2024 Track & Field Roster
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Smith, Naomi
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Naomi Smith
- Position:
- Distances
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Woodway, Wash.
- High School:
- King's
Bio
2021 All-West Region XC
2020-21 XC All-Pac-12 Second Team
2023-24 (Track): Ran four times during a final indoor season, twice in the 3k and twice in the 5k … best 5k time of 16:34.38 at the Husky Classic … finished the 3,000-meters at the UW Preview in a season-best 9:36.88 ... (Cross Country): Ran in the top-seven at all three championship races for the Dawgs as the team won the Pac-12 title and finished top-10 at the NCAA Championships … at nationals, was the sixth Husky finisher, in 189th-place, in 21:23, as UW earned an eighth-place team finish … at the Pac-12 Championships, was the No. 7 finisher in 39th-place (20:30) as the Huskies won their first title since 2009 … also the No. 7 finisher for UW at West Regionals, finishing 80th … eighth on the squad at the Virginia Invitational (89th overall) and at the Wisconsin Invitational (183rd overall) … work in the classroom earned a spot on the Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll.
2022-23 (Track): Closed the year with a top-25 finish at NCAA West Prelims in the 10,000-meters, running her season-best time at the meet, finishing in 33:29.85, just a few seconds off her PR … ninth in the 10k at the Pac-12 Championships in 33:43.05 … set an indoor 5,000-meters PR at the Husky Classic, going 16:22.62 … had a season-best indoor 3,000-meters of 9:29.30 at the UW Invitational on Jan. 28 … named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team and the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll ... (Cross Country): Came through as the No. 5 scorer for the team at the NCAA Championships and the West Regional meet, helping the team to a 17th-place finish at nationals … at the NCAA Championships in Oklahoma, finished 158th overall to cap the UW score, in a time of 20:58 … was 36th at West Regionals as the fifth Husky, helping the team place third, in 20:00 … at the Pac-12 Championships, was sixth on the squad and 29th overall in 20:03 … her season debut was in the open race at the Wisconsin Invite where she was 11th overall in 21:12.
2021-22 (Track): A strong finish to her season as she had a top-20 run in the 10,000-meters at NCAA West Prelims … at West Prelims, placed 17th in the 10k, just five spots short of advancing to nationals … ran 16:26.47 for the 5k at the Portland Track Festival … at the Pac-12 Championships, was 14th in the 10k and 16th in the 5k … first race of the year was at the UW-WSU Dual in April, taking second in the 3,000-meters in 9:44.84 … named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team … a Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll member ... (Cross Country): Ran at all five races, scoring in four of the five for the Dawgs … was the No. 5 scorer at the NCAA Championships in Tallahassee, placing 127th overall in 20:39 to help the team finish 11th nationally … earned All-West Region honors with a 22nd-place finish at the West Regional meet, fifth on the squad, in 20:28 … at the Pac-12 Championships, finished 35th overall and sixth on the team … the No. 2 Husky finisher at the Wisconsin Invitational, placing 71st in a time of 21:08 … started the season with a 35th-place finish at the Notre Dame Invite, the third Husky finisher.
2020-21 (Track): A big impact in her first track season, scoring at the Pac-12 Championships and going top-20 at NCAA West Preliminaries in two events … stepped up to the 10,000-meters in the postseason, running her first 10k at Pac-12s and taking fifth in 33:22.67, the No. 8 mark in school history and a UW Freshman Record … ran the 10k at NCAA Prelims and was 16th overall in a time of 34:28.33, and then doubled back to place 18th overall in the 5,000-meters in 16:24.01 … broke the 16-minute mark in the 5k at the West Coast Relays, running 15:58.43 … won the 3,000-meters in the UW-WSU Dual with a time of 9:30.93 … opened outdoor season with a 1,500-meters of 4:30.49 at the Raleigh Relays … ran just once indoors, focusing on cross country, but had a strong 3k time of 9:17.94 at the UW Invitational … made the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll … named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team ... (Cross Country): Was the first or second Husky finisher at all four cross country races in the delayed 2020 season including All-Pac-12 Second Team honors … was the No. 2 Husky at the NCAA Championships in Stillwater, placing 53rd overall in 21:05 to help the Huskies finish 13th as a team … was 14th overall at the Pac-12 Championships and second on the squad in 19:59 as UW was third … led the Huskies at the Battle Born Invite in 14th-place with a time of 20:12 … in her collegiate debut, was sixth at the Silver State Invite and No. 2 on the team in 20:04 … named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team.
High School and Personal: Born in Kirkland, Washington … parents are Kory and Krissie Smith … has two younger brothers, Gage and Gus … a three-time Washington 1A state champion, winning the 2018 state cross country title and the 2019 track titles at 1,600m and 3,200m … did not get to compete a senior track season due to Covid-19 pandemic … did run a series of time trials in 2020, running a 5k time of 16:30 and a 3,200m PR of 10:14.7 which came in a victory in the NSAF x Athletic.net Virtual Nationals meet … as a junior, won the local section of the Brooks PR Invite mile race in 4:55.59 … sixth at the 2018 BorderClash cross country race … second at state as a senior in cross country in 2019 … was valedictorian of her high school and a National Merit Scholar Finalist.
Major Meets
2020-21 Pac-12 XC - 14th (2nd UW)
2020-21 NCAA XC - 53rd (2nd UW)
2021 Pac-12 TF - 5th, 10000m
2021 NCAA Prelims TF - 18th, 5000m | 16th, 10000m
2021 Pac-12 XC - 35th (6th UW)
2021 Regional XC - 22nd (5th UW)
2021 NCAA XC - 127th (5th UW)
2022 Pac-12 TF - 16th, 5000m | 14th, 10000m
2022 NCAA Prelims TF - 17th, 10000m
2022 Pac-12 XC - 29th (6th UW)
2022 Regional XC - 36th (5th UW)
2022 NCAA XC - 158th (5th UW)
2023 Pac-12 TF - 9th, 10000m | 22nd, 5000m
2023 NCAA Prelims TF - 23rd, 10000m
2023 Pac-12 XC - 39th (7th UW)
2023 Regional XC - 80th (7th UW)
2023 NCAA XC - 189th (6th UW)
Outdoor Bests
1500m.......4:30.49
5000m.......15:58.43
10000m.......33:22.67
Indoor Bests
3000m.......9:17.94
5000m.......16:22.62
Academic Honors
2023 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
2023 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team TF
2023 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2022 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team TF
2022 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2021 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team TF
2021 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2020 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team XC
2020-21 XC All-Pac-12 Second Team
2023-24 (Track): Ran four times during a final indoor season, twice in the 3k and twice in the 5k … best 5k time of 16:34.38 at the Husky Classic … finished the 3,000-meters at the UW Preview in a season-best 9:36.88 ... (Cross Country): Ran in the top-seven at all three championship races for the Dawgs as the team won the Pac-12 title and finished top-10 at the NCAA Championships … at nationals, was the sixth Husky finisher, in 189th-place, in 21:23, as UW earned an eighth-place team finish … at the Pac-12 Championships, was the No. 7 finisher in 39th-place (20:30) as the Huskies won their first title since 2009 … also the No. 7 finisher for UW at West Regionals, finishing 80th … eighth on the squad at the Virginia Invitational (89th overall) and at the Wisconsin Invitational (183rd overall) … work in the classroom earned a spot on the Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll.
2022-23 (Track): Closed the year with a top-25 finish at NCAA West Prelims in the 10,000-meters, running her season-best time at the meet, finishing in 33:29.85, just a few seconds off her PR … ninth in the 10k at the Pac-12 Championships in 33:43.05 … set an indoor 5,000-meters PR at the Husky Classic, going 16:22.62 … had a season-best indoor 3,000-meters of 9:29.30 at the UW Invitational on Jan. 28 … named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team and the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll ... (Cross Country): Came through as the No. 5 scorer for the team at the NCAA Championships and the West Regional meet, helping the team to a 17th-place finish at nationals … at the NCAA Championships in Oklahoma, finished 158th overall to cap the UW score, in a time of 20:58 … was 36th at West Regionals as the fifth Husky, helping the team place third, in 20:00 … at the Pac-12 Championships, was sixth on the squad and 29th overall in 20:03 … her season debut was in the open race at the Wisconsin Invite where she was 11th overall in 21:12.
2021-22 (Track): A strong finish to her season as she had a top-20 run in the 10,000-meters at NCAA West Prelims … at West Prelims, placed 17th in the 10k, just five spots short of advancing to nationals … ran 16:26.47 for the 5k at the Portland Track Festival … at the Pac-12 Championships, was 14th in the 10k and 16th in the 5k … first race of the year was at the UW-WSU Dual in April, taking second in the 3,000-meters in 9:44.84 … named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team … a Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll member ... (Cross Country): Ran at all five races, scoring in four of the five for the Dawgs … was the No. 5 scorer at the NCAA Championships in Tallahassee, placing 127th overall in 20:39 to help the team finish 11th nationally … earned All-West Region honors with a 22nd-place finish at the West Regional meet, fifth on the squad, in 20:28 … at the Pac-12 Championships, finished 35th overall and sixth on the team … the No. 2 Husky finisher at the Wisconsin Invitational, placing 71st in a time of 21:08 … started the season with a 35th-place finish at the Notre Dame Invite, the third Husky finisher.
2020-21 (Track): A big impact in her first track season, scoring at the Pac-12 Championships and going top-20 at NCAA West Preliminaries in two events … stepped up to the 10,000-meters in the postseason, running her first 10k at Pac-12s and taking fifth in 33:22.67, the No. 8 mark in school history and a UW Freshman Record … ran the 10k at NCAA Prelims and was 16th overall in a time of 34:28.33, and then doubled back to place 18th overall in the 5,000-meters in 16:24.01 … broke the 16-minute mark in the 5k at the West Coast Relays, running 15:58.43 … won the 3,000-meters in the UW-WSU Dual with a time of 9:30.93 … opened outdoor season with a 1,500-meters of 4:30.49 at the Raleigh Relays … ran just once indoors, focusing on cross country, but had a strong 3k time of 9:17.94 at the UW Invitational … made the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll … named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team ... (Cross Country): Was the first or second Husky finisher at all four cross country races in the delayed 2020 season including All-Pac-12 Second Team honors … was the No. 2 Husky at the NCAA Championships in Stillwater, placing 53rd overall in 21:05 to help the Huskies finish 13th as a team … was 14th overall at the Pac-12 Championships and second on the squad in 19:59 as UW was third … led the Huskies at the Battle Born Invite in 14th-place with a time of 20:12 … in her collegiate debut, was sixth at the Silver State Invite and No. 2 on the team in 20:04 … named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team.
High School and Personal: Born in Kirkland, Washington … parents are Kory and Krissie Smith … has two younger brothers, Gage and Gus … a three-time Washington 1A state champion, winning the 2018 state cross country title and the 2019 track titles at 1,600m and 3,200m … did not get to compete a senior track season due to Covid-19 pandemic … did run a series of time trials in 2020, running a 5k time of 16:30 and a 3,200m PR of 10:14.7 which came in a victory in the NSAF x Athletic.net Virtual Nationals meet … as a junior, won the local section of the Brooks PR Invite mile race in 4:55.59 … sixth at the 2018 BorderClash cross country race … second at state as a senior in cross country in 2019 … was valedictorian of her high school and a National Merit Scholar Finalist.
Major Meets
2020-21 Pac-12 XC - 14th (2nd UW)
2020-21 NCAA XC - 53rd (2nd UW)
2021 Pac-12 TF - 5th, 10000m
2021 NCAA Prelims TF - 18th, 5000m | 16th, 10000m
2021 Pac-12 XC - 35th (6th UW)
2021 Regional XC - 22nd (5th UW)
2021 NCAA XC - 127th (5th UW)
2022 Pac-12 TF - 16th, 5000m | 14th, 10000m
2022 NCAA Prelims TF - 17th, 10000m
2022 Pac-12 XC - 29th (6th UW)
2022 Regional XC - 36th (5th UW)
2022 NCAA XC - 158th (5th UW)
2023 Pac-12 TF - 9th, 10000m | 22nd, 5000m
2023 NCAA Prelims TF - 23rd, 10000m
2023 Pac-12 XC - 39th (7th UW)
2023 Regional XC - 80th (7th UW)
2023 NCAA XC - 189th (6th UW)
Outdoor Bests
1500m.......4:30.49
5000m.......15:58.43
10000m.......33:22.67
Indoor Bests
3000m.......9:17.94
5000m.......16:22.62
Academic Honors
2023 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
2023 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team TF
2023 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2022 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team TF
2022 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2021 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team TF
2021 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2020 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team 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
