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    Lauren Smith
    Lauren Smith

    Class:
    Senior
    Hometown:
    Lake Jackson, Texas
    High School:
    Brazoswood
    Last College:
    Arizona
    Event:
    Distance
    Experience:
    2L
    Honors:
    NCAA Qualifier; SLC High-Point Scorer; Two-Time SLC Track Athlete of the Year; Two-Time NCAA All-Region; Three-Time SLC Athlete of the Year; Five-Time SLC Champion, 10-Time All-SLC

    05/12/2013

    Track & Field Sweeps Southland Outdoor Titles

    SFA combined for 29 All-SLC performances, and six titles Sunday afternoon

    05/11/2013

    Arthur Sets School Record, Wins Title

    SFA men second, Ladyjacks fifth heading into second day of championships

    04/06/2013

    Records Fall at Skechers-SFA Alumni Invitational

    Arthur and Byrd set new SFA records at annual home meet.

    02/28/2013

    SFA T&F Athletes Honored by Southland

    Honors come pouring in following sweep of the indoor championships

    02/23/2013

    SFA Track & Field Sweeps SLC Championships

    Both men and women won league titles in Oklahoma.

    NCAA Qualifier ... SLC High-Point Scorer ... Two-time SLC Outstanding Track Athlete of the Year ... Two-Time NCAA All-Region ... Three-time SLC Athlete of the Year ... Five-Time SLC Individual Champion ... 10-time All-SLC ... School-record holder in the indoor 1,500M, 3,000M and 5,000M runs ... 2012: Clocked a time of 21:10.3 to place 157th in the nation at the NCAA Championships ... Was sixth overall at the NCAA Regional meet with a time of 21:08.2 to earn all-region honors ... Repeated as SLC individual cross country champion with her time of 20:59.1, leading the Ladyjacks to the SLC team title ... Won two individual titles at the conference outdoor championships ... Won the 5,000-meter race with a time of 17:24.55, and took the 10,000-meter title by clocking a 36:13.32 ... Recorded the school-record time of 9:41.92 in the 3,000 meters at the Houston Invitational, and followed that up by winning the league's indoor 3,000-meter title (9:57.16) ... Set the school's indoor 5,000M record (16:42.71) at the Iowa State Classic, and followed that up with a conference runner-up finish (17:02.54) at the league indoor meet ... Recorded a time of 4:55.00 to set a new SFA indoor record in the 1,500 meters during the season opener ... Was named SLC Athlete of the Year, Track Athlete of the Year and High-Point Scorer at the conference indoor championships ... 2011: Recorded a top-10 finish at the NCAA Cross Country Regional Championships to earn All-Region honors ... Was eighth overall with a time of 20:54.5 at the meet ... Broke the course record to win the 2011 SLC Individual Cross Country Championship ... Posted a time of 20:57.3 to take the title ... (Outdoor) Earned All-SLC recognition in the 10,000-meter run with a second place finish (37:00.55) ... Recorded a time of 17:33.63 to finish third earning All-SLC honors in the 5,000 meters ... (Indoor): Finished third in the 3,000 meters at the conference championships to earn all-conference honors (10:00.15) ... Also recorded all-conference honors in the indoor 5,000-meter run with a runner-up finish (17:23.95) 




    Career Bests
1,500M:           4:38.67
3,000M:           9:41.92
5,000M:           16:42.71