Smith To Compete At NCAA Meet On Wednesday
6/5/2007 12:00:00 AM | Track & Field/XC
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (6/5/07) Heath Smith will be looking to add another accolade to his list this week when he makes his first career appearance at the NCAA Track & Field National Championships in the javelin.
The NCAA National Championships are scheduled for June 6-9. The javelin preliminaries are scheduled for 10 a.m. on Wednesday, June 6. The finals are scheduled for 7:15 p.m. on Friday, June 8. There are 26 throwers slated in two flights with Adam Montague of
“I am so happy for this to happen to Heath because nobody deserves it more,” head coach Rick Watkins said.
Smith is the first
Smith, a former walk-on, automatically qualified for the NCAA Championships with his second-place throw at the Midwest Regional meet. His throw of 65.62 meters was his career best and now solidifies him in the
He put the top three marks in the record book this season, culminating in his record-breaking heave in
Smith qualified for the regional meet in the javelin and the shot put, making him the only Mean Green athlete to qualify for multiple individual events in 2007. His appearance will also mark the third consecutive season that the Mean Green has sent someone to the national meet.
His road to
Smith earned Academic All-America honors last season by ESPN The Magazine.