Columbia University Athletics

2021-22 (Sophomore): (XC) Did not finish any events ... (ITF) Ran the third leg on the 4x800m "B" squad that finished second with a time of 7:52.22 at the Bill Ward Invite (Dec. 4) ... Clocked a sixth-place finish in the 1,000m with a time of 2:30.34 at the Bill Ward Invite ... Ran a PR in the 800m with a time of 1:56.11 at the Rutgers Open (Feb. 11-12) ... Crossed the line in fourth with a 800m time of 1:58.63 at the Yale-Dartmouth-Columbia (Jan. 22) meet ... Was the second leg on the 4x400m squad that ran 3:19.37 at the Ivy League Track & Field Indoor Heps (Feb. 26-27) ... (OTF) Did not compete in any events.

2020-21 (First-Year): Season canceled (COVID-19)

High School: 11-time letterwinnner in Track & Field ... 12-time All-Prep ... 18-time All-VISAA State ... Member of seven team championships.

Personal: Born, Ian Sho Smith, on July 21, 2001 in Richmond, Virginia ... Son of Miho and J.R. Smith ... Has two siblings, Jack (18) and Noah (10) ... Cousin, Brett Gerber, currently plays Football at Yale ... Lived in Tokyo, Japan for two years due to father's career as a Lawyer ... Has dual citizenship for the United States and Japan ... Plays the bass guitar and violin ... Received recruiting attention from Georgetown ... Went with Columbia because "they offer a world class education in an incredible city" ... Will enroll in Columbia College ... Major is currently undecided.

Career Bests
800m (Indoor) - 1:56.11
Rutgers Open - Feb. 11-12, 2022
1000m (Indoor) - 2:30.34
Bill Ward Invite - Dec. 4, 2022