2015 Nebraska Cross Country Media Guide | Page 32

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) 32 2015 NEBRASKA CROSS COUNTRY