Dillon Quintana capped his senior season by winning the Washington State 1A 3200 meters in 9:32.74 for a 9-second victory. He also finished sixth in the 1600 meters in 4:28.07 less than three seconds behind the winner. He broke the 2-minute barrier in the 800 meters with a second-place finish in 1:59.63 in a three-way meet with Squalicum High at Sehome High. He set a PR of 4:21.40 in the 1600 with his win in the 1A Tri-District Preliminaries, and set a PR of 9:15.69 for 3200 meters at the Shoreline Invitational.

All of that followed a senior cross country campaign that saw him break his school record for 5K with a 15:30 and finish the season by winning the Washington State 2A title in 15:50.0 as he nipped Tom Bradley of Blaine High by .8 seconds, Bradley finishing in 15:50.8.

His began his high school career by running cross country as a freshman, finishing 20^th in the District 1 2A Championship in 17:10.40, then placed 44^th in the Washington State 2A Championship in 17:01. He competed for the track team that spring but had a DNF in the 3200 at the District 1 Meet and was diagnosed with a stress fracture.

The summer between his freshman and sophomore seasons he was T-boned by a four wheeler on his 16^th birthday which shattered his tibia and fibula. He spent nearly four months in a hip cast and returned for the spring track and field season. Doing pool and elliptical workouts, he ran a then-career best 2:10.50 for 800 meters, a season-best 4:41.17 in the 1600 meters at the Northwest Conference 2A Sub-District meet and a season-best 10:02.95 for 3200 meters at the NWC 2A Sub-District.

He returned for his junior cross country season and had run a PR and school record 16:11.90for 5K to finish fourth at the South Whidbey Invitational, but another stress fracture sidelined him for the district meet and he spent another four weeks on crutches.

His junior track season he ran a then-PR 4:29.03 for 1600 meters at the NWC 2A District Meet and a season-best 10:30.47 for 3200 meters in a dual meet with Anacortes.

It's hard to tell if Tyson has a sprinter or a distance runner on his hands in Kinsly Smith when it comes to track.

The answer might be both.

His high school career saw him run everything from 200 meters to 3200 meters as well as being on some relay teams.

As a senior he placed fifth in the Wyoming State 3A Championship in the 200 in a career-best 23.03, third in the 400 in a career best 50.78 and just .42 seconds out of first and ran the second leg on the State championship 4x800 relay team that won in 8:20.83. Jackson Hole finished second in the State 3A team chase, just four points out of first.

His junior season saw him win the 800 meters in 1:57.84, finish sixth in the 1600 in 4:40.87 and place eighth in the 400 meters in 1:03.44. He anchored the 4x800 relay team that finished second in 8:26.66. Jackson Hole won the team title by 10 points.

His sophomore year he placed 12^th in the State 3A 800 meters in 2:12.05, 10^th in the 1600 in 5:01.57, 17^th in the 3200 in 11:41.20 and ran the lead leg on the State 3A championship 4x800 relay team which finished in 8:35.23. Jackson Hole finished fourth at State.

A four-time State 3A track participant, his freshman season he captured the 3200 meter title in 10:11.08, was second in the 800 meters in 2:02.72, second in the 1600 in 4:45.39 and ran the third leg of the 4x800 relay team which captured the State crown in 8:23.34. Jackson Hole claimed the team title.

He capped his cross country career last fall placing 21^st in the Wyoming State 3A championship in 18:35.78 over the 5K layout in helping Jackson Hole finish second. His junior season he place fourth in 17:36.21 as Jackson Hole had four of the top six runners to easily claim the State title.

As a sophomore he finished 14^th in the State cross country championship in 18:22.55, Jackson Hole with four of the top nine finishers to out-distance the field for the State crown.

When he's not running, Smith is skiing. As a senior in the Wyoming State Nordic Championship he finished his two Nordic runs in 36^th in 31:34.1 in the Freestyle competition and 38^th in 34:17.7 in the Classic run to help lead Jackson Hole to the team title.

His junior season he finished 47^th in the 5km Men Skate in 20:29.0 as Jackson Hole won the team title and placed 55^th in the 10km Men Classic in 48:12.0 as Jackson Hole also captured the team crown in that event to help lead Jackson to the State title.

Smith graduated as a 4-time All-West 3A Conference and All-State 3A selection in track and was two-time All-Conference and All-State in cross country. He was a member of the National Honors Society and was on the Student Council for three years. He plans to major in mechanical engineering at Gonzaga.