The University of Mississippi Athletics
2026 Track and Field Roster
Bryson Smith
- Year (Indoor/Outdoor):
- R-Sr. / R-Sr.
- Position:
- Throws
- Hometown:
- Madera, Calif.
- High school:
- Madera
- Prev. School:
- San Jose State
- Major:
- Multi-Disciplinary Studies
TFRRS Bio
2026 Indoor (Redshirt Senior)
NCAA Qualifier (Weight Throw)
SEC Medalist (Weight Throw, Bronze)
SEC Scorer (Weight Throw, 3rd Place)
6 SEC Points
Earned first career ticket to the indoor national meet in the weight throw, ending the regular season with the 16th and final qualifying spot at 22.29m/73-01.75 ... Won first career SEC medal in the weight throw, earning bronze on career-best heave of 22.29m/73-01.75 (No. 2 Ole Miss history) ... Third Rebel to ever break 73 feet ... Part of 16 points in the event for the Ole Miss men, who second in the team standings (the best indoors in combined program history) ... Threw at least 71-8 in four of five meets.
2025 Outdoor (Redshirt Junior)
Second-Team All-American (Hammer, 13th Place)
NCAA Qualifier (Hammer)
NCAA East Region Qualifier (Hammer)
SEC Scorer (Hammer, 5th Place)
4 SEC Points
Second-Team All-American in the hammer after 13th place finish (67.79m/222-5) ... First career national qualifying berth after finishing runner-up at the NCAA East Regional (68.40m/224-5) ... Scored four points for a powerful Rebel men's hammer crew with a fifth place finish at 67.64m/221-11, pushing Ole Miss to 23 points in the event (third-most all-time) ... Won Joe Walker Invite on a career-best 69.12m/226-9 (No. 4 Ole Miss history).
2025 Indoor (Redshirt Junior)
SEC Scorer (Weight Throw, 5th Place)
4 SEC Points
Scored in fifth place in his first SEC meet, throwing a career-best 22.06m/72-04.50 (No. 2 Ole Miss history) to help give the Rebel men 17 total points in the event ... Became the second Rebel to break 22 meters in the weight ... Broke 71 feet in four of seven indoor meets.
2024 Outdoor (Junior)
Did not compete and was redshirted.
2024 Indoor (Junior)
Did not compete and was redshirted.
At San Jose State (2022-23)
Four-time Mountain West medalist with 28 points scored during two-year career both indoor and outdoor ... Left with a hammer PR of 65.58m/215-2, weight throw PR of 19.08m/62-07.25 and shot put PR of 16.16m/53-00.25.
High School
Played four years of football, basketball and volleyball, in addition to track & field, at Madera High School ... Also played one season of golf his senior year ... Part of 2019 state champion volleyball team ... Named student-athlete of the year as a senior in 2021 ...
Personal
Born Dec. 26, 2002 to Allen Smith and Shanda Moore Smith ... Sister, Addyson, competed on Air Force track & field team ... Father, Allen, was on the football and track teams at Southeast Missouri ... Majoring in multi-disciplinary studies.
| OLE MISS CAREER HIGHLIGHTS |
| • 1x Second-Team All-American • 2x NCAA Qualifier • 1x NCAA East Region Qualifier • 1x SEC Medalist • 3x SEC Scorer • 14 SEC Points |
2026 Indoor (Redshirt Senior)
NCAA Qualifier (Weight Throw)
SEC Medalist (Weight Throw, Bronze)
SEC Scorer (Weight Throw, 3rd Place)
6 SEC Points
Earned first career ticket to the indoor national meet in the weight throw, ending the regular season with the 16th and final qualifying spot at 22.29m/73-01.75 ... Won first career SEC medal in the weight throw, earning bronze on career-best heave of 22.29m/73-01.75 (No. 2 Ole Miss history) ... Third Rebel to ever break 73 feet ... Part of 16 points in the event for the Ole Miss men, who second in the team standings (the best indoors in combined program history) ... Threw at least 71-8 in four of five meets.
2025 Outdoor (Redshirt Junior)
Second-Team All-American (Hammer, 13th Place)
NCAA Qualifier (Hammer)
NCAA East Region Qualifier (Hammer)
SEC Scorer (Hammer, 5th Place)
4 SEC Points
Second-Team All-American in the hammer after 13th place finish (67.79m/222-5) ... First career national qualifying berth after finishing runner-up at the NCAA East Regional (68.40m/224-5) ... Scored four points for a powerful Rebel men's hammer crew with a fifth place finish at 67.64m/221-11, pushing Ole Miss to 23 points in the event (third-most all-time) ... Won Joe Walker Invite on a career-best 69.12m/226-9 (No. 4 Ole Miss history).
2025 Indoor (Redshirt Junior)
SEC Scorer (Weight Throw, 5th Place)
4 SEC Points
Scored in fifth place in his first SEC meet, throwing a career-best 22.06m/72-04.50 (No. 2 Ole Miss history) to help give the Rebel men 17 total points in the event ... Became the second Rebel to break 22 meters in the weight ... Broke 71 feet in four of seven indoor meets.
2024 Outdoor (Junior)
Did not compete and was redshirted.
2024 Indoor (Junior)
Did not compete and was redshirted.
At San Jose State (2022-23)
Four-time Mountain West medalist with 28 points scored during two-year career both indoor and outdoor ... Left with a hammer PR of 65.58m/215-2, weight throw PR of 19.08m/62-07.25 and shot put PR of 16.16m/53-00.25.
High School
Played four years of football, basketball and volleyball, in addition to track & field, at Madera High School ... Also played one season of golf his senior year ... Part of 2019 state champion volleyball team ... Named student-athlete of the year as a senior in 2021 ...
Personal
Born Dec. 26, 2002 to Allen Smith and Shanda Moore Smith ... Sister, Addyson, competed on Air Force track & field team ... Father, Allen, was on the football and track teams at Southeast Missouri ... Majoring in multi-disciplinary studies.
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