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Emily Smith

  • position Distances
  • class Senior
  • Hometown Limerick, Pa.
  • High school Spring-Ford Senior High School
  • position Distances
  • class Senior
  • Hometown Limerick, Pa.
  • High school Spring-Ford Senior High School

Emily Smith Bio

Academic Highlights

2023 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
2022 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll

Season and Career Results
2022-23

Indoor

Appeared in five indoor meets, running the mile and the distance medley relay … Began her season with a ninth place finish at the Gamecock Opener in the mile run, clocking 5:09.95 … Was also part of the DMR squad that won the Gamecock Opener, running as the third leg with a time of 12:10.64 … The following week, she posted her best finish in the mile run with a runner-up standing following a time of 5:08.46 … Also finished second in the DMR, running lead off with a time of 12:25.23 … Set her new indoor mile PR at the South Carolina Invitational, running 5:01.09.

Outdoor

Competed in just two meets during the outdoor campaign, running the 1500m and the 4x800m relay … Opened the outdoor season at the Weems Baskin Relays with a fifth-place finish in the 1500m (4:50.41) and a win in the 4x800m relay following a time of 9:18.26 … Set her new outdoor 1500m PR at the USC Open, winning the event with a time of 4:42.42.

Cross Country

Appeared in six events during the cross country campaign … Made her season debut at the Carolina Challenge where she finished 10th with a time of 20:11.2 … Also finished 10th at the Winthrop Invitational 5K with a time of 19:51.4 … Ran a 5K personal record in Charlotte with a mark of 19:06.8 … Clocked her new 6K personal record in the 2022 SEC Cross Country Championship when she stopped the clock at 23:37.69.

2021-22

Indoor

Competed in four different meets for Carolina, running the Mile in three events … Kicked off the indoor season competing in the 1,000m at the Clemson Opener (Dec. 3), finishing 6th with a PR time of 3:09.47 … Fastest Mile run was at the South Carolina Invitational on Jan. 28 when she ran it in a PR time of 5:20.88.

Outdoor

Appeared in three events during the outdoor season, running the 1,500m in all three events … Placed in the Top 10 in two of the three events, including her first appearance during the outdoor season when she placed 7th in the Weems Baskin (March 26) with a time of 4:55.29 … Set a new PR in the 1,500m when she finished 5th in the Gamecock Invitational on April 16 with a time of 4:46.60.

Cross Country

Competed in one event during the cross country season, placing 51st in the 6K at the Pirate Invitational on Oct. 15 with a time of 25:38.4.

2020-21
Indoor

Ran the Mile in three different events for Carolina … Best placement was 10th in the Carolina Indoor Open on Feb. 13 with a time of 5:23.90.

Outdoor

Competed in four different meets, running the 1,500m at each event … Her fastest time in the 1,500 was 4:53.70 at the USC Open on April 17 when she finished 27th … Best result was 8th in the Weems Baskin Relays on March 27, running in a time of 4:54.23.

Cross Country

Did not compete.

2019-20
Indoor

Did not compete.

Outdoor

Cancelled.

Cross Country

Did not compete.

Pre-South Carolina
High School

A four-time letterwinner in both cross country and track at Spring-Ford Senior High School … Named All-Conference First Team four times in cross country and track … Four-time Individual PIAA Cross Country State Championship qualifier … Placed 2nd at Cross Country PAC Championship in 2019 … Helped the track team win the 2019 conference championship in 2019 … Ran the 1200 leg in the distance medley relay at the 2018 Penn Relays … Was a medalist at the 2017 Indoor Track State meet in distance medley relay … Has a 5K PR of 18:56 … Also a four-year Distinguished Honor Roll Student.

Personal

Daughter of Adam and Tera Smith … Has one brother, Zach, and one sister, Lily … Majoring in Exercise Science.

Personal Records
Indoor

1000m 3:09.47 (12/3/21)
Mile 5:01.09 (2/3/23)

Outdoor

1500m 4:42.42 (4/22/23)

Cross Country

5K 19:06.8 (10/7/22)
6K 23:37.69 (10/28/22)