A photograph of Christian Smith of Pawnee Heights High School at Rozel, Kansas, running on a relay team. At the 2001 National AAU Junior Olympics Games, Christian won the 800 Meter run. He was a four event winner at the 2002 Kansas State Track and Field Championships in Wichita, Kansas. He was named The Hutchinson News' Male Athlete of the Year, and helped Pawnee Heights High School win the Class 1A title. After graduating from high school. Christian continued his track career at Kansas State University. In 2008, he was a member of the United States Track and Field Team at the Olympics in Beijing, China.