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Rebekah Smith - Track & Field - Clemson University Athletics

Rebekah Smith

Position:
Sprints
Height:
5'4"
Class:
Sr./Sr.
Hometown:
Irmo, S.C.
High School:
Dutch Fork HS

Dutch Fork High School Highlights• 2016 AAAA state champion in the triple jump• 2015 AAAA state champion in the 100• 2016 AAAA silver medalist in the 100 and 200• Coach

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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