Norfolk State University Athletics

Personal Records
Indoor
Shot Put: 45-7.75 (2024 MEAC Indoor Championships)
Weight Throw: 50-2.5 (2025 Division I Pre-Nationals)  
 
Outdoor
Shot Put: 48-4.5 (2025 MEAC Outdoor Championships)
Discus: 120-7 (2024 Duke Invitational)
Hammer: 166-3 (2025 NSU Invitational)
Javelin: 124-10 (2025 NSU Invitational)
 
2024-25: Named to the NSU AD Honor Roll both semesters. Indoor: Competed at six indoor meets … Placed fourth at the MEAC Championships in the weight throw (50-1.25) … Recorded a personal best throw of 50 feet, 2.5 inches at the Division I Pre-Nationals … Earned a pair of top five finishes at the HBCU Showcase in the weight throw (48-10.75) and the shot put (45-9.25). Outdoor: Competed at two meets … Placed second in the hammer throw (166-3) and third in the javelin (124-10) at the NSU Invitational … Took seventh in the shot put at the MEAC Championships (48-4.5).
 
2023-24: Indoor: Competed in six indoor meets … Took sixth in the shot put to open the season (43-2.5) at the HBCU Showcase … Placed second in the shot put at the Marlin Invite (43-2.5) … Earned a third place finish in the weight throw at the same meet (46-11.75) … Posted a personal best in the weight throw at the MEAC Indoor Championships to place seventh (48-4) … Earned another seventh place finish at the same event in the shot put (45-7.75). Outdoor: Competed in five events … Threw a personal best of 122-11 in the javelin throw at the NSU Invite taking sixth …. Placed first in the hammer throw at the same meet (155-1) … Posted a personal best in the discus throw at the Duke Invite (120-7) … Took fourth in the hammer throw at the MEAC Outdoor Championships (155-5 – personal best) and seventh in the shot put (46-2 – personal best). 
 
2022-23: Indoor: Competed in five indoor meets … Posted weight throw of 38-3.5 and shot-put toss of 43-2.5 at the VCU Rams Indoor Invitational … Took second in the weight throw at the East Coast Invitational with a personal best toss of 45-1.5, also earning third in the shot put (42-0.75). Outdoor: Competed in four outdoor meets … Recorded personal records in the shot put (43-10.5) and hammer throw (138-2) at the MEAC Outdoor Championships … Threw a personal best 118-11 in the discus at the NSU Invitational.

High School: Won the hammer throw at the Beach Run Invitational with a PR of 112-3.75 … Regional champion in the shot put with a toss of 47-8.5 … Earned 8^th in the shot put at the VHSL Class 5 State Championships with a throw of 45-7.

Personal: Raeshon Dorian Smith was born on Sept. 10, 2003 … Majoring in social work with plans of becoming a music teacher … Enjoys listening to and analyzing music and playing sports in his free time.