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North Carolina A&T

2009-10 Track & Field Roster

Kimona Smith

Kimona Smith

  • Position:
    Jumps
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Highschool:
    Morant Bay
  • Hometown:
    St. Thomas, Jamaica

Summary

Biography

N.C. A&T Highlights 
Smith had a superb first season as an Aggie…She began what could be a legendary career for the women’s North Carolina A&T track and field programs…She won the MEAC Outdoor long jump championship with a leap of 20-feet, 2 ½ inches…She placed third in the triple jump at the MEAC Outdoor Championships with a best jump of 39-feet, 8 ¾ inches…Her outdoor season also included a trip to the NCAA regionals where she finished 11th … During the outdoor season, she placed second in the 49ers Invitational in the long jump with a leap of 18-feet, 6-inches…At the Wake Forest Open, she placed second in the triple jump with a jump of 40-feet, 11 1/2- inches and third in the long jump with a leap of 19-feet, 3 ½ inches…She finished fourth at the long jump at the International Friendship and Freedom Games at Irwin Belk Track…During the indoor season, she won her first collegiate event when she placed first at the Liberty 4-Way meet with a jump of 19-feet, 6-inches…At the Liberty Invitational, she placed second in the triple jump with a jump of 38-feet, 9 ½ inches…At the same invitational, she placed fourth in the long jump with a best jump of 18-feet, 5-inches…She placed third in the triple jump at the UNC Fast Times with a jump of 39-feet, 7 ½ inches…At the UNC Invite, she placed third in the long jump and fourth in the triple jump.  

High School accomplishments
Competed in track and field under head coach Rohan Bryan…She also played soccer in high school at Montay Bay in Jamaica…As a senior, she won the long jump in her region…Also placed second at the Penn Relays in the triple jump…She was a four-year honors student.

Personal 
Full name is Kimona Smith…She is the daughter of Jacqueline Morrison…She has one sibling: Tasharnna Morrison…She is an accounting major…Smith honor student status as a freshman at North Carolina A&T…Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell is her favorite athlete…She enjoys rice, peas, fish and selfish dumpling…Her favorite book is “The Color Purple.”

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