Career Highlights
Freshman (2020-21):
Outdoor: Opened outdoor season racing in 5,000m at Hayward Premiere in Eugene, posting a debut time of 16:49.42 in the 5,000m to place fifth … Finished fourth in 5,000m (16:52.95) at Florida’s Tom Jones Memorial … Made 10,000m debut in Fresno State’s West Coast Relays in Clovis, Calif., placing eighth in 34:54.25 … Finished 12th in SEC 10,000m (35:25.49) … Debut in 1,500m produced a time of 4:44.26 to place 15th in John McDonnell Invitational.
Indoor: After a 10:03.66 debut at 3,000m for third in Arkansas Invitational, improved to 9:42.28 to place ninth in Tyson Invitational … Debut in indoor mile produced a time of 5:04.46 in Wooo Pig Classic.
Cross Country: Fifth member of Razorback squad in NCAA Championships, finishing 133rd (21:45.4) as Arkansas placed 10th in team scoring … Second freshman finisher overall, placing 16th in the SEC Championships, clocking a time of 20:38.5 on the 6,000m course in Baton Rouge … Named to SEC All-Freshman team as Arkansas claimed an eighth consecutive SEC title … Seventh among 12 Razorbacks competing in the conference meet … Part of a perfect score by the Razorbacks in the SEC Preview to open the season, finishing fifth (17:13.3) on the 5k course in Baton Rouge, La., ... Second freshman finisher in the race behind teammate Taylor Ewert ... Fifth among Razorbacks at Missouri's Gans Creek Classic, placing sixth in the race as she ran 20:25.1 in her debut at 6,000m ... Her time ranks second among freshmen in 2020, trailing only teammate Ewert ... Sixth Razorback in UAB Blazer Classic, placing 17th among field with a 6k time of 20:41.6.
High School
2020 graduate of Buchanan High School in Clovis, California … Named Buchanan Athlete of the Year in 2020 … Coached by Brian Weaver … Established CIF Central Section and Buchanan 5k record in cross country with a 16:53.9 (2019) … In senior season, 2019 State silver medalist in cross country after claiming conference and section titles … Earned All-America honor at Nike Nationals, placing 12th … As junior, State silver medalist in 3,200 (10:17.39) after winning conference title … Ran season best of 4:58.27 in 1,600 to win West Coast Relays … Won section title in cross country and qualified for Nike Nationals … State cross country champion as a sophomore and earned All-America honor at Nike Nationals … Section champion in 3,200, placed eighth (10:29.17) in State meet … Posted a season best of 10:21.51 to place sixth at Arcadia Invitational … Section runner-up in 1,600 (4:56.71), after setting PR of 4:56.50 as runner-up in West Coast Relays … Ran mile in 4:58.59 to place fifth at Azusa Meet of Champions … Finished fourth in State cross country as a freshman, won section title … Conference and section champion in 3,200, finished seventh at State … Section winner in 1,600 (5:00.27) … Ran then PR of 4:56.58 to win mile at West Coast Relays … Member of cross country team that claimed 2019 State title and placed fifth in Nike Nationals … Team also placed second at State meet in 2017 and finished third in 2016 … Claimed four consecutive conference and section team titles … Track and field team won 2019 State title … Lettered four years in cross country and track.
HS best times: 4:56.50 (1600), 4:58.59 (Mile), 10:17.39 (3200), 10:09.2 (2M XC), 15:58.4 (3M XC), 16:53.9 (5k XC)
Personal
Corie Nicole Smith was born December 27, 2001 in Fresno, California … Hometown is Clovis, California … Daughter of Chris and Gina Smith … Has a younger sister, Taylor … Majoring in English … Career plans include Law school with an ambition to become an attorney … Favorite athlete is Peyton Manning … Person she most admires is her mom … Interests include baking, reading and watching 80’s movies … Member of honor roll all four years of high school … Chose Arkansas since she felt school would bring out the best of her both academically and athletically, loved the team atmosphere.
- 2020 SEC Cross Country | All-Freshman Team
Freshman (2020-21):
Outdoor: Opened outdoor season racing in 5,000m at Hayward Premiere in Eugene, posting a debut time of 16:49.42 in the 5,000m to place fifth … Finished fourth in 5,000m (16:52.95) at Florida’s Tom Jones Memorial … Made 10,000m debut in Fresno State’s West Coast Relays in Clovis, Calif., placing eighth in 34:54.25 … Finished 12th in SEC 10,000m (35:25.49) … Debut in 1,500m produced a time of 4:44.26 to place 15th in John McDonnell Invitational.
Indoor: After a 10:03.66 debut at 3,000m for third in Arkansas Invitational, improved to 9:42.28 to place ninth in Tyson Invitational … Debut in indoor mile produced a time of 5:04.46 in Wooo Pig Classic.
Cross Country: Fifth member of Razorback squad in NCAA Championships, finishing 133rd (21:45.4) as Arkansas placed 10th in team scoring … Second freshman finisher overall, placing 16th in the SEC Championships, clocking a time of 20:38.5 on the 6,000m course in Baton Rouge … Named to SEC All-Freshman team as Arkansas claimed an eighth consecutive SEC title … Seventh among 12 Razorbacks competing in the conference meet … Part of a perfect score by the Razorbacks in the SEC Preview to open the season, finishing fifth (17:13.3) on the 5k course in Baton Rouge, La., ... Second freshman finisher in the race behind teammate Taylor Ewert ... Fifth among Razorbacks at Missouri's Gans Creek Classic, placing sixth in the race as she ran 20:25.1 in her debut at 6,000m ... Her time ranks second among freshmen in 2020, trailing only teammate Ewert ... Sixth Razorback in UAB Blazer Classic, placing 17th among field with a 6k time of 20:41.6.
High School
2020 graduate of Buchanan High School in Clovis, California … Named Buchanan Athlete of the Year in 2020 … Coached by Brian Weaver … Established CIF Central Section and Buchanan 5k record in cross country with a 16:53.9 (2019) … In senior season, 2019 State silver medalist in cross country after claiming conference and section titles … Earned All-America honor at Nike Nationals, placing 12th … As junior, State silver medalist in 3,200 (10:17.39) after winning conference title … Ran season best of 4:58.27 in 1,600 to win West Coast Relays … Won section title in cross country and qualified for Nike Nationals … State cross country champion as a sophomore and earned All-America honor at Nike Nationals … Section champion in 3,200, placed eighth (10:29.17) in State meet … Posted a season best of 10:21.51 to place sixth at Arcadia Invitational … Section runner-up in 1,600 (4:56.71), after setting PR of 4:56.50 as runner-up in West Coast Relays … Ran mile in 4:58.59 to place fifth at Azusa Meet of Champions … Finished fourth in State cross country as a freshman, won section title … Conference and section champion in 3,200, finished seventh at State … Section winner in 1,600 (5:00.27) … Ran then PR of 4:56.58 to win mile at West Coast Relays … Member of cross country team that claimed 2019 State title and placed fifth in Nike Nationals … Team also placed second at State meet in 2017 and finished third in 2016 … Claimed four consecutive conference and section team titles … Track and field team won 2019 State title … Lettered four years in cross country and track.
HS best times: 4:56.50 (1600), 4:58.59 (Mile), 10:17.39 (3200), 10:09.2 (2M XC), 15:58.4 (3M XC), 16:53.9 (5k XC)
Personal
Corie Nicole Smith was born December 27, 2001 in Fresno, California … Hometown is Clovis, California … Daughter of Chris and Gina Smith … Has a younger sister, Taylor … Majoring in English … Career plans include Law school with an ambition to become an attorney … Favorite athlete is Peyton Manning … Person she most admires is her mom … Interests include baking, reading and watching 80’s movies … Member of honor roll all four years of high school … Chose Arkansas since she felt school would bring out the best of her both academically and athletically, loved the team atmosphere.