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| Payton Smith |
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Freshman
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| Hometown:
Ooltewah, Tenn.
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| High School:
Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences
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2011-12 - FRESHMAN:
Rowed in the 2V8+ at Princeton... Spent most of spring with first varsity eight... Guided the V8+ to fourth place in the petite final at the San Diego Crew Classic... Rowed with the V8+ at Central Florida, defeating the Knights on Lake Pickett... Part of the V8+ at the Oak Ridge Invitational, winning one gold and two silver medals... Finished sixth at the Chattanooga Head Race with the Collegiate 8+... Won bronze in the Collegiate Pair with Jessica Burns at the Chattanooga Head Race...
HIGH SCHOOL:
Graduated from Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences... Competed with Chattanooga Junior Rowing... Won gold in mixed-double pair at the 2010 Head of the Hooch... Took another gold in the lightweight pair at 2010 Southeastern Youth Regionals... Won gold at Lake Lanier Sprints in the lightweight pair... Finished seventh in lighweight double at 2011 Youth Nationals... Award 2011 Best Female Sculler award, and 2011 Best Lightweight Female Rower... Excelled in cross country at CSAS... 2010 All-State Cross Country honoree... 2010 Best Female Runner Award recipient... Won Patriot CC Award in 2007, `08 and `09... Honored in 2009 for academic achievements... Received several distinctions for her academic accomplishments in the subjects of English, French, physics and world studies...
PERSONAL:
Majoring in kinesiology, with aspirations of becoming a doctor or physical therapist... Loves Tennessee because of the mountains...
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