Brianna Smith

The 2024 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Nate Barrett/Nate Barrett Photography

Photo by: Nate Barrett Photography

Height:
5-8
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Elkins Park, Pa.

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Academic Accolades

USTFCCCA All-Academic Team (2022)
Outdoor All-ACC Academic Team (2021, 2022)
Indoor All-ACC Academic Team (2022)

Career Accolades

2022 All-ACC Second Team – High Jump (Outdoor)
2022 ACC Gold Medalist – High Jump (Indoor)
2022 All-ACC First Team – High Jump (Indoor)
2021 All-ACC Second Team – High Jump (Outdoor)

2021-22 (Sophomore)
Outdoor

Qualified for the NCAA East Regional in the high jump and cleared a height of 1.71m (5-7.25 feet)
Placed fifth and earned All-ACC Second Team honors in the high jump at the ACC Championships after jumping 1.76m (5-9.25 feet)
Matched her personal best of 5,211 points in the heptathlon at the conference meet
Performance at ACC’s included a high jump personal best of 1.78m (5-10 feet), tied for fourth in Duke history, and an 800m personal best of 2:24.69
Recorded long jump personal best of 5.90m (19-4.25 feet) at the Virginia Challenge
Finished third overall in the heptathlon at the Duke Invite with a personal best of 5,211 points; Ran 100m hurdles (14.30) and also had a shot put personal best of 11.25m (36-11 feet)
Won both regular season high jump events she competed in, placing first at the High Point Meet of Champions and Texas Relays

Indoor

Won the gold medal in the high jump at the ACC Championships on a clearance of 1.81m (5-11.25 feet), No. 3 in Duke history
Also competed in the pentathlon (3,065 points) and produced personal bests in the 60m hurdles (8.84) and shot put (11.28m (37-0.25 feet)) at the conference meet
Tallied 3,797 points (sixth) at the Hokie Invitational for a pentathlon personal best; Also ran 800m personal best (2:32.83) in the event
Produced long jump personal best of 5.84m (19-2 feet) at the Virginia Tech Invitational

2020-21 (Freshman)
Outdoor

Qualified for the NCAA East Regional and placed 30th in the high jump with a 1.72m (5-7.75 feet) clearance
Recorded personal best in the heptathlon high jump at the ACC Championships, jumping 1.75m (5-8.75 feet); Also established a heptathlon PR with 5,149 points
Earned All-ACC Second Team honors in the high jump after leaping 1.70m (5-7 feet) to place sixth
Posted top-five finishes in the high jump (second) and 100m hurdles (fifth) at the Charlotte Invite, notching marks of 1.68m (5-6 feet) and 14.67 seconds, respectively
Competed in the heptathlon for the first time at the Tobacco Road Challenge and totaled 5,066 points; Took second in the high jump with a PR of 1.70m (5-7 feet)
Made outdoor debut at the Virginia Invite and competed in the long jump and 200m

Indoor

Set pentathlon personal best at the ACC Championships, totaling 3,585 points
Placed ninth in the high jump at the Tiger Paw Invite with a mark of 1.62m (5-3.75 feet)
Finished eighth in the high jump with a mark of 1.66m (5-5.25 feet) and ninth in the 4x400m relay (3:59.41) at the Virginia Tech Elite Meet
Made pentathlon debut (3,565 points) at the Hokie Invitational
Competed at Virginia Tech Invite and placed seventh in the 60m hurdles (8.98) and 10th in the long jump and shot put with marks of 5.16m (16-11.25 feet) and 9.75m (32-0 feet)
Opened Duke career with a second place finish in the high jump via a jump of 1.65m (5-5 feet) at the Orange and Purple Elite Meet

Prior to Duke: Lettered in track & field at Cheltenham High School in Wyncote, Pa ... Cheltenham High School Athlete Award winner ... Team MVP ... 2017 EE New Balance Nationals High Jump Champion ... 2019 New Balance Nationals Indoor All-American in the Pentathlon with the second best all time mark in Pennsylvania history ... 2019 New Balance Nationals Outdoor All-American and Runner Up in the Heptathlon with the second best all time mark in Pennsylvania history ... Six-time AAU National Champion ... Three-time USATF Youth National Champion ... 2020 Indoor Pennsylvania State Champion in the High Jump ... Named Cheltenham's Most Athletic ... Graduated in the top 2% of her class ... President of the Black Student Union.

Personal: Daughter of Dan and Tierra Smith ... Has five siblings; brothers Chase, Cameron and Dallas and sisters; Brooke-Lynn and Kendall ... Born on April 7, 2002.