2022-23 Track & Field Roster
Rebecca Smith
- Position:
- Pole Vault
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Valley Christian HS
- Hometown:
- Tempe, AZ
As a Freshman (2021-22)
Indoor Track & Field
- Competed in pole vault in six meets including the American Indoor Championships.
- Recorded a personal best mark (3.70) in her fist meet of the season at the BSC Indoor Icebreaker (12/3/21).
- No appearances
Before Tulane: Was a three-year letter winner at Valley Christian High School, where she competed in pole under coach David Melhorn… During her time in high school, she qualified for state three times with the only miss being one of her seasons being canceled due to COVID…Was a two-time State Champion in the pole vault and was also on the state winning team for the 4x100m…Set the Valley Christian school pole vault record (13'1”)...Was also a two-time District Champion, a two-time Area Champion and a two-time Regional Runner-up…Graduated with distinction, an AP Scholar, a member of the Honor Roll and a member of the National Honor Society…Also was a member of the fourth place in the state swimming and diving team and sang in the choir.
Personal: Daughter of Rachel Smith…Her mother is a former Division I collegiate athlete as a gymnast at the University Washington…She has older two siblings, in brother Cory and sister Lauren …Enjoys art, music, and dance…Undecided on a current major, but she is very passionate about animals and in working to reform the foster care system. … One thing nobody knows about her is that she used to be a competitive acrobatic gymnast and she placed seventh in nationals when she was 12.
