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Mel Smart
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Perth, Australia
- High School:
- St. Mary's Anglican Girls' School
Bio
2020 All-America (3,000m, Indoors)
2019 All-American in Cross Country
2019 Pac-12 Cross Country Freshman of the Year
2019 All-Pac-12 XC First Team
2021-22: Did not see competition during the season ... earned Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll.
2020-21: Redshirted the season ... made the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll.
2019-20 (Indoor Track; Outdoor Season Canceled): Got her first track All-America honor as she qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships in the 3,000-meters and set the UW Freshman Record … did not get to compete at NCAA Indoors as the meet was canceled due to COVID-19 … ran an NCAA qualifying 3k time of 9:06.52 at the Husky Classic for the No. 6 time in school history … ran another 3,000m of 9:08.57 at the BU Last Chance Qualifier … first raced unattached at the UW Invitational, with a 3k time of 9:17.76 … earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors ... (Cross Country): A tremendous freshman fall as she was named the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year, earned All-America honors and cemented her case for top freshman in the NCAA by placing highest at nationals among all freshmen … led the Huskies at the NCAA Championships with a 12th-place finish in 20:24, the highest finish among freshmen, and helping the team place 11th … took third at West Regionals in 19:58 to lead the team to second-place and earn All-West Region … made the All-Pac-12 First Team with a fifth-place finish at the Pac-12 meet, second on the squad, in 19:44 and won Freshman of the Year honors … led the Huskies at the Joe Piane Invite with a fourth-place finish in 16:22 for 5k … led the team in her collegiate debut, taking fifth overall at the John McNichols Invite in 16:42.
High School and Personal: Born in Perth, Australia … mother is Terri Kurtis, father was Roger Smart … one of the top juniors out of Australia, winning U18 and U20 national titles … won the most outstanding performance of the meet at the 2019 Oceania U20 Athletics Championships after winning the 5k and 3k titles … took the 2019 Australian U20 title in the 5k winning by over 30 seconds … won the 2018 Australian U18 title at 3,000-meters in a time of 9:20.07 and was runner-up at 1,500-meters in 4:22.18 … competed at the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games in the Bahamas, finishing fifth in the 1,500m and sixth in the 3,000m.
Major Meets
2019 Pac-12 XC - 5th (2nd UW)
2019 Regional XC - 3rd (1st UW)
2019 NCAA XC - 12th (1st UW) (All-America)
2020 NCAA Indoors - 3000m Qualifier (All-America)
Indoor Bests
3000m.......9:06.52
Academic Honors
2022 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2021 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2020 USTFCCCA All-Academic TF
2019 USTFCCCA All-Academic XC
2019 All-American in Cross Country
2019 Pac-12 Cross Country Freshman of the Year
2019 All-Pac-12 XC First Team
2021-22: Did not see competition during the season ... earned Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll.
2020-21: Redshirted the season ... made the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll.
2019-20 (Indoor Track; Outdoor Season Canceled): Got her first track All-America honor as she qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships in the 3,000-meters and set the UW Freshman Record … did not get to compete at NCAA Indoors as the meet was canceled due to COVID-19 … ran an NCAA qualifying 3k time of 9:06.52 at the Husky Classic for the No. 6 time in school history … ran another 3,000m of 9:08.57 at the BU Last Chance Qualifier … first raced unattached at the UW Invitational, with a 3k time of 9:17.76 … earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors ... (Cross Country): A tremendous freshman fall as she was named the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year, earned All-America honors and cemented her case for top freshman in the NCAA by placing highest at nationals among all freshmen … led the Huskies at the NCAA Championships with a 12th-place finish in 20:24, the highest finish among freshmen, and helping the team place 11th … took third at West Regionals in 19:58 to lead the team to second-place and earn All-West Region … made the All-Pac-12 First Team with a fifth-place finish at the Pac-12 meet, second on the squad, in 19:44 and won Freshman of the Year honors … led the Huskies at the Joe Piane Invite with a fourth-place finish in 16:22 for 5k … led the team in her collegiate debut, taking fifth overall at the John McNichols Invite in 16:42.
High School and Personal: Born in Perth, Australia … mother is Terri Kurtis, father was Roger Smart … one of the top juniors out of Australia, winning U18 and U20 national titles … won the most outstanding performance of the meet at the 2019 Oceania U20 Athletics Championships after winning the 5k and 3k titles … took the 2019 Australian U20 title in the 5k winning by over 30 seconds … won the 2018 Australian U18 title at 3,000-meters in a time of 9:20.07 and was runner-up at 1,500-meters in 4:22.18 … competed at the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games in the Bahamas, finishing fifth in the 1,500m and sixth in the 3,000m.
Major Meets
2019 Pac-12 XC - 5th (2nd UW)
2019 Regional XC - 3rd (1st UW)
2019 NCAA XC - 12th (1st UW) (All-America)
2020 NCAA Indoors - 3000m Qualifier (All-America)
Indoor Bests
3000m.......9:06.52
Academic Honors
2022 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2021 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2020 USTFCCCA All-Academic TF
2019 USTFCCCA All-Academic XC
Raising the Bar | Hana & Amanda Moll
Monday, August 04
Women's 1500m final - 2025 NCAA outdoor track and field championship
Sunday, June 15
Nathan Green | 2025 NCAA 1500m Champion
Saturday, June 14
Track & Field NCAA Championships | Huskies Highlights
Friday, June 13
