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A Master of His Craft: Gerrod Smith Proving Age Is Just a Number by Competing in Masters Track and Field Competitions

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Gerrod Smith, a member of Shinnecock Indian Nation, is still pole vaulting at 70 at various events throughout the country and now internationally as well. Here he is at his workout area on Shinnecock Territory wearing Evitan Couture clothes designed and produced by his son Weyhan Smith. DREW BUDD

Gerrod Smith, a member of Shinnecock Indian Nation, is still pole vaulting at 70 at various events throughout the country and now internationally as well. Here he is at his workout area on Shinnecock Territory wearing Evitan Couture clothes designed and produced by his son Weyhan Smith. DREW BUDD

Gerrod Smith, a member of Shinnecock Indian Nation, is still pole vaulting at 70 at various events throughout the country and now internationally as well. Here he is at his workout area on Shinnecock Territory wearing Evitan Couture clothes designed and produced by his son Weyhan Smith. DREW BUDD

Gerrod Smith, a member of Shinnecock Indian Nation, is still pole vaulting at 70 at various events throughout the country and now internationally as well. Here he is at his workout area on Shinnecock Territory wearing Evitan Couture clothes designed and produced by his son Weyhan Smith. DREW BUDD

Gerrod Smith, a member of Shinnecock Indian Nation, is still pole vaulting at 70 at various events throughout the country and now internationally as well. Here he is at his workout area on Shinnecock Territory wearing Evitan Couture clothes designed and produced by his son Weyhan Smith. DREW BUDD

Gerrod Smith, a member of Shinnecock Indian Nation, is still pole vaulting at 70 at various events throughout the country and now internationally as well. Here he is at his workout area on Shinnecock Territory wearing Evitan Couture clothes designed and produced by his son Weyhan Smith. DREW BUDD

Gerrod Smith with three of his grandsons who competed at the North American Indigenous Games in Halifax, Nova Scotia, 2021. COURTESY GERROD SMITH

Gerrod Smith with three of his grandsons who competed at the North American Indigenous Games in Halifax, Nova Scotia, 2021. COURTESY GERROD SMITH

Drew Budd on Nov 24, 2025
Gerrod Smith’s still got it, and he’s hoping to enlighten others that they’ve still got it, too. At 70 years young, Smith, a member of the Shinnecock Nation, is competing... more

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