UW Athletic Hall of Fame

Martin Smith

Martin Smith

  • Class
  • Induction
    2025
  • Sport(s)
    Men's Cross Country, Men's Track & Field
  • 2023 USTFCCCA Hall of Fame inductee
  • Men’s Cross Country coach from 1983-1997
  • Two-time NCAA Coach of the Year and six-time Big Ten Coach of the Year
  • Coached the Badgers to two NCAA Championships (1985 and 1988)
  • Wisconsin qualified for the NCAA Championships in all 15 years of his coaching career, recording 12 top-10 finishes
  • Led UW to 12 Big Ten conference championships and ten NCAA Great Lakes Regional titles
  • Coached four NCAA champions and 31 Big Ten champions in track
  • Trained four Big Ten individual champions and 35 First Team All-Big Ten honorees in cross country
  • A total of 33 cross country and 45 track athletes earned All-America honors under his tutelage
 
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