Former Fulton County Star Sharika Smith Qualifies for NCAA D1 Nationals

Mar 08, 2011

Former Fulton County State Champion Sharika Smith, a junior at Western Kentucky University has qualified for the NCAA Division 1 National Championship. The best of the best in college will gather this weekend at Texas A & M University in College Station, Texas. Smith is seeded 17^th overall in the Long Jump with a best of 20-07. She is also seeded 16^th in the Triple Jump with a leap of 42-03.50. Both of these marks are Western Kentucky University Indoor Records. This is her first time qualifying for either Indoor or Outdoor Nationals.

While at Fulton County High School, Smith was a 14 time Kentucky State Champion and still holds the overall Kentucky State Record in the Triple Jump along with the Class A 200m Dash State Record.

Event 29 Women Long Jump

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Name Year School Seed Mark

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1 Chantel Malone SR Texas 6.65mD

2 Kimberly Williams SR Florida State 6.55mD

3 Jamesha Youngblood SR Oregon 6.46mD

4 Christabel Nettey SO Arizona State 6.44mD

5 April Sinkler SR Clemson 6.44mD

6 Tori Bowie JR Southern Miss 6.43mD

7 Amy Harris JR Florida State 6.43mD

8 Nina Kokot JR Kansas State 6.43mD

9 La'Taish Brown SR Wichita State 6.40mD

10 Mara Griva FR Nebraska 6.35mD

11 Chelsea Hayes SR Louisiana Tech 6.34mD

12 Whitney Gipson JR TCU 6.33mD

13 Sonnisha Williams SO UCF 6.32mD

14 Ti'Anca Mock SR Oklahoma 6.30mD

15 Chantae McMillan SR Nebraska 6.29mD

16 Whitney Carlson SR North Dakota 6.28mD

17 Sharika Smith JR Western Kentucky 6.27mD

Event 30  Women Triple Jump

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     Name                        Year School            Seed Mark

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  1  Kimberly Williams             SR Florida State        13.96mD

  2  Ganna Demydova                JR Southern Miss        13.88mD

  3  Colleen Felix                 JR Georgia              13.50mD

  4  Chantel Malone                SR Texas                13.25mD

  5  Mara Griva                    FR Nebraska             13.20mD

  6  Michelle Jenije               JR Florida State        13.19mD

  7  Melissa Ogbourne              SR LSU                  13.17mD

  8  Deanna Young                  SR New Mexico           13.17mD

  9  Jessica Ubanyionwu            JR Baylor               13.16mD

 10  Whitney Liehr                 SR Stanford             13.10mD

 11  April Sinkler                 SR Clemson              13.10mD

 12  Andrea Geubelle               SO Kansas               13.01mD

 13  Jasmine Simmons               SR Oklahoma             12.97mD

 14  LaTroya Darrell               JR Georgia              12.95mD

 15  Allison Wilder                SR UC Riverside         12.95mD

 16  Sharika Smith                 JR Western Kentucky     12.89mD

 17  Shanieka Thomas               FR San Diego St         12.89mD

While at Fulton County High School, Smith was a 14 time Kentucky State Champion and still holds the overall Kentucky State Record in the Triple Jump along with the Class A 200m Dash State Record.