COLLEGIATE PERSONAL BESTS: 400m – 47.81, 600m – 1:16.31, 800m – 1:46.17, 1000m – 2:24.38
CAREER RECORDS, AWARDS, AND NOTES
RECORDS:
No. 3 (7:12.96) and No. 10 (7:17.86) in school history in the outdoor 4x800 relay
No. 5 in school history in the indoor 600m (1:16.31)
No. 6 in school history in the outdoor 800m (1:46.17)
No. 6 in school history in the outdoor 4x400 relay (3:05.92)
AWARDS:
1x Big Ten Bronze Medalist (’23 indoor 600m)
1x USTFCCCA All-Academic Team (’23)
2x Academic All-Big Ten (’23, ‘24)
1x Big Ten Sportsmanship Award (’23 indoor)
2024 Outdoor
Season: Qualified to the NCAA East Region Prelims in the 800m…Ran in the 4x400 relay at the NCAA Outdoor Championships…Scored at the Big Ten Championships in the 4x400 relay…Set his 800m PR following NCAA competition at the Penn Relays Summer Showcase…Competed in the USATF Olympic Trials.
Virginia Challenge (4/19-20): Returned to form with a 1:48.21 in the 800m, finishing seventh overall…Also ran in the 4x400 relay. Penn Relays (4/25-27): Was a member of Penn State’s 4x400 team that clocked an impressive 3:05.92…Also ran the 4x800 relay, helping his team to a 7:33.21. Big Ten Outdoor Championships (5/10-12): Finished seventh in the conference in the 4x400 relay, clocking a 3:08.86…Ran a 1:50.22 in the 800m prelims. NCAA East Region Prelims (5/22-25): Advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals in the 800m…Placed 16th in the region with a 1:47.14, finishing just outside a trip to the NCAA Championships. Penn Relays Summer Showcase (6/1): Before competing at the NCAA Championships, Smallwood clocked a 1:46.81 in the 800m in Philadelphia. NCAA Outdoor Championships (6/5-8): Ran on Penn State’s 4x400 relay team that clocked a 3:11.01, finishing 23rd in the nation. Portland Track Festival (6/9): Lowered his 800m PR with a 1:46.17 effort, a mark that qualified him for the USATF Olympic Trials. USATF Olympic Trials (6/21-30): As one of two members of the 2024 Nittany Lions competing at the Olympic Trials, Smallwood advanced to the 800m semifinals with a 1:46.68 in the first round…His outstanding summer came to an end in the semis, where he finished 22nd with a 1:48.82.
2024 Indoor
Season: Was injured in the first meet of the season, returned for the Big Ten Championships.
Nittany Lion Challenge (1/13): Finished third in the 600m in 1:16.97…Was injured running in the 4x400 relay. Big Ten Indoor Championships (2/23-24): Placed 14th in the conference in the 600m in his return from injury, running a 1:18.58 in the prelims.
2023 Outdoor
Season: Advanced to the NCAA East Prelims semifinals in the 800…Finished fourth in the Big Ten in the 800…Was a part of the No. 3 4x800 squad in school history that took second in the Championship of America at the Penn Relays.
Hurricane Collegiate Invitational (3/25): Finished fifth in the 400 with a personal-best 47.81. Florida Relays (3/31-4/1): Came in second overall in the 800 with a personal-best time of 1:47.67…4x400 squad placed third with a 3:08.57. Penn Relays (4/27-29): Finished second in the 4x800 Championship of America with the third-fastest time in Penn State history, a 7:12.96 run. Big Ten Outdoor Championships (5/12-14): Finished fourth in the Big Ten in the 800 with a time of 1:47.87. NCAA East Prelims (5/25-27): Qualified for the NCAA East Prelims in the 800 for the second year in a row…Advanced to the semifinals of the 800, finishing 16th in the region in the event with a 1:50.54.
2023 Indoor
Season: Big Ten Bronze Medalist in the 600m…Finished fourth in the conference in the 800 as well…Set the No. 3 600m time in school history at the Big Ten Championships.
Nittany Lion Challenge (1/14): Clocked a 2:24.38 PR in the 1000m to finish seventh overall…Came in second in the 4x400 with a 3:14.09. Hokie Invitational (1/20-21): Won the 600 with a 1:18.28…Finished second in the 4x400, helping his group go 3:13.89. Penn State National Open (1/27-28): Finished third in the 800 with a 1:48.60…Came in second place in the 600, stopping the clock at 1:16.99. Sykes & Sabock Invitational (2/4): Set a season-best 1:47.90 in the 800, earning second place. Big Ten Indoor Championships (2/24-25): Finished third place in the 600m with the third-fastest time in Penn State history in the event, a 1:16.31 effort…Ran a 1:47.94 in the 800 prelims to advance to the finals…Clocked a 1:48.02 to finish fourth place in the event, giving the Nittany Lions three out of the top four finishers in the event.
2022 Outdoor
Season: Qualified for NCAA East Prelims in 800m in his first collegiate outdoor campaign.
Bison Outdoor Classic (4/14-16): Set a season-best 1:48.65 in the 800 to win the event. Penn Relays (4/28-30): Ran both the 4x400 (3:08.93) and the 4x800 (7:17.86) at the Penn Relays, setting the then-No. 9 4x800 mark in school history. NCAA East Prelims (5/25-28): In his first NCAA competition, clocked a 1:50.20 for 29th place in the region.
2022 Indoor
Season: Placed 14th at Big Ten Indoor Championships in the 800m…Earned three event victories in the regular season, including two in his collegiate debut.
Nittany Lion Challenge (1/15): Won the 600 with a 1:16.19 in his first collegiate meet…Also won the 4x400, helping his team to a 3:16.71 mark. Dr. Sander Invitational Columbia Challenge (2/4-5): Won the 4x400 once again, going 3:13.66. Penn State Tune-Up (2/18): Finished second in the 800 with a season-best 1:49.87, his third sub-1:50 time of the year. Big Ten Indoor Championships (2/25-26): Finished 14th in the 800 with a 1:51.17…Helped the 4x400 group to a season-best 3:11.35, earning sixth place in the conference.
BEFORE PENN STATE
HIGH SCHOOL PRs: 800m – 1:51.91
Four-year letterwinner...2021 800m State Champion...2020-21 Conference runner of the year for track and cross country.
PERSONAL
Son of Richie Smallwood and Stacie Steele...Studying telecommunications at Penn State...Born in Pennsylvania.