CLOVIS, Calif. – Appalachian State University men's track and field's Brandon Smith finished 12th in the 400-meter hurdle preliminaries at the 2016 U.S. Track and Field Junior Nationals on Saturday.
Smith finished with a time of 53.86 - a tenth of a second off his season's best of 53.76. Smith ran a top time this season of 53.76 at the Florida Relays.
At the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships, Smith placed eighth in the 400 hurdles with a time of 54.44.