Rochene Smith Season 2017-18

PositionSPRINTS
Height5-7
ClassSenior
HometownKingston, Jamaica

· Two-time Mountain West Outdoor Track and Field Champion (2017 & 2018, 4x100-Meter Relay)
· All-MW Outdoor Track and Field Team (2017, 4x100-Meter Relay)
· 2016 NAIA Indoor Women's Track Athlete of the Year
· 2016 NAIA National Indoor Track and Field Championships Most Valuable Woman Performer
· NAIA Outdoor Track and Field All-American (2016, 100 Meters, 200 Meters; 2015: 100 Meters, 200 Meters, 4x100-Meter Relay)
· NAIA Indoor Track and Field All-American (2016, 60 Meters, 200 Meters, 4x400-Meter Relay; 2015, 60 Meters, 200 Meters)
· NAIA National Indoor Track and Field Champion (2016: 200 Meters; 2015: 4x400 Relay)
· 2015-16 Sooner Athletic Conference Academic All-Conference
· Sooner Athletic Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll (2014-15, 2015-16)
· Sooner Athletic Conference Commissioner's Track and Field Team Honor Roll (2014-15, 2015-16)

School Records
4x100-Meter Relay: 42.99 (2017 MW Championships - Logan, Utah)

Collegiate Bests
60 Meters: 7.45 (March 5, 2016 at NAIA National Indoor Track and Field Championships - Johnson City, Tenn.)
100 Meters:
11.59 (April 8, 2016 at West Texas A&M Classic and Multis - Amarillo, Texas)
200 Meters (Indoor): 23.87 (March 5, 2016 at NAIA National Indoor Track and Field Championships - Johnson City, Tenn.)
200 Meters (Outdoor):
23.71 (April 28, 2018 at Desert heat Classic - Tucson, Ariz.)
400 Meters (Outdoor): 58.75 (March 18, 2017 at UCI Spring Break Classic - Irvine, Calif.)

NCAA Championships
2017:
4th (43.32 - 4x100 Meter Relay)

NCAA West Preliminary Rounds (Outdoor)
2017:
19th (11.45w - 100 Meters) | 4th (43.36 - 4x100 Meter Relay)

Mountain West Outdoor Track and Field Championships
2018: 
4th (11:43w - 100 Meters) | 7th (23.95 - 200 Meters) | 1st (44.23 - 4x100-Meter Relay)
2017:
10th (23.99w - 200 Meters) | 5th (11.66 - 100 Meters) | 1st (42.99 - 4x100 Meter Relay)

Mountain West Indoor Track and Field Championships
2017:
5th (23.91 - 200 Meters) | 10th (7.52 - 60 Meters)

NAIA National Indoor Track and Field Championships
2016:
 1st (23.87 - 200 Meters) | 2nd (7.45 - 60 Meters)
2015: 5th (24.42 - 200 Meters) | 5th (7.57 - 60 Meters)

NAIA National Outdoor Track and Field Championships
2016:
 2nd (11.45 +2.4 - 100 Meters) | 2nd (23.70 +2.5 - 200 Meters)
2015: 2nd (11.58 +3.1 - 100 Meters) | 2nd (23.82 +2.7 - 200 Meters)

2016-17
Outdoor Track and Field: Was a consistently strong competitor throughout the outdoor season, participating in 21 events overall and placing within the top 10 in all but three of them ... Secured a spot on the all-MW team at the end of the season after her outstanding performance in the 4x100 relay ... Was named a First Team All-American by the USTFCCCA after the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Ore. ... Dominated the track with her 4x100 team, winning gold at the UCI Spring Break Classic (44.78), the Beach Invitational (44.03) and the MW Championships (43.99( ... Helped her 4x100 team place sixth in the semifinals and fourth in the finals at the NCAA Championships (43.76 and 43.32) ... Played a role in helping her team earn the sixth-best 4x200 time in school history at the Penn Relays (1:35.99) ... Was a dominant force in the 100, earning bronze twice at the Aztec Invitational (11.83 and 11.58), placing fourth at the Triton Invitational (11.82) and placing fifth in both the prelims and the finals at the MW Championships (11.45 and 11.66) ... Also donned the Scarlet and Black in the 100 at the NCAA West Prelims, where she placed 22nd in her first round (11.38) and 19th in her qualifier (11.45) ... Came in fourth and set a new personal record in the 200 at the Beach Invitational (23.79) ... Placed 10th in the 200 at the MW Championships (23.99) ... Placed 11th in the only 400 Meter event she participated in during the outdoor season at the UCI Spring Break Classic (58.75).

Indoor Track and Field:
Was a strong presence on the track for the Aztecs throughout the indoor season, placing within the top 10 in 12 of the 14 events she competed in ... Placed seventh in the 200 Meter quarterfinals at the MW Championships and set the schoool's seventh-best time in the finals with her fifth-place finish (23.91) ... Won silver in the 200 at the UW Preview (24.34) and placed sixth in the event at both the Cherry & Silver Invitational (24.24) and the UW Invitational (24.48) ... Ran the 60 Meter three times at the UW Preview, placing fourth in the qualifying preliminaries (7.59) and eighth in both the preliminaries and the finals (7.52 and 7.58) ... Finished ninth in the 60 in both the qualifying preliminaries and the quarter finals at the Cherry & Silver Invitational (7.52 and 7.62) ... Finished 10th in the 60 quarterfinals at the MW Championships (7.52).

2015-16 
Outdoor Track and Field: 
Won silver in the 100- and 200-meter dashes at the NAIA National Outdoor Track and Field Championships ... Finishes earned her All-America status in both events.

Indoor Track and Field:
NAIA Indoor Women's Track Athlete of the Year and the NAIA National Indoor Track and Field Championships after winning the 200 at the national meet and winning silver in the 60-meter dash at the NAIA Indoor National Championships, helping Wayland Baptist won the NAIA team title ... Also a member of the Sooners' 4x400 relay that placed second at NAIA Nationals ... A three-time All-American (60 meters, 200 meters, 4x400 relay).

2014-15
Outdoor Track and Field: A three-time NAIA All-American in the 100, 200 and 4x100 ...Helped Wayland Baptist to a National Outdoor Track and Field team championship as a member of the gold medal-winning 4x400-meter relay ... NAIA Outdoor Track and Field All-American in the 400 after posting a personal best and 4x400-meter relay ... Placed fourth in the 400 meters at the National Outdoor Track and Field Championships and third in the 600 meters.

Indoor Track and Field: Placed fifth at the NAIA National Indoor Track and Field Championships in the 60- and 200-meter dashes, garnering NAIA All-American status.

High School 
Won seven varsity letters at The Queen's School in Kingston, Jamaica.

Personal
Rochene Smith was both on April 19, 1995 in Kingston, Jamaica ... Parents are Yvonne Johnson Bromfield and Neville Smith ... Majoring in public administration.

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Junior
2016-17

SPRINTS
5-7 / -