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04/20/2013
Six Illini Finish in Top-Five at LSU
Two Illini set personal bests on Saturday
04/17/2013
#18 Illinois Athletes Head to Three Meets This Weekend
Illini to compete at LSU; Jesse Owens and Mt. SAC
03/28/2013
Squads Head to Three Different Meets This Weekend
Majority heads to Texas; small distance crew to California; some to SIU
02/23/2013
Illini Win Big Ten Indoor Championships
Orange and Blue win the conference title for first time since 1996
02/07/2013
Illini Head to Ohio for Spire Invitational
Spire will also host Big Ten Indoor Championships
01/25/2013
Illini Classic 1/19/13
Photos from the Illini Classic at the UI Armory
01/15/2013
Illini Open
Photos from the Illini Open on Jan. 12, 2013
AT ILLINOIS
2012 Track and Field
Outdoor: Set a personal-best discus throw of 46.91m at the Tom Botts Invitational, finishing sixth and setting the seventh best mark in school history ... Finished runner-up in the discus at the John McDonnell Invitational.
Indoor: Competed in the shot put and the weight throw, setting career-bests in both ... Placed fourth in the shot put at the Illini Open with a personal-best throw of 11.64m ... Posted a career-best weight throw at the Orange and Blue Open (14.11m).
High School
Earned all-state honors in the discus in 2010 ... Was also an Illinois state finalist in the shot put in 2010 ... Earned four varsity letters in track, one in tennis and two in basketball ... Posted personal-best marks of 40-0 in the shot put and 129-0 in the discus ... Was an all-conference selection in track from 2007-10.
Personal
Full name is Mariah Monet Smith ... Born Jan. 23, 1992 ... Parents are Andrew and Ramona Smith ... She has two brothers, Justin and Darcel and three sisters, Nicole, Kellie, and Cherryse ... Hobbies include reading, singing and dancing ... Biggest thrill in sports is getting to the last throw and knowing that someone could beat you so that last throw you give it your all ... Plans to major in kinesiology.
Smith's Personal Bests
2012 Track and Field
Outdoor
Discus: 153-11 (46.91m) - Tom Botts Invitational (4/14/12)
Indoor
Shot Put: 38-2 1/4 (11.64m) - Illini Open (1/14/12)
Weight Throw: 46-3 (14.11m) - Orange and Blue Open (2/4/12)
Updated July 2012
