April 17, 2018
Mountain West Release
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Rochene Smith was named the Mountain West Track Athlete of the Week, the conference office announced Tuesday afternoon.
Smith took first place in the 100 meter dash at the Triton Invitational at UC San Diego last weekend. Her time of 11.50 was a personal best and the seventh best time in school history.
It was the first competition of the outdoor season for the senior and her time of 11.50 is the second fastest in the Mountain West so far this season; only teammate Ashley Henderson has recorded a better time, a wind-aided 11.12.
Smith's time is 17th on the NCAA West Qualifying list and T-55th in the nation.
This is the second consecutive week an Aztec has been honored by the conference. Lisa-Anne Barrow was named MW Field Athlete of the Week last week.