SPU: Three-year letterwinner. Four years with the program. ... GNAC All-Academic (2023, 2024) ... ... GNAC Faculty Athletic Representative Scholar-Athlete Award (2022, 2023).
Senior (2024): INDOOR – Ran the 400-meter leg on the 4rth-place distance medley relay at GNAC. Also ran the third leg on the 4th-place 4x400. Ran in four regular-season meets.
OUTDOOR – Capped her career with her first college sub-one minute time in the 400 dash, stopping the watch at 59.74 seconds in the GNAC preliminaries on May 10 in Ellensburg. It was her 27th try at the outdoor 400, and her previous best was 1:00.25 as a freshman in the GNAC preliminaries in 2021. Also ran the third leg on the 4th-place 4x400 relay. … Anchored the winning 4x400 relay at the season-opening Ed Boitano Invitational on March 2 in Tacoma. … Set a personal best of 26.48 in the 200 at the Wildcat Invitational in Ellensburg. … Set a personal best of 13.14 Iin the 100 dash at the Mangrum Invitational in San Marcos, Calif., on March 22. … Ran in nine regular-season meets.
Junior (2023): INDOOR – Ran the third (800) leg on the 8th-place 4000 distance medley relay at the GNAC Championships, combining with Maya Ewing, Marissa Crane, and Katelyn Flolo for a time of 13:05.23. ... Also placed 14th in the 800 at GNAC in 2:28.51. ... Did the 800 for the first time at the UW Indoor Preview on Jan. 14, finishing in 2:24.13 that stood as her best throughout the season.
OUTDOOR – Anchored both relays that scored at GNAC. Teamed with Aniya Green, Crane, and Hannah Chang on the 5th-place by 4-by-100 in 49.10, and with Johanna Brown, Libby MIchael, and Crane on the 6th-place 4-by-400 in 3:59.28. ... Raced in eight regular-season meets, focusing primarily on the 400 dash. ... Posted a season-best 1:01.28 at the Portland Twilight on May 6. Ran the third leg on the winning 4-by-100 in that same meet. ... Ran the 200 dash once, finishing in a personal-best 26.95 at the CWU Wildcat Open on April 22 in Ellensburg.
Sophomore (2022): INDOOR – Ran in two meets, doing the 200 and 400 in both. Posted her best time of 28.11 in the 200 and 1:03.66 in the 400 at the season-opening Spokane Invitational on Dec. 11, 2021.
OUTDOOR – Did not compete (injured).
Freshman (2021): INDOOR – Season canceled.
OUTDOOR – Placed 8th in the 400-meter dash at the GNAC Championships, hitting the wire in 1:00.81. Came into the meet seeded in a tie for a non-scoring 10th, then posted a personal-best time of 1:00.25 in the preliminaries to gain the No. 6 seed for the finals. ... Ran in eight meets. ... Posted a personal-best of 26.98 in the 200-meter dash at the Ed Boitano Invitational on March 27.
Personal: Charisma Seungah Smith. ... Exercise science major.
Puyallup High School: As a junior at the 2019 Class 4A (large school) Washington state meet, placed 7
th in the 400-meter dash. ... Was 11
th at state in the 400 as a sophomore and ran the third leg on the 6
th-place 4x400 relay at state. ... That same foursome placed 2
nd at the South Puget Sound League title two weeks prior to that in a school-record time of 3:55.78. ... Set a PR of 58.59 in the 400 at the West Central District meet as a sophomore, placing 3rd. ... Also ran at state as a freshman in the 400 (13th) and 4x400 (12th). ... Won the team Most Inspirational award as a sophomore and again as a junior. ... Ran the 400 at the USATF National Junior Olympics in 2019, placing 39th.
Fun facts: Started running track in 7th grade. ...
Also has played basketball. ...
If not for track, would focus on basketball. ...
Favorite sport to watch is basketball. ...
Dumbest movie she has ever seen is "Stepbrothers" ...
Book she just couldn't put down was "The Outsiders" by S.E. Hinton. ...
Favorite junk food is cookies and cream ice cream. ...
Favorite healthy food is fruit, especially mangos. ...
Favorite TV program is "Sherlock." ...
Loves to shop for clothes. ...
Favorite team is the Seattle Seahawks. ...
Favorite athletes are American sprinter Allyson Felix and American sprinter / hurdler Sydney McLaughlin. ...
Easiest subject in school is science. ...
Toughest subject is writing. ...
Her pre-meet ritual is to put a braid or ribbon into her hair. ...
If she could invite anyone to dinner, it would be actor Benedict Cumberbatch. She would serve "whatever his favorite food is." ...
If she could be any action hero, would be Captain Marvel. ...
In 10 years, plans to be working as a certified athletic trainer with either high school, college, or professional athletes. ...
Got to meet two-tie U.S. Olympic athlete Tianna Bartoletta when Bartoletta visited Tacoma. "It made me realize the amount of hard work and dedication that goes into becoming a professional athlete."
INDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
60 dash: 8.27 (12/9/2023)
200: 28.11 (12/11/2021)
300: 43.58 (12/9/2023)
400: 1:03.66 (12/11/2021)
600: 1:42.32 (12/10/2022)
800: 2:24.13 (1/14/2023)
OUTDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
100: 13.14 (3/22/2024)
200: 26.48 (4/20/2024)
400: 59.74 (5/10/2024)
CAREER RESULTS
