Oscar Smith

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Player profile

  • Hometown Nassau, Bahamas
  • Last School Kansas State University
  • Year Senior
  • Major Economics

Ohio State Overview

  • Oscar transferred to Ohio State from Kansas State University in time for the start of the 2020-21 academic year
  • He is majoring in economics
  • 2020-21 OSU Scholar Athlete
  • Ranks third in program history in the 110m hurdles (13.59)
  • Ranks fifth in program history in the 60m hurdles (7.82)

2021-22

Indoor

  • Won the 60m hurdles (7.90) at the Notre Dame Meyo Invite
  • Had five of the top-seven Buckeye times in the 60m hurdles this season
  • Ran the 60m hurdles (7.82) at the Big Ten Championships
  • Finished seventh in the 60m hurdles (8.10) at the Rod McCravy Memorial
  • Finished eighth in the 60m hurdles (8.37) at the Big Ten Midwest Invite
  • Also ran the 200m (22.96) at the Notre Dame Meyo Invite

Outdoor

  • Won the 110m hurdles twice – at the Jesse Owens Classic (13.56) and Raleigh Relays (13.73)
  • Finished fourth in the 110m hurdles (13.59) at the Big Ten Championships
  • Made the second round of the NCAA Regionals in the 110m hurdles (13.72)
  • Finished third in the 110m hurdles (14.24) at the USC Open
  • Finished fourth in the 110m hurdles (13.92) at the Arizona State Baldy Castillo Invite
  • Finished sixth in the 400m hurdles at the USC Open (53.44) and Joe May Invitational (54.87)

More on Oscar

  • Competed for the Kansas State Wildcats during the 2020 indoor season before transferring to Ohio State
  • His personal best time of 7.81 in the 60, at the Razorback Invitational, was good for No. 4 all-time on Kansas State’s Top 10
  • Is among a handful of student-athletes from the Bahamas on the Ohio State roster, including Adrian Curry, Shaun Miller Jr. and Tavonte Mott on the men’s team and Devine Parker with the women’s program
  • As a prepster, he was a 2018 CARIFTA bronze medalist and a 2018 World Junior semi-finalist in the 110m hurdles