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Gatorade 2018 - 2019: Player of the Year

Boys Cross Country - Ohio

Gatorade Player of the year

Conant Smith

Distance Runner
MIDDLETOWN HS
MIDDLETOWN, OHIO
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-1
Press Release

Peak Performance

1st - 15:43.4

Division 1 State Championship

21st

FL Midwest
“In highly competitive situations, Conant does an amazing job of keeping his composure. I was always very confident that he would have the strength and will to get to the finish line first.”
Adam Thomas
Head Coach - Head coach of Lakota East High

Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-1, 150-pound senior won the Division I state meet this past season with a time of 15:43.4, breaking the tape 2.7 seconds ahead of his next-closest competitor. Smith also finished 21st at the Foot Locker Midwest Regional championships. The 2018 Butler County Sports Athlete of the Year, he won seven of nine races during the year.

Academic Achievement

Smith has maintained a 3.79 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent compete in cross country and track and field on scholarship at Arizona State University this fall.

Exemplary Character

Smith has volunteered locally with MetroParks of Butler County, and he has donated his time to multiple community service initiatives through his church youth group.