Jazmin Smith

Photo by: Ball State University Creative Services

Photo by: Ball State University Creative Services

Photo by: Ball State University Creative Services

Photo by: Ball State University Creative Services

Position:
Hurdles/Sprints
Class:
Senior
High School:
North College Hill
Hometown:
Cincinnati, Ohio

BALL STATE TOP PERFORMANCES: TFRRS Career Stats Link
Indoor PRs: 60m - 7.53 (2/22/19) | 60m Hurdles - 8.29 (2/22/19) | 200m - 24.19 (2/22/19) | 300m - 41.38 (1/2/18)
Outdoor PRs: 100m Hurdles - 13.65 (3/23/19) | 200m - 24.17 (3/23/19)

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
- Two-Time Mid-American Conference Indoor 60m Hurdles Champion (2017 & 2019)
- Two-Time First Team All-MAC (Indoor: 2017 in 60m Hurdles & 2019 in 60m Hurdles)
- Second Team All-MAC (Outdoor: 2018 in 4x100m Relay)
- Ran the opening leg for 4x100m relay (outdoors) which holds the second-fastest time in program history at 45.28 set at the War Eagle Challenge (April 20, 2018)
- Second-best time in program history in the indoor 60m hurdles at 8.29 on Feb. 23, 2019

2019 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Sr.): Competed in three meets ... turned in career-best performances in the 100m hurdles (13.65) and the 200m (24.17) at the Vanderbilt Black & Gold Invitational (March 23) ... after running the third leg for the first-place 4x100m relay at the Ball State Challenge (April 13), she suffered a season-ending injury in the 100m hurdles race.

2019 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Sr.): Competed in six meets ... First Team All-Mid-American Conference in the 60m hurdles ... won the 60m hurdles title at the MAC Indoor Championships (Feb. 23) with a career-fast time of 8.29 ... also placed seventh in the 60m (7.55) and eighth in the 200m (24.67) at the league championship meet ... recorded career-best performance in the prelims of both the 60m (7.53) and the 200m (24.19) at the MAC Indoor Championships (Feb. 22) ... won both the 60m hurdles and the 200m races at the BGSU Opener (Dec. 1) with times of 8.66 and 25.15, respectively.

2018 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Jr.): Competed in six meets … Second Team All-MAC in the 4x100m Relay ... placed fifth in the 100m hurdles at the MAC Outdoor Championships (May 12) with a season-fast time of 13.70 ... ran the opening leg for the second-place 4x100m relay which clocked in at 45.57 at the MAC Championships ... also placed 17th in the 200m with a time of 24.45 at the league meet ... ran the opening leg for the 4x100m relay which clocked in at 45.28 at the War Eagle Challenge (April 20) which was a program record at the time ... earned a season-fast 200m time of 24.35 to place fourth at the Ball State Challenge (April 13) ... member of the first-place 4x100m relay which posted a combined time of 49.31 at the Stan Lyons Invitational (March 17).

2018 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Jr.): Competed in seven meets … placed third in the 60m hurdles at the MAC Indoor Championships (Feb. 24) with a finals time of 8.44 ... was also a member of the 10th-place 4x400m relay which clocked in at 3:58.71 at the conference championships ... recorded a season-fast 60m hurdles time of 8.40, which is also the second-fastest individual time in program history, to place second at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 3) ... won the 60m hurdles at the Fred Wilt Invitational (Jan. 27) with a time of 8.52 and at the Mastodon Opener (Dec. 2) with a time of 8.67 ... recorded a season-fast 60m time of 7.74 to place second at the Indiana Wesleyan University Invitational (Jan. 20) ... added a season-fast time in the 200m (25.03) at the Music City Challenge (Feb. 9) and a career-fast effort in the 300m (41.38) at the Mastodon Opener (Dec. 2) ... member of the first-place 4x400m relay at the IWU Invitational and the Akron Challenge.

2017 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (So.): Competed in six meets … placed 12th in the 100m hurdles at the Mid-American Conference Championships (May 12) with a season-fast time of 14.02 … placed sixth in the 100m hurdles at the Raleigh Relays (Mar. 25) with a clocking of 14.16 … helped the 4x400m relay win the Stan Lyons Invitational (Mar. 18) with a time of 3:58.50 … member of the third-place 4x100m relay at the Ball State Challenge (Apr. 15).

2017 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD (So.): Competed in seven meets … First Team All-MAC … won the 60m hurdles at the MAC Indoor Championships (Feb. 25) with a season-fast time of 8.43 … Ball State's first individual champion at the MAC Indoor Championships since the program won five events in 2009 … the fourth Ball State student-athlete to win an indoor title in the 60m hurdles and the first since Amber Williams won the event for a second time in 2009 … also won the 60m hurdles at the Mastodon Opener (Dec. 3), WMU Ice Breaker (Jan. 7), Akron Invitational (Feb. 3) and Ball State Tune-Up (Feb. 17) … placed fourth in the 200m dash at the Chipotle Marshall Invitational (Feb. 11) after logging a season-best time of 25.07 … placed 10th in the 60m dash at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 4) with a season-best time of 7.81.

2016 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Fr.): Competed in seven meets … placed 14th in the 100m hurdles at the MAC Outdoor Championship (May 12-14) with a time of 14.66 … placed third in the 100m hurdles at the Billy Hayes Invitational (May 6) with a season-fast time of 14.10 … placed third in the 100m hurdles at the Ball State Challenge (April 16) by crossing the finish line in 14.12 … also ran anchor for the first-place 4x100m relay which clocked in at 47.58 at the Ball State Challenge.

2016 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Fr.): Competed in seven meets … placed 11th in the 60m hurdles at the MAC Indoor Championship (Feb. 26-27) with a time of 8.78 … won the 60m hurdles at the Ball State Tune-up (Feb. 19) with a season-fast time of 8.68 … also won the 60m hurdles at the Mastodon Opener (Dec. 5) with a time of 8.92 and at the BGSU Opener (Jan. 9) with a time of 8.82 … clocked a season-fast 200m dash time of 25.99 at the GVSU Big Meet (Feb. 13).

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters in track & field for coach Nathaniel Snow at North College Hill High School … named First Team All-State as both a freshman and a junior, while collecting Second Team All-State accolades as a senior … four-time First Team All-Conference selection … as a senior, she placed second in the state in the 100m hurdles (14.28), third in the 200m dash (24.73) and eighth in the 100m dash (12.09) … her times in both the 100m hurdles and 200m dash are school records … she was also a member of the school record setting 4x400m relay which earned a time of 4:10.98 her senior campaign … named North College Hill’s Most Valuable Performer all four years, while being named the Cincinnati Enquirer Athlete of the Year as a junior and senior … was also a Larosa’s Pizza Athlete of the Week during her career … also earned two letters in Basketball at North College Hill, including helping guide the team to a sectional runner-up finish as a senior.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Dennis and Feliz Smith … full name is Jazmin Dennise Smith … has one brother, Jai’len … her mother ran track & field at Ashland University … born June 4, 1997 in Cincinnati, Ohio … maintains a 3.094 grade point average as a telecommunications major.