Norfolk State University Athletics

Personal Records
Indoor
60 Meter Hurdles: 8.73 (2023 East Coast Invitational)
Outdoor
100 Meter Hurdles: 13.89 (2022 MEAC Outdoor Championships)
400 Meter Hurdles: 1:06.56 (2022 Norfolk State Invitational)

Career Statistics (at NSU)
Career Statistics (at UNC)

2022-23: Named to the NSU AD’s Honor Roll for both semesters … Also selected to CSC Academic All-District and MEAC All-Academic Teams. Indoor: Competed in five indoor meets … Clocked a 27.10 in the 200 meters at the VCU Rams Indoor Invitational … Set PR of 8.73 in the 60 meter hurdles at the East Coast Invitational to finish runner-up. Outdoor: Competed in just one outdoor meet, taking seventh in the 100 meter hurdles at the Virginia Quadrangular.
 
2021-22: Named to the NSU AD’s Honor Roll for both semesters. Indoor: Competed in six indoor meets, all in the 60 meter hurdles … Posted a season-best time of 8.77 at the Kenneth Giles Invitational … Took fifth at the South Carolina Invitational with an 8.93 time and fifth at the East Coast Invitational at 8.88 … Ran an 8.90 at the MEAC Indoor Championships for a fifth-place finish. Outdoor: Competed in six outdoor meets, primarily at the 100 meter hurdles and 400 meter hurdles … Opened the season with a third-place finish in the 100 meter hurdles (14.64) at the Colonial Relays … Notched a personal best 1:06.56 in the 400 meter hurdles at the Norfolk State Invitational to finish sixth, while taking fifth in the 100 meter hurdles (14.47) … Ran a personal best 13.89 in the 100 meter hurdles for a sixth-place finish at the MEAC Outdoor Championships, while helping 4x400 relay team to fourth place finish.

At UNC: Spent two years at Northern Colorado … Big Sky 100 meter hurdles bronze medalist in 2020-21 … Clocked a season-best time of 9.01 seconds in the 60 hurdles in 2019-20 … Was a member of the Dean’s List in both years at UNC.

High School: Participated in track all four years … was Colorado 4A state champion in the 100 meter hurdles as a senior … Was Denver Public Schools League 100mH champ as a junior and senior and 300mH champ as a senior … Won her school’s outstanding senior student-athlete award … Public Schools League long jump runner-up as a freshman.

Personal: Zion Ameire Smith was born on Sept. 7, 2001 … Daughter of Raymond and Lakisha Smith … Majoring in exercise science.