Payton Smith

Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
La Jolla, Calif.
High School:
La Jolla
Position:
Sprints
Major:
LSA Undeclared

At Michigan

• Member of the school-record 4x400 relay (3:29.22)
• Honorable Mention All-American (4x400 relay, 2025)
• Finished fourth in the 400m at the 2025 USATF U20 Championships (53.17)

Collegiate PR | Indoor: 200m - 23.74; 400m - 52.94 | Outdoor: 200m - 23.71; 400m - 52.99

TFRRS Profile (for PRs and full results)

Freshman (2024-25)

Outdoor Track & Field
• Ran 3:33.75 for 19th in the 4x400m relay at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (June 11-14)
• Ran 54.54 in the 400m dash preliminaries for 44th and a program record 3:29.22 for 10th in the 4x400m relay at the NCAA East First Round (May 28-31)
• Ran 54.42 in the 400m dash for 16th, 44.55 for sixth in the 4x100m relay, and 3:32.47 for third in the 4x400m relay at the Big Ten Championships (May 16-18)
• Ran 52.99 to win the 400m dash and 45.23 for second in the 4x100m relay at the Len Paddock (May 9)
• Ran 23.75 in the 200m dash for 10th, 53.96 for 29th in the 400m dash, and a program record 3:30.17 in the 4x400m relay for ninth at the Tom Jones Invitational (April 18-19)
• Ran 53.15 for seventh in the 400m dash and 3:35.57 in the 4x400m relay for third at the 44 Farms Team Invitational (April 11-12)
• Ran 23.71 for 14th in the 200m dash at the Battle on the Bayou (March 28-29)

Indoor Track & Field
• Ran 59.65 in the 400m dash prelims for 29th at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 28-March 1)
• Ran 23.90 in the 200m dash for 16th and a career-best 52.94 in the 400m dash (the No. 4 mark in program history) for 17th at the Tiger Paw Invitational (Feb. 14-15)
• Ran a career-best 23.74 in the 200m dash (the No. 4 mark in program history) for second and a career-best 53.20 to win the 400m dash (the No. 4 mark in program history) at the Michigan Invitational (Feb. 8)
• Ran 24.08 in the 200m dash (the No. 8 mark in program history) for sixth, a career-best 54.29 in the 400m dash (the No. 10 mark in program history) for third, and 3:35.38 to win the 4x400m relay at the Crossroads of America Invitational (Jan. 24-25)

HIGH SCHOOL

California State Champion in the 400 meter dash...Eight-time All-American...Three-time San Diego Section Division 3 Champion. School record holder in the 100 meter dash, the 200 meter dash, and the 400 meter dash...Four-time All-Academic League...Two-time San Diego Athlete of the Year...California State Winter Champion in the 300 meter dash.