The Path to Albuquerque: Rebekah Smith
Career Accolades
Awards & Accolades
- Represented Clemson during the NACAC U-23 Championships, winning a gold medal as a part of Team USA’s 4x100m relay.
All-American
- 200m (I) – 2020
- 4x100m (O) – 5th – 2017
- 4x100m (O) – 13th – 2018
- 4x100m (O) – 13th – 2019
- 100m (O) – 14th – 2019
All-ACC
First-team
- 60 meters (2020/indoors)
- 100 meters (2019/outdoors)
- 100 meters (2018/outdoors)
- 200 meters (2018/outdoors)
- 60 meters (2018/indoors)
- 200 meters (2018/indoors)
- 100 meters (2017/outdoors)
- 200 meters (2017/outdoors)
- 60 meters (2017/indoors)
Second-team
- 100 meters (2021/outdoors)
- 200 meters (2020/indoors)
- 200 meters (2019/outdoors)
- 4×100 meters (2019/outdoors)
- 60 meters (2019/indoors)
- 200 meters (2019/indoors)
- 4×100 meter relay (2018/outdoors)
- 4×100 meter relay (2017/outdoors)
Clemson All-Time Top 10 Rankings
- No. 2 – 100m (O) – 11.22
- No. 3 – 60m (I) – 7.23
- No. 3 – 4x100m (O) – 43.46
- No. 4 – 100m (O) all-conditions – 11.22
- No. 7 – 200m (I) – 23.30
All-ACC Academic Team
- Indoors – 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
- Outdoors – 2018, 2019
Clemson Notes
- The second woman in Clemson’s history to qualify for the NCAA Championships in the 4x100m relay in each of her four years competing outdoors.
Season Highlights
2021 Outdoor Season
- Opened her outdoor season by racing the 100m at the Tiger Track Classic (March 19-20).
- At the Tiger Track Classic, Smith ran 11.63 — with a legal wind — to finish 5th overall.
- Ran 11.29 (+2.9) for 100m during the FSU Relays (March 25-26).
- Contested the 200m for the first time this season at the USC Open (April 17).
- Set a season’s best for the 200m during the UCF Knights Invite (April 23-24), crossing the line in 23.86.
- At the ACC Outdoor Championships (May 13-15), Smith contested the 100m, 200m, and 4x100m.
- Earned second-team All-ACC honors in the 100m after running 11.49 in the final.
- Contested the 100m, 200m, and 4x100m at the NCAA Preliminary East Region (May 26-29) meet.
- In the 100m, finished 16th overall by rinning 11.38 into a headwind.
- In the 200m, ran 23.81 during the first round of competition.
- Qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships (June 9-12) as a member of the Tigers’ 4x100m relay.
2021 Indoor Season
- Did not represent Clemson after exhausting her indoor eligibility during the 2020 indoor season.
2019-20 Season
- Ran the No. 3 time in program history for the 60-meter dash, 7.23 seconds, at the LSU Twilight.
- 2020 NCAA Indoor Championships qualifier in the women’s 60 meters.
- Was the lone Clemson athlete to qualify for the finals of two individual events at the 2020 ACC Indoor Championships.
- Earned first-team All-ACC honors in the women’s 60 meters at the 2020 ACC Indoor Championships.
- Earned second-team All-ACC honors in the women’s 200 meters at the 2020 ACC Indoor Championships.
- Was named the ACC Women’s Track Performer of the Week on Feb. 26.
- Earned seven top-three finishes throughout the season.
- Was named a member of the 2020 Academic All-ACC team for the indoor track & field season.
2018-19 Season
- NCAA Second Team All-American in the 100m and 4x100m.
- NCAA East Regional qualifier in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m.
- ACC Championships medalist in 100m, 200m, and 4x100m.
- Point-scorer in all three events
- Earned a personal best in the 300m at the Clemson Opener (38.76).
2017-18 Season
- Ranks fourth all-time in the 60m dash with a time of 7.26 seconds
- Ranks sixth all-time in program history in the indoor 200m dash with a time of 23.30 seconds
- Ranks second all-time in 100m dash with a time of 11.22 seconds
- Achieved All-ACC status in five events between indoor and outdoor ACC championships
- Earned third-place finishes to garner first-team All-ACC in 60m and 200m dashes at ACC indoor championships
- Member of second-team All-American 4x100m relay, which placed 13th at NCAA outdoor championships
- Member of SMR team that won Championship of America race at 2018 Penn Relays
2016-17 Season
- Won ACC indoor 60m dash as a freshman with a time of 7.31 seconds
- ACC outdoor championships runner-up in 100m dash
- Member of ACC outdoor championships runner-up 4x100m relay
- Earned first-team All-American accolades in 4x100m relay after placing fifth
- Qualified for NCAA East Prelims in 100m and 4x100m
- Competed in 2017 USATF Junior Championships in the 100m and 200m dashes
Prior to Clemson
Dutch Fork High School Highlights
- 2016 AAAA state champion in the triple jump
- 2015 AAAA state champion in the 100m
- 2016 AAAA silver medalist in the 100m and 200m
- Coached by Corey Wright
Personal
- Born May 1, 1998
- Earned Bachelor’s in Psychology