Raven Smith
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- Height:
- 6-0
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- Hometown:
- Lithonia, GA.
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- Year:
- Sophomore
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- High School:
- Lakeside High
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- Previous School:
- Lakeside High
Bio
SOPHOMORE (2017): Smith had a solid sophomore season for the Golden Eagle squad...she recorded a personal best time in the 60-meter dash with a time of 8.41 at the Samford Open and the shot put with a 9.57-meter throw at the Vanderbilt Opener in the indoor season...established an outdoor career-best mark in the long jump at the Hilltopper Relays with a 5.37-meter leap.
FRESHMAN (2016): Smith broke the Tech school records in the indoor triple jump (39'3") and outdoor triple jump (39'11")...notched a season-best mark of 16'11" in the outdoor long jump and 17'1.25" in the indoor long jump.
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.
ACADEMIC: Majoring in biology.
News mentions
The Tennessee Tech track and field team made a dramatic comeback on the final day of competition to secure a third-place finish (91 points) at the Outdoor Ohio Valley Conference Championships.
The Tennessee Tech track and field team headed to familiar OVC territory this weekend and came back even more prepared for the upcoming OVC Outdoor Championships.
The Tennessee Tech track and field team saw abundant success at the Hilltopper Relays on Saturday at Western Kentucky university.
The Tennessee Tech track and field team continued their success from day one over to day two at the Weems Baskin Invitational under host University of South Carolina.
The Tennessee Tech track and field team continued preparation for the OVC Championships on Saturday at the Samford Open.
The Tennessee Tech track and field squad continued their success from day one over to day two. Highlighting the day’s action was a Na’Asha Robinson first place finish in the 400-meter dash.
The Tennessee Tech track and field team continued their record breaking success at the Meyo Invitational on Friday.
The Tennessee Tech track and field team closed out day two of the Indiana University Relays picking up right where they left off after day one.
The Tennessee Tech track and field team opened day one at the Indiana University relays on a high note.
As the Tennessee Tech track and field team delves deeper into the 2017 indoor season, the Golden Eagles will travel to Champaign, Ill., on Saturday, Jan. 14, to compete at the Illini Classic.
The Tennessee Tech track and field team had a successful meet on Saturday at the Gene Edmonds Open at Purdue University with the day’s action highlighted by Micayla Rennick breaking a school record in the 3,000-meter race.
The Tennessee Tech track team opened their 2016-17 season at the Vanderbilt Opener Invitational in Nashville, Tenn., on Saturday.