Young Harris College Athletics

AS A SOPHMORE (2013-14): Ran in all seven meets … finished in the top-10 in every meet … won the Bobcat Invitational with a season-best time of 20:12 … also won the WWC Fighting Owls Invitational with a time of 20:35 … named the Peach Belt Conference's Women's Cross Country AstroTurf Runner of the Week (10/20/13) … selected to the Peach Belt All-Academic Women's Cross Country Team … earned All Peach Belt First-Team honors after finishing in fourth place with a personal-best 6K time of 21:56 … also earned the PBC Elite 15 Award presented by GradesFirst ... named to the Peach Belt Presidential Honor Roll as a Gold Scholar ... named to the Capital One Division II Women's Track and Field/Cross Country All-District III team.

AS A FRESHMAN (2012-13): Ran in all eight meets … finished in the top-10 in every meet … finished first in Young Harris Invitational with a time of 20:29 … finished in fourth place at the Earl Jacoby Memorial with a time of 19:35 … had a career-best 5K time of 18:58 at the West Georgia Invitational … named the Peach Belt Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Week (10/14/12) … earned All-Peach Belt Second Team honors … also named the Peach Belt Conference Co-Runner of the Year ... named to the Peach Belt Presidential Honor Roll as a Gold Scholar.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letter winner at Creekview High School for coach Ty Brown … also lettered in track … selected to the all-county team as a junior and senior and selected to the all state team as a senior … member of the National Honors Society and CARES Program.

PERSONAL: Born Melissa Nicole Smith on Jan. 31, 1994, in Ball Ground, Georgia … daughter of Gene and Donna Smith ... education major.