  • Sport
    Men's Outdoor Track and Field
  • School
    UW-Whitewater
  • Year
    Senior
  • Position
  • Hometown
    West Allis, Wis.
  • High School
    Central
Smith won the triple jump, in impressive fashion, at the Drake Alternative hosted by UW-Whitewater on April 27.  His mark of 52-11 (16.13m):  broke the UW-Whitewater school record by almost three feet (old record, held by Smith, was 50-2); broke the Foster Track facility record; leads NCAA Division III by over a meter; would also lead NCAA Division II and would be fourth in NCAA Division I; is the second farthest in NCAA Division III history and leads the WIAC Honor Roll.

Also nominated:
UW-Oshkosh, Jake Dickmann, Senior, Kewaskum, Wis.
UW-Platteville, Jon Petrie, Junior, Elkhart Lake, Wis.
UW-River Falls, Donovan Nelson, Junior, Edgerton, Wis.
UW-Stout, Zach Anderson, Junior, Frederic, Wis.
UW-Superior, Nils Hansen, Senior, Rib Lake, Wis.