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)