FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Senior high jumper Kameesha Smith earned Second Team All-America honors for the second time in her career, tying for 10th in the high jump at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships on Friday afternoon at the Randal Tyson Track Center.
Smith, who made her first appearance at the NCAA Indoor Championships, cleared 1.71 meters (5-7.25 ft.) and 1.76 meters (5-9.25 ft.) on her first attempts before missing all three attempts at the 1.81 meters (5-11.25 ft.) bar.
Her 10th-place finish is her best finish ever at an NCAA Championship meet, placing 12th at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in 2019. With the NCAA Second Team All-America classification beginning in the 2011 season, Smith is the second women's student-athlete to earn Second Team honors and the ninth ISU women's student-athlete overall to post an All-American performance. She is the first Illinois State women's high jumper to ever qualify for the NCAA Indoor Championships.
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Senior Kevin Koski will race the 10K at the NCAA Cross Country Championships on Monday, March 15 at 12:40 p.m. CT at the OSU Cross Country Course in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Both the men's and women's races will be broadcast on ESPNU or the ESPN app. Smith and the rest of the Illinois State track & field squad will be back in action for outdoor season on March 26 at the Ole Miss Classic and the Billiken Invite.
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