Nykah Smith

Trent Zelden

Throws

/ Track & Field

Photo by: Mississippi State Athletics

Position:
Sprints
Height:
5-3
Class (Indoor):
Jr.
Class (Outdoor):
So.^
Hometown:
Atlanta, Ga.
High School/Previous School:
Maynard Jackson HS / Virginia Tech

School Record Holder (Outdoor 4x100m Relay) – 44.50

2022 Outdoor Season
At the Al Schmidt Bulldog Relays, Smith finished third in the 200m in 24.02 seconds and tenth place in the 400m with a time of 57.50 seconds (3/23-3/26)...Competed in the LSU Battle on the Bayou, Smith finished in fourth place in the 400m in 55.15 seconds, tenth place in the 200m in 24.15 seconds, and second place in the 4x400 relay with a time of 3:48.49 (4/2)...Finished fourth in the 400m at the Joe Walker Invitational with a time of 54.89 seconds (4/8-4/9)...At the UF Tom Jones Memorial, Smith placed 34th in the 400m in 55.67 seconds and 39th in the 200m in 24.06 seconds (4/15-4/16)...Competed in the Maroon and White Invitational, Smith placed third in the 400m with a time of 56.27 seconds and finished sixth in the 200m in 24.24 seconds (4/29-4/30).

2022 Indoor Season
Finished in seventh place in the 60m to achieve a new personal best time of 7.72 and finished fourth in the 200m with a time of 24.69 at the UAB Vulcan Invitational (1/15)...At the Razorback Invitational, Smith finished 21st in the 60m at 7.75, 32nd in the 200m at 24.78, and 21st in the 400m at 56.37 (1/28-1/29)...Placed 39th in the 200m and 42nd in the 400m at the Tiger Paw Invite (2/11-2/12)...Placed 24th in 200m with a time of 24.31 at the SEC Indoor Championships (2/25-2/26).

2021 Outdoor Season

Finished in ninth in the 200m at the Bulldog Relays (3/27) ... At the Florida Relays she came in 21st in the 200m and 23rd in the 400m; also ran a leg of the 11th-placing 4x400m relay (4/2-3) ... Came in sixth in the 200m, ran a leg of the winning 4x400m relay and of the second-place 4x100m relay at the War Eagle Invitational (4/17) ... At the NCAA East Prelims she ran a leg of the school-record breaking 4x100m relay which finished in 44.50 in 13th place (5/29).

2021 Indoor Season

Competed in her first meet in the Maroon and White at the Carolina Challenge in the 200m, finishing in 12th; also ran a leg of the 4x400m relay that finished third (1/23) ... Finished seventh in the 400m at the Razorback Invitational, also running in the third-place finishing 4x400m relay (1/30).

2020 Indoor Season (at Virginia Tech)

Finished ninth in the 400 meter-dash with a time of 54.95 and posted a time of 24.26 in the 200 meters at the ACC Championships … Also ran as a member of the 4x400 team that won gold with a time of 3:38.21 … Took second in the 400 meters at the Virginia Tech Challenge with a time of 54.43 … Was part of the 4x400 team that finished 3rd with a time of 3:36.29 and ran in the 400-meter dash but did not finish at the Texas Tech Shootout … Was part of the 4x400 team that finished 1st with a time of 3:36.24 and ran in the 400-meter dash, finishing with a time of 54.76 … Placed fourth in the 400 meters (55.55) and seventh in the 200 meters (24.32) at the Doc Hale Virginia Tech Invitational … Ran in the 300 meters and finished second with a time of 38.46 and ran in the 400 meters, finishing fifth with a time of 55.26 at the Hokie Invitational … Ran as a member of the 4x400 team that finished 1st with a time of 3:37.79 and ran the 500-meter dash, finishing sixth with a time of 1:14.01 at the Virginia Tech Invitational.

2019 Outdoor Season (at Virginia Tech)

Clocked a time of 23.96 in the 200-meter dash at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds … Clocked a time of 23.90 in the 200 and a time of 55.29 in the 400 at the ACC Outdoor Championships … Also was a member of the 4x100 team that placed 10th (45.79) and the 4x400 team that finished sixth (3:43.25) … Placed third in the 200 with a time of 23.82 and eighth in the 400 with a time of 54.45 at the War Eagle Invitational … Tallied a time of 23.56 in the 200 and a time of 56.85 at the Tennessee Relays … Ran a time of 55.17 in the 400 at the Florida Relays … Also was a member of the 4x100 that clocked a time of 45.64 and the 4x400 team that finished with a time of 3:42.25 … Placed sixth in the 400 at the Florida State Relays … Also ran as a member of the 4x100 team (45.45) and 4x400 team (3:38.12).

2019 Indoor Season (at Virginia Tech)

Finished 10^th in the 400 at the ACC Indoor Championships with a time of 54.39 … Also was a member of the 4x400 relay team that won silver with a time of 3:38.12 … Clocked a time of 54.48 in the 400 to place second at the Virginia Tech Challenge … Turned in a time of 24.25 200-meter dash to finish fourth at the Doc Hale Elite Meet ... Also finished sixth the 400-meter dash with a time of 54.82 ... Posted a time of 24.29 seconds in the 200-meter dash at the Bob Pollock Invitational … Also finished third in the 400-meter dash at the same meet with a time of 54.95 seconds …Placed second in 400-meter dash at the Hokie Invitational with a time of 54.88 seconds … Finished fourth in 300-meter dash with a time of 38.91 seconds … Was second in the 500 at the Virginia Tech Invitational with a time of 1:13.62 ... also finished first in the 200-meter dash with a time of 24.29 seconds.

Academics / Service

Named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team in 2020 and 2021 ... A Dean's Scholar in spring 2021 ... Named to the Bulldog Honor Roll in spring 2021 ... Earned a spot on the ACC All-Academic Team in 2020.

Before the Bulldogs

Competed in track and field for three years at Maynard Jackson High School under coach Bree Bennett.

Personal

Born on May 30, 2000 ... daughter of Carolyn Roberson … has two siblings, Kayla and Omyon … majoring in sports communication.

Collegiate Bests:

Indoor

60m – 7.72 (UAB Vulcan Invitational – 1/15/2022)
200m – 24.25^ (Doc Hale VT Elite – 2/1-2/2019)
300m – 38.46^ (Hokie Invitational – 1/24-25/2020)
400m – 54.39^ (ACC Indoor Championships – 2/21-23/2019)
500m – 1:13.62^ (Virginia Tech Invitational – 1/11-12/2019)

Outdoor

200m – 23.56^ (Tennessee Relays – 4/11/2019)
400m – 54.45^ (War Eagle Invitational – 4/19-20/2019

^ set at prior school

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