Aggie Track
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PRIOR TO N.C. A&T:
Sat out the 2004-05
season as a redshirt at Jacksonville Univ.…
HIGH
SCHOOL CAREER:
Lettered four
seasons at Rickards High School for her coach Loretta Smith (her
mother)…Finished as two-time runner-up in state championship in the 300
meter hurdles...Won the regional championship her senior season…won the
city championship her junior season…Ranked third in U.S. Nationals in
the 400 meter hurdles in 2004…Won state championships in the 4 x 400
meter relay and 4 x 100 meter relay as a sophomore…Also lettered in
basketball and ran cross country…
PERSONAL:
Parents’
Names: Loretta and
Michael Smith, Sr.
Siblings:
Michael Smith Jr., Lauren Smith, Mallex Smith
Birthdate:
10/12/85
Academic
Major: Sports Science and
Fitness Management
Favorite Sports
Team: USA Track and Field
Favorite
Professional Athletes: Florence Griffith
Joyner and Justin Gatlin
Favorite
Food: Seafood,
especially shrimp
Favorite
Movie: “Friday”
starring Ice Cube and Chris Tucker
Favorite
Book: The Coldest
Winter Ever
Role
Model: Her mother,
Loretta Smith
Message to
Youth: “Making it look easy
is hard work.”