March 10, 2007

BOSTON, Mass. - Lake Superior State junior Adam Smith placed sixth in the men's 400-meter dash finals at the NCAA Division II Track and Field Championships and earned All-America status.

NCAA 400-meter finals

Smith (Mount Pleasant, Mich.) qualified ninth during the preliminaries on Friday with a time of :48.74. During the finals on Saturday at the Reggie Lewis Center, he clocked a :48.29 and moved up three spots.

Smith is also an academic all-American.

NCAA Men's 400-meter dash finals
1. Jamaal Torrance, St. Augustine's, :46.58
2. Joel Stallworth, Cal State-Stanislaus, :47.31
3. Randy Curry, St. Augustine's, :47.40
4. Brandon Brisco, Cal State-Stanislaus, :48.00
5. Kyle Rose, Southern Illinois, :48.28
6. Adam Smith, Lake Superior State, :48.29
7. Jared Krout, Hillsdale, :48.62
8. Sean Bergstedt, Truman State, :48.65
9. Laurias Eugene, St. Augustine's, :48.84