2001 Indoor: Finished third in the 60-meter hurdles at the Oklahoma Classic with a time of 8.53…posted a season-best 200-meter time of 24.58 to capture first at the C-USA Championships…she was a member of the 4x400-meter relay team that placed third at the C-USA Championships. Outdoor: Won the 100-meter hurdles at the Conference USA Championships with a time of 13.68 …placed second in the 400-meter hurdles at the Tellez Invitational with a time of 1:00.89…member of the 4x400 meter relay team that posted a second-place finish at the C-USA Championships.
2000 Indoor: Placed sixth in the 60-meter hurdles at the Bayou City Indoor with a time of 9.16…ran a 59.44 in the 400 meters at the Houston Indoor Opener while finishing fifth. Outdoor: Posted a fourth-place finish in the 100-meter hurdles at the C-USA Championships with a time of 13.68…her 100-meter hurdles time of 13.82 at the TSU Relays was good enough for fifth place…registered a seventh-place finish in the 100 hurdles at the Lewis-Tellez Dedication Meet with a performance of 14.31.
High School
State champion in 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.14…finished second in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 42.39 seconds at the UIL Class 5A State Championships… won the 300-meter hurdles at the Region II-5A Championships with her career-best time of 42.20…her time at the regional meet ranked 11th nationally…finished second in the 100-meter hurdles in the region…was the District 16-5A 100 and 300-meter hurdles champion…named Langham Creek’s MVP as a senior after leading the team to an eighth-place finish at the state championships…also played volleyball…member of the Honor Roll and Academic Athletic Honor Roll…received perfect attendance award.
Personal
Born August 27, 1981, in Ridgewood, N.J.…daughter of Thornton and Leslie Smith of Houston…father, Thornton, was a state track and field champion…hobbies include playing tennis, volleyball and sketching…major is kinesiology.
