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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Hometown:
- Erie, PA
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- High School:
- Seneca
Bio
Career Highlights
2020-21
* Behrend Male Athlete of the Year
* NCAA All-American
* Finished third out of 17 in the high jump at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships
* First Team All-CSAC in high jump
* CSAC All-Academic Team
2019-20
* NCAA Division III All-American
* Mideast Region Indoor Field Athlete of the Year
* NCAA Division III Indoor Championship Qualifier (cancelled due to COVID-19)
* USTFCCCA All-Region Indoor
2018-19
* Helped Penn State Behrend win the Colonial States Athletic Conference Championships
* Recieved All-American honors for finishing eigth at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships in the high jump
* First-team All-CSAC in high jump
* USTFCCCA All-Region Indoor
* USTFCCCA All-Regiona Outdoor
* High jump champion at AARTFC Outdoor Championship
* Qualified for outdoor NCAA Championship
2017-18
* Helped Penn State Behrend win the Colonial States Athletic Conference Championships
* Helped Penn State Behrend to a runner-up finish at the ECAC Championships
* First-team All-CSAC in the high jump
At Penn State Behrend
* Majoring in marketing
Personal
* Son of Dawn and Donald Smith
* Two-sport athlete at Seneca High School
* Two-time letter winner in basketball and track & field
* County All-Star
* PIAA State Meet
* Honor Roll
News mentions
Smith and Hetrick Earn All-American Ranks at NCAA Championship
Penn State Behrend men’s track and field athletes Braeden Smith (Erie, PA/Seneca) and Samuel Hetrick (New Bethlehem, PA/Redbank Valley)...
May 27, 2022
Three to Compete at NCAA Outdoor Championships
The Penn State Behrend men’s track and field team will send a trio of athletes to the NCAA Division III Championships beginning on Wednesday...
May 25, 2022
Men's Track and Field Takes 19th at AARTFC Championship
The Penn State Behrend men’s track and field team finished the All-Atlantic Region Track and Field Conference (AARTFC) Championships in 19th...
May 19, 2022
Behrend Track and Field to Compete at AARTFC Championships
The Penn State Behrend men’s and women’s track and field team heads to Moravian College for the All-Atlantic Region Track and Field...
May 17, 2022
Men's Track and Field Finishes Week With Two Meets on the Road
ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men’s track and field team took part in two meets this past week, competing in both the Marty...
May 13, 2022
Men's Track and Field Claims Sixth-Consecutive CSAC Title
The Penn State Behrend men’s track and field team won their sixth-straight Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) Championship on...
May 8, 2022
Behrend Track and Field Heads to CSAC Championships
The Penn State Behrend men’s and women’s track and field team will head to Alfred, N.Y. for the Colonial States Athletic Conference...
May 7, 2022
Dabrowski Breaks School Record as Lions Host Behrend Invitational
Dan Dabrowski (Harborcreek, PA/Harborcreek) broke the Penn State Behrend record in discus on Sunday as the men’s track and field team hosted...
April 24, 2022
Track and Field to Host Behrend Invitational on Sunday
The Penn State Behrend men’s and women’s track and field team will host the Behrend Invitational on Sunday, April 24 beginning at 11...
April 22, 2022
Dabrowski Takes Gold During SRU Invite
The Penn State Behrend men’s track and field team took part in the SRU Invitational on Thursday, hosted by Slippery Rock. There were no team...
April 21, 2022
Festa Clinches AARTFC Championship Bid as Lions Take Part in Westminster Invite
The Penn State Behrend men’s track and field team competed in the Westminster College Invitational on Saturday where Ryan Festa (Horsham,...
April 9, 2022
Behrend Track and Field Heads to Westminster
The Penn State Behrend men’s and women’s track team heads to New Wilmington, Pa. this Saturday or and invite hosted by Westminster...
April 8, 2022
Hetrick and Smith Top the High Jump At Slippery Rock Invitational
The Penn State Behrend men’s track and field team took part in the Dave Labor Invitational hosted by Slipper Rock University. There were no...
April 2, 2022
Men's and Women's Track and Field to Compete at Slippery Rock
The Penn State Behrend men’s and women’s track and field teams will head to Slippery Rock, Pa. on Saturday for the Dave Labor Alumni...
April 1, 2022
Three Qualify for AARTFC Championships Following First Outdoor Meet of the Season
The Penn State Behrend men’s track and field team had three qualify for the All-Atlantic Region Track and Field (AARTFC) Championships this...
March 26, 2022
Men's and Women's Track and Field Open Outdoor Season at Carnegie Mellon
The Penn State Behrend men’s and women’s track and field teams are back in action on Friday for their first outdoor meet of the year....
March 24, 2022
Smith and Hetrick Earn All-American Status with Top-8 Finishes at NCAA Championship
Braeden Smith (Erie, PA/Seneca) and Samuel Hetrick (New Bethlehem, PA/Redbank Valley) each placed in the top-8 in the high jump at the NCAA...
March 12, 2022
Hetrick and Smith Named USTFCCCA All-Region Selections
The United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced its Division III Indoor Track and Field All-Region...
March 9, 2022
Hetrick and Smith Selected for NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships
The Penn State Behrend men’s track and field team will be sending Samuel Hetrick (New Bethlehem, PA/Redbank Valley) and Braeden Smith (Erie,...
March 7, 2022
Men's Team Takes 13th Place as Men's and Women's Track and Field Compete at AARTFC Championships
The Penn State Behrend men’s track and field team finished in 13th at the All-Atlantic Region Track and Field Conference (AARTFC) Championsh...
March 5, 2022
Lions to Compete in 10 Events at AARTFC Championships
The men?s track and field teams head to Rochester, NY this weekend for the All-Atlantic Region Track and Field Conference (AARTFC) Championships...
March 2, 2022
Men's Track and Field Back in Action on Friday
The Penn State Behrend men’s track and field team is back at Nazareth this weekend for the Conference Tune-Up on Friday, beginning at 3:30...
February 17, 2022
Men's Track and Field set for Invitational Hosted by Tiffin
The Penn State Behrend men’s track and field team is off to Tiffin, Ohio for the Reggie Thomas Collegiate Classic hosted by Tiffin Universit...
February 11, 2022
Men's Track and Field Takes Part in Invitational Hosted by Ashland
The Penn State Behrend men’s track and field team competed in the Jud Logan Invitational on Saturday, hosted by Ashland University.
February 5, 2022
Men's Track and Field Set for Two-Day Event at Ashland
The Penn State Behrend men’s track and field team is back in action this weekend for a two-day invitational starting on Friday, hosted by...
February 3, 2022
Men's Track and Field Set School Records While Competing at Wittenberg
The Penn State Behrend men’s track and field team continued to set personal bests as well as set school records this weekend as they took...
January 29, 2022
Lions Head to Wittenberg for Steemer Showcase
The Penn State Behrend men’s track and field team is back in action on Saturday for the Steemer Showcase, hosted by Wittenberg University.
January 28, 2022
Men's Track and Field Resume Action This Weekend
The Penn State Behrend men’s track team is back in action for the first time since the holiday break as they travel to Houghton for the...
January 20, 2022
Men's Track and Field Heads to Nazareth on Friday
The Penn State Behrend men’s track and field team heads to Rochester, New York on Friday for the Alumni Opener hosted by Nazareth College.
December 9, 2021