by Mike Giberti

BJ Smith (Concord, NH) strung together a great effort in what was just a local summer road race for him to take the victory at Bill Luti on Saturday. A rising sophomore at Franklin Pierce, Smith sports track PRs of 14’41” at 5k and 31’37” at 10k, both ran as a freshman this past spring. Here’s a few post-race words with him as well as a recap of the kick finish between him and former Lyndon State runner Josh Grant: