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2015-16 Men's Track and Field

Desmond Smallwood

  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Williamsburg, Va.
  • Highschool Lafayette

Biography

CAREER STATS

PERSONAL BESTS
60-meter dash: 7.00
100-meter dash: 10.84
200-meter run: 21.83

2016: OUTDOOR

  • Member of 4x100-meter dash and 400-meter relay teams that finished second at the VCU Ram Invite.
  • Placed fourth in the 200-meter run at the VCU Ram Invite with a time of 22.30.
  • Set his personal record in the 200-meter run at the UF Tom Jones Memorial Invitational with a time of 21.83.

2016: INDOOR

  • Secured a sixth place finish in the 200-meter run at the Akron Invitational with a time of 22.31.
  • Placed sixth overall in the Atlantic 10 Championships after running a 22.36 in the 200-meter run.

2015: INDOOR

  • Ran a season-best 22.78 in the 200-meter run at the Hokie Invitational.
  • Placed second in the 300-meter run at the Hampton University Indoor Invitational with a time of 36.13.

2014: OUTDOOR

  • Ran the 200-meter run in 22.20, a season-best time, at the MSU Legacy Track and Field Meet.
  • Placed tenth at the VCU Ram Invite in the 200-meter run, posting a time of 22.57.

2014: INDOOR 

  • Member of 400-meter relay team that finished second at the Hampton University Indoor Invitational.
  • Posted a season-best time of 22.74 in the 200-meter run at the Penn State National Invitational.
  • Placed eighth overall in the 200-meter run with a time of 22.75 at the Atlantic 10 Championships.

2013: OUTDOOR

  • Set an outdoor record of 22.37 seconds in the 200-meter dash at the Vanderbilt Invitational.
  • Anchored the 4x100-meter relay team that recorded a season-best time of 41.99 seconds, placing fourth at Vanderbilt.
  • Posted a personal record of 10.90 seconds in the 100-meter dash at the Mason Invite. It was the best time posted in the 100-meter by any Ram this season.
  • Ran the first-leg of the 1600-meter sprint melody team that placed eighth at the Florida relays with a time of 3:27.16.
  • Anchored the 4x100-meter relay team that ran a season-best 42.01 seconds, placing 23rd at the Flordia Relays.
  • Placed eighth in the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.12 seconds at the Fred Hardy Invitational.
  • Anchored the 4x100-meter relay team to a fourth plae finish at the Fred Hardy Invitational with a time of 42.30 seconds.
  • Finished fourth in the 100-meter dash at the Virginia Cup with a time of 11.15 seconds.
  • Ran a 22.59 seconds in the 200-meter race to finish seventh at the Virginia Cup
  • Anchored the 4x400-meter relay that won at the Virginia Cup with a time of 3:17.90
  • Placed sixth (22.47 seconds) in the 200-meter in his outdoor debut at the Ram Invite.

2013: INDOOR

  • A member of the 4x400 relay team that placed fifth in the New Balance Invitational with a time of 3:18.54.
  • Named the Atlantic 10's Rookie of the Week for the week of Jan. 14
  • Won the 60m dash at the Navy Quad with a time of 7.05.
  • Placed second in the 200m at the Navy Quad running a personal-best 22.24
  • Opened his career with a third place finish at the Father Diamond Invitational in the 60m dash running a 7.00.

PRIOR TO VCU:

  • Ran four years of indoor and outdoor track at Lafayette High School in Williamsburg
  • Helped lead the Rams to the Indoor and Outdoor District and Regional titles
  • Won the state race in the 300m and 200m , while finishing second in the 55m and the 100m
  • Set school records in the 200m and the 4x200 as a junior
  • Was named to the All-State team following his junior season
  • As a senior won the Sportsmanship/Model Student Athlete award
  • Participated in the Five-Star Track and Field AAU program for two years

PERSONAL:

  • Son of Harem and Karen Smallwood
  • Born: Oct. 14, 1993
  • Sibling(s): Brother Aaron runs track at Virginia State University
  • Major: Urban & Regional Studies and Planning 

Historical Player Information

  • 2012-13Freshman

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  • 2013-14Sophomore

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  • 2014-15Junior

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  • 2015-16Redshirt Junior

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