2021-22 Track and Field Roster
Roster
Smith, Malin

Malin Smith
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- High School:
- Waverly
- Hometown:
- Lansing, Mich.
Bio
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CAREER ACCOLADES
2023 OUTDOOR
Competed in 10 meets, all throwing the discus...placed 1st at the Big 12 Championships with a throw of 56.41m (185-1).
2023 INDOOR
Competed in six meets... placed 6th in the weight throw at the Big 12 Championships and 7th in the shot put.
2022 OUTDOOR
Competed in 10 meets in the shot put and discus... found tremendous success in the discus during the part of the season... placed 3rd in at the Big 12 meet, followed it up with an 8th place outing at the NCAA West regionals before ending her season on a personal best throw of 56.78m (186-3) at the NCAA Outdoor meet where she placed 3rd.
2022 INDOOR
Competed in six meets in the shot put and weight throw... placed 14th with a personal best in the weight throw at the Big 12 meet.
2019-22 (Cincinnati)
2022 OUTDOOR
Recorded her PR in the hammer throw at the Oliver Nikoloff Invite with a mark of 52.07m... Recorded her PR in the discus at the War Eagle Invite with a throw of 53.66m... Finished 3rd at the AAC Championships in the shot put and 15th at the NCAA East Prelims.
2021 INDOOR
Recorded her PR in the shot put at the South Carolina Invite, tossing a mark of 16.17m...Went on to place 1st in the shot put two more times to close out the indoor season.
2020 OUTDOOR (SO): No season was conducted because of the COVID-19 global pandemic.
2020 INDOOR (SO): Achieved a 3rd place finish at the American Indoor Track and Field Championships in the shot put with a throw of 15.40m. Set a new weight throw personal record of 16.08m (52’ 9.25”).
2019 OUTDOOR (FR): Set the freshman record in the discus throwing 50.31m (165’ 1”). Placed 5th and 8th in the shot put and discus at the American Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Qualified for NCAA Preliminaries in both the shot put and discus. Also qualified for the USATF U20 Championships in both the shot put and the discus.
2019 INDOOR (FR): Set the freshman record in the shot put, 15.95m (52’ 4”) at the American Indoor Track and Field Championships good for a runner-up performance.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2018 graduate of Waverly High School (Lansing, Mich.)… won the 2018 state title in the discus with a state record toss of 163-09… added a second-place finish in the shot put at the same meet… finished second and fifth in the discus as a junior, respectively, after placing third and second, respectively, as a sophomore… swept both events at the conference meet her last three years… placed fifth at the New Balance Outdoor Nationals in the shot put in 2018 to earn All-America honors… took second in both throws at the Midwest Meet of Champions in 2018… in 2017, competed in the AAU Junior Olympic Games, finishing second in the shot put.
CAREER ACCOLADES
- 2023 Big 12 Outdoor Discus Champion
- 2022 NCAA Outdoor Bronze Medalist - Discus
- 2021 AAC Outdoor Bronze Medalist - Shot put (Cincinnati)
- 2020 AAC Indoor Bronze Medalist - Shot put (Cincinnati)
- 2019 AAC Indoor Silver Medalist - Shot put (Cincinnati)
2023 OUTDOOR
Competed in 10 meets, all throwing the discus...placed 1st at the Big 12 Championships with a throw of 56.41m (185-1).
2023 INDOOR
Competed in six meets... placed 6th in the weight throw at the Big 12 Championships and 7th in the shot put.
2022 OUTDOOR
Competed in 10 meets in the shot put and discus... found tremendous success in the discus during the part of the season... placed 3rd in at the Big 12 meet, followed it up with an 8th place outing at the NCAA West regionals before ending her season on a personal best throw of 56.78m (186-3) at the NCAA Outdoor meet where she placed 3rd.
2022 INDOOR
Competed in six meets in the shot put and weight throw... placed 14th with a personal best in the weight throw at the Big 12 meet.
2019-22 (Cincinnati)
2022 OUTDOOR
Recorded her PR in the hammer throw at the Oliver Nikoloff Invite with a mark of 52.07m... Recorded her PR in the discus at the War Eagle Invite with a throw of 53.66m... Finished 3rd at the AAC Championships in the shot put and 15th at the NCAA East Prelims.
2021 INDOOR
Recorded her PR in the shot put at the South Carolina Invite, tossing a mark of 16.17m...Went on to place 1st in the shot put two more times to close out the indoor season.
2020 OUTDOOR (SO): No season was conducted because of the COVID-19 global pandemic.
2020 INDOOR (SO): Achieved a 3rd place finish at the American Indoor Track and Field Championships in the shot put with a throw of 15.40m. Set a new weight throw personal record of 16.08m (52’ 9.25”).
2019 OUTDOOR (FR): Set the freshman record in the discus throwing 50.31m (165’ 1”). Placed 5th and 8th in the shot put and discus at the American Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Qualified for NCAA Preliminaries in both the shot put and discus. Also qualified for the USATF U20 Championships in both the shot put and the discus.
2019 INDOOR (FR): Set the freshman record in the shot put, 15.95m (52’ 4”) at the American Indoor Track and Field Championships good for a runner-up performance.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2018 graduate of Waverly High School (Lansing, Mich.)… won the 2018 state title in the discus with a state record toss of 163-09… added a second-place finish in the shot put at the same meet… finished second and fifth in the discus as a junior, respectively, after placing third and second, respectively, as a sophomore… swept both events at the conference meet her last three years… placed fifth at the New Balance Outdoor Nationals in the shot put in 2018 to earn All-America honors… took second in both throws at the Midwest Meet of Champions in 2018… in 2017, competed in the AAU Junior Olympic Games, finishing second in the shot put.
Wes Kittley Media Session
Thursday, March 06
Postmeet Press Conference: Big 12 Indoor Championships
Saturday, March 01
Wes Kittley Media Session - Big 12s Indoor Preview
Wednesday, February 26
Sean Gribble Media Session
Wednesday, January 22