Raven Smith
Raven Smith
Height: 6-0
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Atlanta, Ga.
High School: Lakeside High
Previous School: Lakeside HS

2018: Competed in the horizontal jumps … took third place while breaking her own program record with a 12.39-meter triple jump at the Ohio Valley Conference Outdoor Championships … took a new personal best in the long jump at the outdoor championships as well, leaping 5.64 meters … finished seventh in the triple jump at the OVC Indoor Championships with a best of 11.75 meters … took four top-six results in the triple jump, and two in the long jump.

2017: Smith had a solid sophomore season for the Golden Eagle squad...she recorded a personal best time in the 60-meter dash with a time of 8.41 at the Samford Open and the shot put with a 9.57-meter throw at the Vanderbilt Opener in the indoor season...established an outdoor career-best mark in the long jump at the Hilltopper Relays with a 5.37-meter leap.

2016: Smith broke the Tech school records in the indoor triple jump (39'3") and outdoor triple jump (39'11")...notched a season-best mark of 16'11" in the outdoor long jump and 17'1.25" in the indoor long jump.

High School: Raven was a two-sport standout at Lakeside High Chool in Lithonia, Ga...played middle blocker on the volleyball team...competed in the jumps on the track & field team for coach Chadwick...twice won the Viking Award as the team's most improved athlete...also named MVP...selected as team captain...soared a career-best 37 feet, 4 inches in the triple jump and took first lace in Region 6-AAAAA meet.

Personal: Majoring in biology...the daughter of Raymond and Charelle Smith...born April 14, 1997 in Atlanta.