NIACC's Trent Smith Invitational set for today
The sixth annual Trent Smith Invitational is set for 5 p.m. today on the NIACC campus.
The women's 5-kilometer race starts at 5 p.m. with the men's 8K race starting at 5:45 p.m.
Trent Smith was a former cross country/track & field standout at North Iowa Area Community College from 2011-2013. Trent was NIACC's first male cross country All-American, and he still holds the indoor 3,000 meter record. While at NIACC, Trent worked as a student ambassador in the Admissions Department. Trent was tragically killed in the fall of 2016 in a car accident. Trent Smith left his mark and definitely will be missed by his NIACC family.
Trent Smith Invitational facts:
Trent Smith Invite women's 5K record - Sarah Bertry (NIACC) 18:32 (2021)
Trent Smith Invite men's 8K record - Brian Jacques (NIACC) 25:17 (2017)
NIACC women's 5K course record - Leanne Pompeani (Iowa Central) 17:36 2016 NJCAA Region 11 meet
NIACC men's 8K course record - Karim Achengli (Iowa Central) 24:47 (2016)
TRENT SMITH INVITATIONAL HISTORY
PAST TEAM CHAMPIONS
MEN
2017 – NIACC 36 points
2018 - Hawkeye CC 28 points
2019 - University of Minnesota-Duluth 27 points
2020 – NIACC 20 points
2021 - Indian Hills 30 points
WOMEN
2017 - Iowa Western 22 points
2018 - Hawkeye CC 44 points
2019 - Minnesota State 22 points
2020 - Iowa Central 30 points
2021 - Indian Hills 24 points
PAST INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS
MEN
2017 - Brian Jacques (NIACC) 25:17
2018 - Abdiaziz Wako (NIACC) 26:41
2019 - Benjamin Allen (Concordia) 26:15
2020 - Sam Mickelson (Hawkeye CC) 26:17
2021 - Melvin Kipkemboi (NIACC) 25:22
WOMEN
2017 - Joanna Topham (Hawkeye CC) 19:20
2018 - Marissa Kuik (Waldorf) 18:44
2019 - Allyssa Reeves (Minnesota State) 18:48
2020 - Sarah Bertry (NIACC) 19:31
2021 - Sarah Bertry (NIACC) 18:32
Top 10 Trent Smith Invitational men's times (8K) (2017-21)
Brian Jacques (NIACC) 25:17 (2017)
Melvin Kipkemboi (NIACC) 25:22 (2021)
Brian Kitur (Unattached) 25:47 (2017)
Wal Khat (NIACC alumni) 25:47 (2017)
Blake Keller (NIACC) 26:05 (2017)
Benjamain Allen (Concordia University) 26:15 (2019)
Sam Mickelson (Hawkeye CC) 26:17 (2020)
Melvin Kipkemboi (NIACC) 26:21 (2020)
Cole Lebourgeois (University of Minnesota-Duluth) 26:24 (2019)
Jorge Ruiz (NIACC) 26:25 (2020)
Top 10 Trent Smith Invitational women's times 5K (2017-20)
Sarah Bertry (NIACC) 18:32 (2021)
Marissa Kuik (Waldorf) 18:44 (2018)
Allyssa Reeves (Minnesota State) 18:48 (2019)
Joanna Topham (Hawkeye CC) 18:51 (2018)
Carisa Weyenberg (Minnesota State) 18:54 (2019)
Amanda Montplaisir (Minnesota State) 19:16 (2019)
Joanna Topham (Hawkeye CC) 19:20 (2017)
Ivy Glade (Minnesota State) 19:23 (2019)
Alayna Kollasch (unattached) 19:28 (2018)
Emma Davison (NIACC) 19:30 (2019)