Amina Smith

Amina has been competing as a student-athlete for about 10 years. She started off running with her Junior Olympic club team in Brooklyn, N.Y, `the Kenyan Runners[apos], and for her high school team, Townsend Harris, where she earned 12 varsity letters competing as a track & field and cross country athlete.

Smith was a member of her school[apos]s 4x800m team that competed both at the 2007 National Scholastic Indoor Championship meet, and in the invitational 4x800m race at the 2007 Penn Relays meet. She was a two-time cross country state qualifier in 2006 and 2007. In 2009 she placed 2nd in the 2000m Steeplechase at the AAU Club Nationals which was held in Orlando, FL. In 2010, she received the Cross Country MVP award and a Senior Athlete award.

Smith graduated high school with all honors and an advanced regents diploma. She took three languages, Spanish, Hebrew, and Latin, in which she excelled. In her free time, she tutors middle school students who struggle in reading, writing and math in order to better their academic skills and prepare them for high school. Amina also took part in many different clubs and activities such as Student Government, Trivia knowledge Club, and directed her school[apos]s St. Jude[apos]s Fashion Show Fundraiser.