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PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS

2025 Cross Country Roster

Ari Smith (He/Him)

  • Class Freshman
  • Highschool Franklin Community HS/James Campbell HS
  • Hometown Ewa Beach, Hawaii

Biography

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

All-time PSU Rankings:

Cross Country:

- Holds the school record in the 5k - 15:32.03 - Lewis & Clark Opener (8/29/25)
- Ranks 7th all-time in the 6k - 18:34.0 - Ash Creek Festival (9/12/25)
 

PERSONAL BESTS:

Cross Country:

5,000m - 15:30.8 - Rose City Championship Invite (10/11/24; PSU Best: 15:32.03 - Lewis & Clark Opener, 8/29/25)
6,000m - 18:34.0 - Ash Creek Festival (9/12/25)

Outdoor:

800m - 1:57.43 - Velasco Invitational (4/11/25)
1,500m - 4:00.61 - OIA Varsity Track Championships (5/1/25)
3,000m - 8:56.12 - Kamehameha Invitational (4/5/25)
 

2025 CROSS COUNTRY:

Posted his second straight top 10 finish at the Ash Creek Festival (9/12), placing eighth overall while running the 6k in 18:34.0...Moved up to seventh all-time in the cross country 6k at PSU with his finish at the Ash Creek Festival...Became the first true freshman to post a top 10 finish since 2018 while leading the Vikings with an eighth-place finish at the Lewis & Clark Opener (8/29)...Ran the 5k in 15:32.03 at the Lewis & Clark Opener.
 

BEFORE PORTLAND STATE:

Competed for Franklin Community High School (2021-23) as well as James Campbell High School (2023-25)…Two-time state runner up in cross country while at James Campbell…Two-time Western Runner of the Year for James Campbell…All-conference honoree as a sophomore at Franklin Community…All-sectional in the 1,600 meters as a sophomore.
 

PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS:

Son of Casey and Ashley Smith…Has a sister, Lucy Smith…Lists hiking, riding bikes, playing video games and spending time with friends as hobbies/interests…Wants to be an officer in the Navy…Plans on majoring in business.
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