BONNIE SMITH
SOPHOMORE / OMAHA, NEB. (OMAHA NORTHWEST)
2014 (Freshman)
Bonnie Smith competed in all four regular-season meets before earning spots in the Nebraska lineup at the
Big Ten Championships and the NCAA Midwest Regional...opened her collegiate career with a 15th-place finish
(17:03.06) at the Augustana Twilight Invitational...added a 16th-place showing (23:07.20) at the Woody Greeno/
Nebraska Invitational....was Nebraska’s No. 4 runner at the Roy Griak Invite, finishing in a time of 24:41...ran even
better the following event, closing as Nebraska’s No. 2 finisher in a time of 22:13.3 at the Bradley Classic to finish
42nd overall...was the Huskers’ No. 2 finisher at the Big Ten Championships, notching an 83rd-place finish with a
time of 22:04.3...finished out the season as NU’s No. 2 runner in a time of 21:57.3 at the NCAA Midwest Regional...
was named academic All-Big Ten and earned a place on the Nebraska-Scholar Athlete Honor Roll in the fall of 2014.
Before Nebraska
Smith was a two-time state medalist at the Nebraska Class A State High School Cross Country Championships...
finished eighth at the state meet as a senior in 2012, after running to a ninth-place showing in 2011...also finished
eighth in the 800 meters as a sophomore at the 2011 Class A state track meet...ran a personal-best 4K time of 15:14
in high school, while clocking personal bests of 11:50 in the 3,200 meters, 5:25 in the 1,600 meters and 2:24 in the
800-meter run...was named the class valedictorian and posted a perfect ACT score...was a four-year honor roll member
and a member of the National Honor Society.
Personal
Personal
Bonnie Smith was born May 3, 1996...parents are Robert and Carol...majoring in elementary education.
• Born May 3, 1996
• Parents are Robert and Carol Smith
• Attended Omaha Northwest HS
• Major is elementary education
Career Honors
» Academic All-Big Ten (2014)
» Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll
(Fall 2014; Spring 2015)
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