Charlotte 49ers

Track & Field

  Paris Smith
Paris Smith
Player Profile
Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Winston-Salem, N.C.

High School:
Reynolds

Event:
Hurdles

Birthdate:
12/01/1984

Indoor -- 2005: Was team's best hurdler with season-best times of 8.30 in the 55 hurdles and 8.83 in the 60 hurdles ... Recorded that 60 hurdles time in the prelims at C-USA Championships, where she finished 8th overall ... 2004: Broke the Charlotte 49ers record in the 60-meter hurdles as a freshman with a time of 8.65 seconds at Virginia Tech ... Went on to finish fifth at the C-USA Championships in that event ... Part of the 4x400 relay team that broke the school record with a time of 3:51.5 at Appalachian ... Also had the team's best time of the season in the 55-meter hurdles, 8.24, at Appalachian.

Outdoor -- 2005: Team's best 100 and 400 hurdler ... Season-best 100 hurdles time of 14.35 at C-USA Championships, finishing seventh overall ... Also ran a wind-aided 14.31 earlier in the year at Murray Neely Invitational ... Had season-best 400 hurdles time there (64:52) ... 2004: Ninth at the C-USA Championships in the 110-meter hurdles ... season-best time of 14.15 in the C-USA preliminary round ... that time places her second on the school's all-time list ... best 400 hurdles time of the season at Florida Relays (1:03.85) ... places her fourth on Charlotte's career list ... tied for the ninth on the school's high jump list ... second in the heptathlon at the 49ers Classic.

Prep: An eight-time individual conference champion for R.J. Reynolds ... Claimed regional titles four times during her high school career ... Five-time relay regional champion ... Also earned conference athlete of the year honors as a junior and senior ... Led her team in scoring and was named MVP twice ... Helped the Demon win regional and state titles in 2001.

Personal: Is the daughter of Kennon and Beverly Smith ... Majoring in computer science with a minor in psychology ... Born Dec. 1, 1984.