Missy Smith College Best Pole Vault - 12'7" (3.83) Set School Record: Pole Vault12'7" (2006). Set MIAA League Record: Pole Vault - 11'7 ¼" (2003),/ Pole Vault - 12'4" (2004), Pole Vault - 12'6" (2006).

2003 - 2006

Honors

Athletics NCAA All-American (Pole Vault) - 2004, 2005, 2006. MIAA MIAA Academic Team - 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006. MIAA Champion (Pole Vault) - 2003, 2005, 2006. All-MIAA Team - 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006. Academics ESPN Academic All-American - 2005, 2006. NCAA Post Graduate Scholarship Award - 2006. USTCA All-Academic Team - 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006.

High School

Attended Grand Rapids Christian High School in Grand Rapids, MI. Competed in track & field 4 years and basketball 2 years. Coached by Ken Bokhoven and Arnie Baker in track and field.

Personal

Born January 27, 1984. Daughter of Doug and Kathy Smith. Majoring in Art history (pre-architecture). She is working on her Master's Degree at the University of California in Berkeley.

Hobbies

Playing viola and piano, drawing and hiking.

What has been your most memorable experience on Calvin's track team?

"I think it would have to be the two day last chance meet at North Central just before Nationals. We waited through 2 1/2 hours of thunderstorms to run the final distance races, and even after the long wait, our runners all ran well. As the rest of us cheered them around the track, I think I felt more a part of a team than any other time on the field."

Why did you decide to attend Calvin College?

"I knew I wanted to go into architecture, but I wasn't sure about what I specifically wanted to do, so I chose Calvin because it is a Christian college, and because of the many different opportunities it offered. I wanted to run in a great track program, but also be able to do the other things I love."

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