Brianna Smith

Position:
Throws
Height:
5-11
Class:
Junior
High School/Previous School:
Lake Cormorant HS
Hometown:
Lake Cormorant, Miss.

School Record Holder (Indoor Weight Throw) - 21.05m

2018 Outdoor Season

Qualified for the NCAA East Prelims (5/26) in the hammer where she posted a mark of 57.55m … finished fifth at the SEC Championships (5/11) with a throw of 59.63m in the hammer … threw the hammer 60.04m at the Penn Relays (4/26) to finish fifth … won the hammer throw at the Tennessee Relays (4/12) with a mark of 60.89m … threw the hammer a personal-best 61.43m to place second at the Crimson Tide Invitational (4/6) with the No. 2 mark in school history … placed fifth in the hammer at the Florida Relays (3/30) … won the Bulldog Relays (3/23) to open the season with a throw of 57.56m in the hammer.

2018 Indoor Season

Placed fourth at the SEC Championships (2/24) after throwing the weight 20.60m … took seventh in the Magic City Classic (2/9) with a weight throw of 20.17m … won the weight throw on back-to-back days at the Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Invitational (2/3) and at the Crimson Elite (2/2) … broke her own school record and was second in the weight throw at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/19) with a throw of 21.05m … took second place in the weight throw on back-to-back days at the UAB Vulcan Invitational (1/13) and UAB Blazer Invitational (1/12) to open the year.

2017 Outdoor Season

Finished 15^th in the hammer at the NCAA East Prelims (5/25) with a throw of 57.34m … placed 10^th in the hammer at the SEC Championships (5/11) after launching the implement 56.52m … took 10^th at the SEC Relays (4/28) with a hammer throw of 54.30m … set the then-No. 2 mark in school history in the hammer with a thro of 60.38m to win the Mt. SAC Relays (4/13) … finished eighth in hammer at both the Crimson Tide Invitational (4/7) and the Florida Relays (3/30) … opened the season with a 55.39m hammer throw at the Bulldog Relays (3/17) to take third.

2017 Indoor Season

Scored with a seventh-place finish in the weight throw at the SEC Championships (2/24) while breaking the school record with a throw of 20.61m … placed fifth in the weight throw at the Music City Challenge (2/10) with a throw 20.35m … won the weight throw on consecutive days at the Scarlet and White Invitational (2/4) and the Crimson Elite (2/3) … competed in the weight throw at the Razorback Invitational (1/27) … placed third at the Vanderbilt Invitational with a weight throw of 19.20m … took second in the weight throw at the UAB Vulcan Invitational (1/14) with a throw of 19.82m … opened the season with a fifth-place finish in the weight throw at the UAB Blazer Invitational (1/13).

2016 Outdoor Season

Finished 11^th at the SEC Championships (5/12) with a 55.16m hammer throw … placed second in the hammer at the Jace LaCoste Invitational (4/30) after throwing the implement 55.32m … competed in the hammer throw at the LSU Alumni Gold (4/23) … took sixth in the hammer at the South Alabama Invitational (4/14) and the Battle on the Bayou (4/9) where she threw 56.47m … opened the season with a fourth-place finish in her first career hammer event at the Florida State Relays (3/25) while landing just one centimeter shy of the then-No. 4 mark in school history at 52.46m.

2016 Indoor Season

Switched to the throws events after an injury ended her sprints career … landed in the Top Five in school history in her first season of throwing … scored at the SEC Championships (2/26) with a seventh-place finish in the weight throw … threw a season-best 18.93m at the Championships, which second in school history at the time … finished sixth at the Music City Challenge (2/12) after throwing the weight 17.19m … threw the weight 16.37m at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/29) … placed seventh at the Conference Clash/Power 5 Invite (1/22) with a 17.62m weight throw … finished fourth in the weight throw at both the Commodore Invitational (1/15) and the LSU Purple Tiger (1/8) to begin her throws career.

2015 Outdoor Season

Ran on the 4x100m relay at the SEC Championships (5/14) … competed in the 100m at the Jace LaCoste Invitational (5/1) … clocked in at 12.35 in the 100m at the Southern Miss Invitational (4/24) … ran a personal-best 12.29 in the 100m at the Border Clash (4/10) … won the 4x200m relay and took second in the distance medley relay at the Alabama Relays (3/19).

2015 Indoor Season

Ran personal bests in the 60m (7.74) and 200m (25.75) at the Commodore Invitational (1/16) which was good for a third-place finish in the 60m … also ran the 4x400m relay … competed in the 60m, 200m and the 4x400m relay in her debut at the UAB Blazer Invitational (1/9).

Before the Bulldogs

Lettered all four years in track and field at Lake Cormorant High School ... won the 2014 state championship in the 200m (24.39) ... served as team captain her senior season ... won the 100m state championship during her freshman season with a time of 11.98.

Personal

Born Brianna Nicole Smith on May 23, 1996 to Roy and Tyjuana Smith … father ran track at MSU from 1988-91 … mother ran track at Ole Miss from 1990-93 … has a brother, Brandon … majoring in kinesiology with a concentration in sport studies.

Collegiate Bests:

Indoor

60m – 7.74 (Commodore Invitational – 1/16/2015)
200m – 25.75 (Commodore Invitational – 1/16/2015)
Weight Throw – 21.05m (Vanderbilt Invitational – 1/19/2018)

Outdoor

100m – 12.29 (Border Clash – 4/10/2015)
Hammer Throw – 61.43m (Crimson Tide Invitational – 4/6/2018)

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