Raven Smith

Raven Smith
Raven Smith
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Hometown:
    Lithonia, GA.
  • Year:
    Freshman
  • High School:
    Lakeside High
Bio

Raven is a talented and versatile athlete who can make contributions to Tech's success in the jumps...has the potential to break school records and make an impact in conference competition.

HIGH SCHOOL: Raven was a two-sport standout at Lakeside High Chool in Lithonia, Ga...played middle blocker on the volleyball team...competed in the jumps on the track & field team for coach Chadwick...twice won the Viking Award as the team's most improved athlete...also named MVP...selected as team captain...soared a career-best 37 feet, 4 inches in the triple jump and took first lace in Region 6-AAAAA meet.

PERSONAL: The daughter of Raymond and Charelle Smith...born April 14, 1997 in Atlanta...major is biology.

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Robinson, Jackson win individual titles, Golden Eagles eighth at OVC Championships
Robinson, Jackson win individual titles, Golden Eagles eighth at OVC Championships

Na'Asha Robinson and D'Airrien Jackson each captured individual championships to pace the Tennessee Tech track & field team on the final day of the 2016 OVC Outdoor Championships.

Golden Eagles score in three events on first day, three qualify for finals
Golden Eagles score in three events on first day, three qualify for finals

Three Golden Eagles scored points Friday with Top 8 efforts, and Tennessee Tech qualified runners for the finals on Saturday in three additional events on the first day of the 2016 Ohio Valley Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Tennessee State University.

Golden Eagles head to Nashville with high hopes for OVC Championships
Golden Eagles head to Nashville with high hopes for OVC Championships

The Tennessee Tech track & field team is looking for the fun it has enjoyed throughout the season to continue this weekend when it heads to Nashville to compete in the Ohio Valley Conference Outdoor Championships.

Golden Eagles get three wins, three school records at Kentucky Relays
Golden Eagles get three wins, three school records at Kentucky Relays

Tennessee Tech earned three first place finishes Saturday at the Kentucky Relays, set three school records and established seven personal-best efforts in the team's final tune up before the OVC Championships.

Track team at Kentucky Relays  Saturday for final OVC tune up
Track team at Kentucky Relays Saturday for final OVC tune up

The Tennessee Tech track & field team heads to Lexington, Ky., this weekend to compete at the Kentucky Relays, the final tune up for coach Wayne Angel’s team before the Ohio Valley Conference Championships the following weekend.

Five first place finishes, four school records highlight track team's California visit
Five first place finishes, four school records highlight track team's California visit

Golden Eagle track & field team wins five events, breaks four school records in a successful outing at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational in Berkeley.

Track team, three from California, on west coast for Brutus Hamilton Open
Track team, three from California, on west coast for Brutus Hamilton Open

A lineup of 14 members of the Tennessee Tech track & field team will be in California this weekend to compete on an extremely high level at the Brutus Hamilton Open, led by three runners who return to their home state to showcase their abilities.

Golden Eagle track team makes solid impression at APSU, South Alabama
Golden Eagle track team makes solid impression at APSU, South Alabama

Competing on two fronts yielded some sensational results for the Golden Eagle track & field team, with four first place performances, two school records, nine personal-best efforts and an historical first for the program.

Jackson smashes 400m record, three other standards fall at Vanderbilt meet Saturday
Jackson smashes 400m record, three other standards fall at Vanderbilt meet Saturday

Tennessee Tech runners and throwers set four more school records Saturday at the Vanderbilt Black & Gold Invitational, including a mark by D'Airrien Jackson in winning the 400-meter dash that is close to the Olympic Trials qualifying standard.

Robinson, Brandt set records on first day of outdoor track & field season
Robinson, Brandt set records on first day of outdoor track & field season

\Na’Asha Robinson and \Sarah Brandt have opened the 2016 outdoor season by establishing school records on the first day of the Vanderbilt Black & Gold Invitational.

Promising outdoor track season begins this weekend for Golden Eagles at Vanderbilt
Promising outdoor track season begins this weekend for Golden Eagles at Vanderbilt

The assault on the school record books proved successful during the indoor season for the Tennessee Tech track & field team, and now coach Wayne Angel’s team turns its focus to the outdoor season, which gets underway this weekend at the Vanderbilt Black & Gold Invitational.

Robinson, Brandt win individual titles, Tech scores most meet points in OVC Indoor history
Robinson, Brandt win individual titles, Tech scores most meet points in OVC Indoor history

Na'Asha Robinson and Sarah Brandt each won individual championships and helped the Tennessee Tech track & field team post its highest point total in history at the 2016 Ohio Valley Conference Indoor Championships at Tennessee State.

Tech track & field team eyes best OVC finish in school history
Tech track & field team eyes best OVC finish in school history

Optimistically eyeing the best showing in school history, the Tennessee Tech track & field teams heads to Nashville this weekend to compete in the 2016 Ohio Valley Conference Indoor Championships. The meet will be held Friday and Saturday at the Gentry Center on the campus of Tennessee State University.

Golden Eagles set three PR times on first day of Music City Challenge
Golden Eagles set three PR times on first day of Music City Challenge

The first four events of Vanderbilt’s Music City Challenge produced three personal best times Friday night by members of the Tennessee Tech track & field team.

Golden Eagle track team adds another record, several personal bests at Vandy
Golden Eagle track team adds another record, several personal bests at Vandy

After setting one school record and two personal best marks Friday night to open action at the Vanderbilt Invitational, the Tennessee Tech women's track & field team added another school record and five more career topping efforts Saturday to wrap up the squad's third weekend of action during the indoor season.

Track team opens Vandy Invitational with school record 4x800 relay time
Track team opens Vandy Invitational with school record 4x800 relay time

Tennessee Tech’s 4x800m relay shattered the school record Friday night at the Vanderbilt Invitational, slicing more than 30 seconds off a mark that had stood in the books for 16 years. The record performance, along with a couple of personal best times in the 200m dash, were the highlights on an opening night when the Golden Eagles had very few events.

Golden Eagles set records, personal bests and claim three events at TSU
Golden Eagles set records, personal bests and claim three events at TSU

The Tennessee Tech women's track & field team claimed three first place finishes while setting three school records and a handful of personal best marks Sunday at the Ed Temple Invitational at Tennessee State.

Track & field team returns to action seeking continued record-setting efforts
Track & field team returns to action seeking continued record-setting efforts

The Tennessee Tech women’s track & field team returns to action Sunday to compete in the Ed Temple Invitational at Tennessee State University. Second-year coach Wayne Angel sees more school records and career-best performances on the horizon from his squad.

Four school records fall at Vanderbilt to open indoor track season
Four school records fall at Vanderbilt to open indoor track season

Tennessee Tech runners broke four school records Saturday, including marks that had stood for 18 and 15 years, when the Golden Eagles opened the 2015-16 indoor season at the Vanderbilt Indoor Opener.

Indoor track season begins Saturday; Tech has 20 entries including 14 first-time participants
Indoor track season begins Saturday; Tech has 20 entries including 14 first-time participants

What promises to be an exciting, record-breaking season for the Tennessee Tech track & field team gets underway Saturday when coach Wayne Angel takes a squad of 20 athletes to Nashville to compete in the Vanderbilt Indoor Opener.