Smith Named ACC Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Co-Scholar Athlete of the Year

Brianna Smith ACC Women's Outdoor T&F Scholar AOTY

Smith Named ACC Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Co-Scholar Athlete of the Year

6/21/2024 11:00:00 AM | Track & Field

DURHAM – Duke track and field senior Brianna Smith was named the ACC Women's Outdoor Track and Field Co-Scholar Athlete of the Year in recognition of her excellence in the classroom, on the track and in the field, the league announced Friday morning. She shares the honor with NC State's Grace Harmon.

Smith, who was announced as an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship recipient in May, is the first ACC Women's Outdoor Scholar Athlete of the Year for Duke since Juliet Bottorff took home the award in 2014 and just the second Blue Devil woman all-time to earn the distinction.

A multi-events athlete from Elkins Park, Pa., Smith most recently competed at the NCAA Outdoor Championships and closed out her Duke career with USTFCCCA Outdoor All-America Honorable Mention honors in the women's heptathlon. Prior to that, she earned the silver medal and All-ACC First Team accolades in the heptathlon at the 2024 ACC Outdoor Championships while helping the Duke women garner its second straight ACC Outdoor Championship and third in the last four years.

In four seasons as a member of the Duke track and field program, she has been a part of four ACC Track & Field championship teams for the Blue Devil women – three outdoor (2021, '23, '24) and one indoor (2022). A 2022 ACC Indoor Champion in the women's high jump, Smith has garnered All-ACC honors six times and tallied seven All-Academic Team selections during her Duke tenure.

Additionally, Smith earned 2024 USTFCCCA Indoor All-America honors in the pentathlon and owns the Duke record in the women's indoor high jump in addition to two other top-five program marks.

Overall, the Blue Devils landed 55 individuals on the ACC All-Academic Teams – 27 men and 28 women. Representing Duke on the men's side were Beau Allen, Will Atkins, Michael Bennett, Rory Cavan, Zubeir Dagane, Carter Dillon, Owen Drometer, Austin Gabay, Marten Gasparini, Simen Guttormsen, Jonathan Horn, Christian Johnson, Jeremy Kain, Michael Keehan, Gage Knight, Jared Kreis, Ezra Mellinger, Aimar Palma Simo, Matthew Prebola, Jacob Reinach, Alejandro Rodriguez, Myles Schreck, William Skelly, Christian Toro, Ryan Wilson, Jacob Winslow and Beck Wittstadt.

Halle Bieber, Emily Cole, Anna Corcoran, Maddy Doane, Iris Downes, Mia Edim, Julia Fenerty, Abby Geiser, Katie Hamilton, Julia Jackson, Gianna Locci, Julia Magliaro, MaKayla Mason, Megan McGinnis, Moorea Mitchell, Birgen Nelson, Addie Renner, Tia Rozario, Meredith Sims, Brianna Smith, Paige Sommers, Charlotte Tomkinson, Gemma Tutton, Zoe Waddell, Samantha Wallenstrom, Kirstin West, Kelli Wilson and Skyla Wilson were the representatives for the Blue Devil women.

Academic requirements for selection to the All-ACC Academic Team are a 3.0-grade point average for the previous semester and a 3.0 cumulative average during one's academic career. Graduate students must have an undergraduate and graduate career minimum GPA of 3.0 as well as a minimum 3.0 GPA during the most recent semester. In addition, student-athletes must compete in either the ACC Championship or NCAA Championship this season.

The ACC Honor Roll, which recognizes all conference student-athletes with a grade point average of 3.0 for the current academic year, will be released in July.

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