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2025-26 Women's Track & Field Roster

Robert Hayes

Julie Smith

  • Position Distance
  • Height 5-6
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Penn
  • Hometown Granger, Ind.

Biography

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Cross Country Records

5K - 17:58.9 at Joe Piane Invitational (9-29-2023)
6K - 21:41.4 at Horizon League Championships (10-28-2023)

Top Track Times
Indoor-
Mile: 5:11.07 at GVSU Big Meet-Friday (2-14-2025)
3,000m: 10:17.65 at Fairgrounds Invitational (2-8-2025)
5,000m: 17:55.33 at Meyo Invitational (1-31-2025)
Outdoor-
1,500m: 4:47.23 at Indiana Invitational (4-21-2023)
5,000m: 17:45.72 at WashU. Distance Carnival (3-28-2025)

2024-25 SEASON
Cross Country (Redshirt):
Missed the entire season due to injury. 
Indoor (Sophomore): Competed in six meets, including running the mile and distance medley relay at the Horizon League Championships... opened the indoor season with an eighth-place finish in the mile at 5:17.68 at the Indiana Early Bird on Dec. 13... ran a season-best 5K time of 17:55.33 at the Meyo Invitational... ran a personal-best and finished eighth overall in the 3,000m event at the Fairgrounds Invitational on Feb. 8... spun a personal best mile at the GVSU Big Meet-Friday on Feb. 14 with a time of 5:11.07... placed 13th in the mile at the Horizon League Championships at 5:14.21. 
Outdoor (Sophomore): Ran four meets during the outdoor season... competed in the 1,500m and 5,000m events at the Horizon League Championships... ran a personal best 5,000m time of 17:45.72 at the WashU. Distance Carnival on Mar. 28... had a season-best 1,500m time of 4:50.67 at the BSU-We Fly Challenge on Apr. 12.
Academics: Named to IU Indy's Academic Advisor's List (3.0 GPA or better) both semesters.  

2023-24 SEASON
Cross Country (Sophomore): Second Team All-Horizon League performer by virtue of her 12th-place finish at the league championships... finalist for the league's Cross Country Sportsmanship Award... ran five meets, finishing among the team's top three runners on all five occasions... was the team's top finisher (79th overall) at the Bradley 'Pink' Classic on Oct. 13 with a 6K time of 22:27.9... was the team's top finisher (12th overall) at the Horizon League Championships with a personal best 6K time of 21:41.4... opened the season with a top-10 finish at the Mike Baumer XC Classic on Sept. 1, running a 5K time of 18:07.7... clocked a personal best 5K time of 17:58.9 at the Joe Piane Invitational on Sept. 29 as the team's No. 2 finisher (23rd overall). 
Indoor (Redshirt): Did not compete in any meets. 
Outdoor (Redshirt): Did not compete in any meets. 
Academics: Named to the IUPUI Academic Advisor's List (3.0 GPA or better) both semesters.

2022-23 SEASON
Cross Country (Freshman):
Ran in four of the team's six meets... earned the first #HLXC Women's Freshman Runner of the Week of the season after finishing 11th overall at the Mastodon Opener on Sept. 2 with a 5K time of 19:32.2... was the team's No. 2 runner (63rd overall) at the John McNichols Invitational on Sept. 17, running the 5K race in a time of 19:13.2... ran a personal best 5K time of 18:47.6 at the Joe Piane Invitational on Sept. 30 as the team's No. 4 finisher (75th overall)... was IUPUI's No. 5 runner (47th overall) at the Horizon League Championships on Oct. 29, running a personal best 6K time of 23:44.1. 
Indoor (Freshman): Participated in five indoor meets... began the indoor season with a ninth-place finish in the mile at the Bellarmine Open (Jan. 20)... placed second in the mile at the Indianapolis Tom Hathaway Distance Carnival (Jan. 27)... clocked a personal-best 10:21.67 in the 3,00m at the Meyo Invitational (Feb. 3)... set a personal-best 5:11.59 in the mile, finishing 11th while also placing fifth in the DMR at the Horizon League Championship (Feb. 26).
Outdoor (Freshman): Competed in five outdoor meets... opened the outdoor season with a tenth-place finish in the mile and a first-place finish in the 4x800 at the Alan Connie Shamrock Invitational (Mar. 18)... clocked a personal-best 18:21.73 in the 5,000m at the Flames Invitational (Apr. 7)... placed 16th in the 1,500m at the Gibson Invitational (Apr. 14)... set a personal-best 4:47.23 in the 1,500 at the Indiana Invitational (Apr. 22)... took 19th in the 5,000m at the Horizon League Championship (May 6).

High School: Starred in cross country and track at Penn High School... qualified for the IHSAA State Track and Field Championships in both the 1,600m and 4x800 relay as a senior... was Mishawaka Sectional Champion in the 3,200m and 4x800 relay as a junior and then in the mile, 4x400 and 4x800 relays as a senior... helped Penn to back-to-back Goshen Regional titles in the 4x800 relay her final two seasons... was sectional and regional champion in cross country in 2021 before later qualifying for the IHSAA State Championships and placing 17th overall to earn All-State honors... finished her high school career with personal best times of 5:06.13 in the mile and a personal best 5K cross country time of 18:42.5 to open her senior year at the Marion Invite.

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-2023Freshman

    Distance
    5'6"
  • 2023-2024Sophomore

    Distance
    5'6"
  • 2024-2025Junior

    Distance
    5'6"
  • 2025-2026Senior

    Distance
    5'6"