2014-15 Women's Track and Field Roster
Mariah Smith
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Aurora, Ill.
- High School:
- West Aurora
2015
Outdoor
- Placed eighth at Big Ten Championships with a discus throw of 49.55m
- Won the Rankin Invitational with a season-best mark of 165-4 (50.40m)
- Finished in the top-five at five meets
Indoor
- Competed at Big Ten Championships in the weight throw
- Won the weight throw at the Orange and Blue Open with a mark of 57-5 (17.50m)
- Placed in the top-five at the Illini Classic and Border Battle
2014
Outdoor
- Qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Round in the discus
- Placed ninth in the discus at the Big Ten Championships
- Threw the fourth-best mark in school history (50.61m) to place third at the Illinois Twilight
- Set a personal-best mark of 42.18m to place ninth in the hammer throw at the Illinois Twilight
Indoor
- Competed in the weight throw at the Big Ten Championships
- Threw the sixth-best mark in school history (16.40m) to place second at the Orange & Blue Open
2013
Outdoor
- Set lifetime bests in both the hammer throw and the javelin
- At the Lee Calhoun Memorial Invitational, she threw a career best hammer throw of 126-8 (38.62m) and a javelin mark of 97-2 (29.62m)
- Threw a season best discus mark of 143-4 (43.69m) at the Bill Cornell Spring Classic
Indoor
- Threw the sixth best weight throw mark in Illinois history at the Illini Classic, finishing with a mark of 53-3 (16.34m)
- Part of the Big Ten Championship squad, participating in the weight throw
- Won the weight throw title at the Illini Open
2012
Outdoor
- Set a personal-best discus throw of 46.91m at the Tom Botts Invitational, finishing sixth and setting the seventh best mark in school history
- Finished runner-up in the discus at the John McDonnell Invitational
Indoor
High School
Personal
Personal Bests
- Competed in the shot put and the weight throw, setting career-bests in both
- Placed fourth in the shot put at the Illini Open with a personal-best throw of 11.64m
- Posted a career-best weight throw at the Orange and Blue Open (14.11m)
- Earned all-state honors in the discus in 2010
- Was also an Illinois state finalist in the shot put in 2010
- Earned four varsity letters in track, one in tennis and two in basketball
- Posted personal-best marks of 40-0 in the shot put and 129-0 in the discus
- Was an all-conference selection in track from 2007-10
- Full name is Mariah Monet Smith
- Born Jan. 23, 1992
- Parents are Andrew and Ramona Smith
- She has two brothers, Justin and Darcel and three sisters, Nicole, Kellie, and Cherryse
- Hobbies include reading, singing and dancing
- Biggest thrill in sports is getting to the last throw and knowing that someone could beat you so that last throw you give it your all
- Plans to major in kinesiology
- Outdoor
Discus: 166-0 (50.61m) - Illinois Twilight (4/12/14)
Hammer Throw: 138-5 (42.18m) - Arizona State Invitational (3/29/14)
Javelin: 97-2 (29.62m) - Lee Calhoun Memorial Invite (4/13/13)Indoor
Shot put: 38-2 ¼ (11.64m) - Illini Open (1/14/12)
Weight throw: 53-9 (16.40m) - Orange & Blue Open (2/22/14)
Sunday, June 15
Sunday, June 15
Saturday, June 14
Friday, June 13
