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Cougar Student Athlete Of The Week
![]() Lauren Smith |
2002-03 Honorees ? Nicole Oliver? Jonathan Pritchett ? Lucile Turpin ? Chandi Jones ? Bryan Shelton ? Kelly Golden ? Jermain Woodard ? Jane Anne Karasek ? Cole Dailey ? Nikki Hawkins ? Joffrey Reynolds ? Donna Sellen ? Ashley Fortenberry ? Jenny Tanneberger ? Barrick Nealy |
2001-02 Honorees ? Arelis Ferreris? Jesse Crain ? Yulia Pakhalina |
Women's Track and Field
Hurdles, Sprints and Relays
Lauren Smith is a two-time Conference USA champion having won the 60-meter hurdles at the 2002 C-USA Indoor Championships and the 100-meter hurdles at the 2001 C-USA Outdoor meet. She also ran on Houston's 4x400-meter relay teams that won the 2002 C-USA Indoor and Outdoor titles and the 4x100-meter relay that finished in second place at the 2001 C-USA Outdoor Championships.
A kinesiology major at UH, she was a member of the Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll in the fall and spring semesters in 2001-02 and boast a 3.30 grade point average.
Smith came to Houston from Langham Creek High School in League City, Texas, where she was the state champion in the 100-meter hurdles and the runner-up in the 300-meter hurdles.


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