The Official Newspaper for Foster County
The Official Newspaper for Foster County
Payton Smith, shown here competing at the 2022 Summit League Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Okla., has posted several times in the 2,000-meter and 3,000-meter steeplechase that have placed him on the NCAA's top performances and also among the leaders in NDSU track history. (NDSU Athletics)
North Dakota State University track and field athlete Payton Smith, son of Kyle and Layne Smith of Carrington, has made a name for himself in one of the sport's quirkier events.
Smith just completed his indoor season for the Bison, and now hits the outdoor circuit as a 2,000 and 3,000-meter steeplechase specialist.
So far, he has done very well in the green and yellow, having completed two spring...
