Clemson TFRRS Profile

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