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Heather Smith

Hurdles
Position
Freshman
Class
Chesapeake, Va.
Hometown
Great Bridge
High School
Heather Smith - Track & Field - Virginia Cavaliers

All-ACC
2016 Outdoor:
400m hurdles

NCAA East Preliminary Qualifier
2016:
400m hurdles, 4x400m relay
2015:
4x100m relay

TFRRS Profile (for PRs and full results)

2016 OUTDOOR
• All-ACC performer in 400m hurdles with third-place finish at ACC Championships
• Finished fifth as part of 4x100m relay at ACCs
• Set PR in 400mH of 58.17 at ACCs, which ranks fifth on UVA’s all-time list
• Set PR in 100m hurdles of 13.88 at Fred Hardy Invitational
• Won 100mH at Onesty/Abramson Invitational and Fred Hardy Invitational
• Recognized on ACC Academic Honor Roll

2016 INDOOR
• Finished 14th in the 60m hurdles at the ACC Championships
• Part of 4x400m relay that placed fifth at ACCs
• Set PR of 8.54 in 60mH at ACCs, which ranks second on UVA’s all-time list

2015 OUTDOOR
• Finished 16th in the 400m hurdles at the ACC Championships
• Member of Virginia’s 4x400m relay at the ACC Championships
• Season-best time of 14.00 in the 100m hurdles ranks 10th in school history
• Had a season-best time of 1:00.37 in the 400m hurdles

2015 INDOOR
• Season-best 8.72 in the 60mH ranks seventh in school history
• Had season-best times of 7.85 in the 60m and 57.00 in the 400m

2014 OUTDOOR
• Finished 16th in the 400m hurdles at the ACC Championships

2014 INDOOR
• Season-best 8.88 in the 60m hurdles is the fifth-best freshman time in school history

BACKGROUND
• 2012 and 2013 Virginia AAA Outdoor State Champion in 300m Hurdles
• 3rd in the 100H in 2012 Virginia AAA Outdoor State Championships
• 2013 national qualifier in the 55m Hurdles
• Member of All-State relay teams

PERSONAL
• Daughter of Stee Smith
• Has a younger brother, Collin
• Mother played field hockey at Wake Forest