Nate Smith Class: Senior Hometown: Banner Elk, N.C. High School: Asheville School Height: 6-0 Event: Distance

Prep: State champion in the 3,200 senior year • Won state championships with both cross country and track teams • Captain of cross country, track, ski, and mountain bike racing teams • Also competed in swimming and soccer.

Personal: Majoring in chemistry • Hobbies include metal work, playing the banjo, hiking and mountain biking • Lists shrimp as his favorite food • "Gulliver's Travels" is his favorite book and "Big Fish" is his favorite movie • Nathaniel Fitz Randolph Spaulding Smith is the son of Paul and Serena Smith • Born March 28, 1988, in Hendersonville, N.C.