Tracy Smith (1991) - Hall of Fame - Oregon State University Athletics

Tracy Smith

Induction:
1991

Smith was a two-time National AAU/TAC champion in the 10,000 meters and in 1968 set a NCAA record with a time of 28:27.0.

He was the second man in NCAA history to score in three different events at the NCAA Championships.

Smith finished 11th in the 1968 Olympic Games.

He was ranked multiple times by Track & Field News as the No. 1 U.S. 5,000- and 10,000-meter runner in the mid- to late ‘60s, and was a six-time AAU National Champion from 1966 to 1973, winning outdoors in the 3-mile, 6-mile and 10,000 meters, and three times in the indoor 3-mile. He was a three-time world record holder in the indoor 3-mile.

At the time of his inducted he ranked third in OSU history in the 10,000 meters.