- Trecia Smith
Trecia-Kaye Smith (born
November 5 ,1975 ) is aJamaica n athlete competing mainly intriple jump . In college, she competed for theUniversity of Pittsburgh from1996 -1999 and was a seven-timeNCAA national champion (two outdoor and three indoor long jump titles and one outdoor and one indoor triple jump title), 15-time All-American, a 14-timeBig East Conference champion, and a 15-timeEastern College Athletic Conference champion. Trecia was named to theNCAA Division 1 Silver Anniversary Indoor Team and a "NCAA Division 1 Most Outstanding Student-Athlete". [http://pittsburghpanthers.cstv.com/sports/w-track/spec-rel/050107aaa.html] [http://pittsburghpanthers.cstv.com/sports/w-track/spec-rel/031207aaa.html]Her personal best is 15.16 metres, and she almost equalled that result at the 2005 World Championships where she, in the absence of
Golden League winnerTatyana Lebedeva , won the gold medal with 15.11 metres.Achievements
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