High School: Played four sports… competed for four years in cross country and indoor track, two in outdoor track and one in tennis… all-conference second team in cross country… achieved All-Academic in conference for four years in cross country and indoors and both seasons outdoors… senior captain in cross country and indoor track… received academic Excellence Awards in Spanish, Biology and English…
PERSONAL: born Ariel C. Smith January 23, 1996… Parents: Daryl and Kurt… Sibling: Madison… Major: Biology… Career plans: Marine biology... Residence: Stratford, CT...
INDIVIDUAL CAREER HONORS
2015/16: Indoor T&F 2x All-LEC Selection (2nd in 3000m at Little East meet, 4th in 3000m at NE Alliance meet) Outdoor T&F All-LEC Selection (2nd in 5000m at Little East meet), LEC Academic Honor Roll
2016/17: Indoor T&F 2x All-LEC Selection (2nd in 3000m at Little East meet, 3rd in 3000m at NE Alliance meet), LEC Academic Honor Roll Outdoor T&F 2x All-LEC Selection (3rd in 5000m at Little East meet, 6th in 5000m at NE Alliance meet), LEC Academic Honor Roll, E-Club Outstanding Scholar-Athlete Award
ARIEL... REVEALED
If you could meet anyone living or dead who would it be? Charles Darwin
What was your favorite vacation or day trip you ever took? Bahamas with my Tropical Bio Class
What is your favorite number? 5
What’s your favorite song or artist of all time? Blue October
If Christmas had a taste what would it be? Peppermint and sugar cookies
If you could be great at another sport what would it be? Soccer
What is your favorite meal from the student center? Mozzarella sticks
What’s your favorite part athletics at eastern? My teammates
What’s your favorite word? Crouton
If you can consider yourself any type of leader, what would be the word/words to describe your leadership style? Leading by example
What type of Doritos do you like? Nacho Cheese
What is your biggest fear? Spiders
What has been your hardest class? Organic Chemistry
What’s one of the things on your bucket list? Going to the Sloth Sanctuary in Costa Rica
| INDOOR | | | |
| Date | Meet | Mark | Finish |
| 1000m | | | |
| 2017/18 | | | |
| February 3 | Wesleyan | 3:25.97# | 14th (37) |
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| MILE | | | |
| 2016/17 | | | |
| February 4 | URI | 5:40.57# | 32nd (41) |
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| 3000m | | | |
| 2017/18 | | | |
| December 9 | RIC | 11:23.62 | 9th (18) |
| January 27 | Springfield | 11:35.89 | 7th (15) |
| February 10 | LEC | 11:29.46 | 4th (8) |
| | NE Alliance | | 9th (20) |
| 2016/17 | | | |
| January 14 | Coast Guard | 11:52.84 | 4th (9) |
| January 21 | Plymouth State | 11:25.60 | 3rd (5) |
| January 28 | Springfield | 11:18.11 | 5th (21) |
| February 11 | NE Alliance | 11:11.84 | 3rd (18) |
| | LEC | | 2nd (10) |
| 2015/16 | | | |
| January 23 | Smith | 11:48.28 | 12th (19) |
| January 30 | Springfield | 11:40.01 | 7th (14) |
| February 6 | Boston U. | 11:24.86 | 22nd (28) |
| February 13 | NE Alliance | 11:06.15# | 4th (24) |
| | LEC | | 2nd (14) |
| 2014/15 | | | |
| January 17 | Coast Guard | 12:33.78 | 7th (7) |
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| 5000m | | | |
| 2017/18 | | | |
| January 20 | Plymouth State | 20:47.12 | 6th (8) |
| 2016/17 | | | |
| January 21 | Plymouth State | 20:14.53# | 2nd (5) |
| #-Personal best | | | |
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| OUTDOOR | | | |
| 3000m | | | |
| 2017 | | | |
| March 25 | Wesleyan | 11:31.86 | 2nd (12) |
| 2016 | | | |
| March 26 | Wesleyan | 11:11.55# | 10th (37) |
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| 5000m | | | |
| 2018 | | | |
| March 30 | Warrior Invite | 20:24.54 | 4th (6) |
| April 7 | Coast Guard | 20:06.77 | |
| 2017 | | | |
| April 2 | UMass Dart | 19:46.86 | 9th (22) |
| April 8 | AIC | 19:35.32 | 15th (40) |
| April 21 | ECSU | 20:11.25 | 3rd (3) |
| April 29 | LEC | 20:02.08 | 3rd (13) |
| | NE Alliance | | 6th (22) |
| 2016 | | | |
| April 2 | Coast Guard | 19:24.84 | 10th (25) |
| April 9 | Smith | 19:30.50 | 2nd (12) |
| April 16 | Conn | 19:28.97 | 32nd (55) |
| April 22 | ECSU | 20:18.14 | 3rd (5) |
| April 28 | NE Alliance | 18:55.87# | 4th (16) |
| | LEC | | 2nd (8) |
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| 10,000m | | | |
| 2018 | | | |
| April 14 | Mt. Holyoke | 43:46.68# | 3rd (3) |
| April 28 | NE Alliance | 43:53.48 | 9th (13) |
| | LEC | | 4th (8) |
| #-Personal best | | | |
