2020-21 Track & Field Roster
McKenna Smith
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Bridgeport, W.Va.
- High School:
- Bridgeport HS
2020-21 (r-Jr.)
Indoor Season
- Did not compete
Outdoor Season
- Did not compete
2019-20 (r-So.)
Indoor Season- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- Did not compete
2018-19
Outdoor Season (r-Fr.)- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- Redshirted
- Competed in the 60-meter dash at the Big 12 Indoor Championship, finishing 23rd in the preliminaries in 7.85
- Tabbed a fourth-place finish in the 60-meter dash with a 7.97 showing at the Penn State Tune-Up
- Placed 14th in 26.07 in the women’s 200 meters at the Akron Invitational
- Finished ninth in the women’s 4x400-meter relay with a time of 4:06.28 at the YSU College Invite
- Helped the 4x400-meter relay team to a win in 4:06.56 and took second place in the 60-meter dash in 7.79 at the Marty Pushkin Classic
2017-18 (Fr.)
Outdoor Season- Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
- Took 18th place in the 400-meter dash at the Big 12 Championship; also finished 22nd in the 200-meter dash (24.73)
- Took ninth in 200-meter dash (24.76) at Raleigh Relays
- Outdoor season-best time in 200 meters came at Virginia Challenge (24.53); also placed ninth in 400 meters at the meet (55.89)
- Finished ninth in 400-meter dash (56.11) and 11th in the 200-meter dash (24.66) at the Virginia Grand Prix
- Began outdoor career at the 49er Classic, taking 10th in the 400-meter dash in 57.02 and 18th in 200-meter dash in 24.85
- Earned All-Big 12 honors with a fourth-place finish in the distance medley relay at the Big 12 Indoor Championship (11:28.20)
- Won 200 meters at Marshall Invitational (24.66) and Penn State Tune-Up (24.73); also won the 400 meters at both meets
- Helped DMR team win at the Marshall Invitational in 12:18.57
- Placed first in 400 meters (blue division) at the Akron Invitational, crossing the finish line in 57.08
- Earned a sixth-place finish in the 400 meters at the Penn State National Open in 58.05)
- Began her WVU career with a win in the 500 meters at the Marty Pushkin Classic (1:20.20); later won the event at the WVU Open in 1:20.14
- A member of winning 4x400 meter relay team at Pushkin Classic (4:14.0 – hand timed)
High School
- Ran track at Bridgeport High School for coach Emily Stout
- Finished with 10 state championships during her high school career
- Won four state championships as a senior, breaking four state records in the process (100 meters, 200 meters, 300 hurdles, 400 meters)
- Won four state championships as a junior and two as a freshman
- Helped Bridgeport to two Class AA state championships as a team
- McCoy Award winner – West Virginia’s top track and field athlete
- Also played soccer
Personal
- Daughter of Jeremy and Naomi Smith
- Has one brother
- Birthday is March 31
- Majoring in occupational therapy
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
- Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
T&F: DMR Team Big 12 Championship Post-Race Interview
Saturday, March 01
Petal Palmer - 2024 Wilma Rudolph Award Recipient
Monday, June 10
A Conversation with Wren Baker
Monday, December 05
Life as a Mountaineer - Haley Jackson
Monday, May 16
