Personal Records
Indoor
Shot Put: 46-0.75 (2023 Winter Classic)
Weight Throw: 44-10.75 (2023 Winter Classic)
Outdoor
Discus Throw: 138-1 (2023 MEAC Outdoor Championships)
Hammer Throw: 145-6 (2023 NSU Track & Field Invitational)
Javelin Throw: 131-2 (2023 MEAC Outdoor Championships)
Shotput: 44-11 (2023 Raleigh Relays)
Career Statistics
2022-23: Named to NSU AD Honor Roll for both semesters.
Indoor: Competed in four indoor meets … Opened the season with a sixth-place finish at the VCU Rams Indoor Invitational, recording a weight throw of 40-3.25 … Set personal bests in the shot put (46-0.75) and weight throw (44-10.75) at the Winter Classic … Placed second in the shot put (45-1.75) and third in weight throw (44-2) at the East Coast Invitational … Took seventh in the heptathlon at the MEAC Indoor Championships with 3,323 points.
Outdoor: Competed in five outdoor meets … Took third in the hammer throw at the NSU Invitational with a personal best 145-6 … Earned bronze in the decathlon at the MEAC Outdoor Championships with 4,810 points.
2021-22: Did not compete in any indoor or outdoor meets.
2020-21: Indoor: Did not compete.
Outdoor: Participated in two meets … Was seventh in the hammer and 11th in the discus at the Virginia Grand Prix … Placed in the top 10 in all four throws at the MEAC Outdoor Championships … Was eighth in the shot put (40-11.5) and discus (124-4) and ninth in the hammer (118-1) and javelin (112-10).
High School: A four-year standout in football and track and field … Helped Highland Springs win four state football championships and go 57-3 in his four years … Played running back and linebacker … Ran 97 times for 632 yards and five touchdowns as a junior … Region champion and state runner-up in the 55-meter dash his junior year … Also earned all-conference, all-region and all-state track honors as a sophomore.
Personal: Rayquan “King of NIL” Smith was born on July 11, 2001 … Son of Doria Smith … Majoring in mass communications … Enjoys bowling and motivational speaking in his free time.
