2026 Track Roster
Roster

Avery Smith
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Bellingham, Wash.
- High School:
- Squalicum HS
PEPPERDINE TRACK 2026: Competed in five outdoor track meets, running the 800m and 1500m ... Raced indoors once, running the 800m at the John Thomas Terrier Classic.
PEPPERDINE TRACK 2025: Competed in six outdoor track meets, specializing in the 800m dash ... Raced in two indoor track meets ... Ran her season-best time in the 400m dash at the Wolf Pack Classic.
PEPPERDINE TRACK 2024: Competed in five outdoor track meets ... Raced in three indoor track meets, including the MPSF Championships ... Helped Pepperdine break the school record in the distance medley relay at the MPSF Championships.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Squalicum High School, located in Bellingham, Wash., in 2023 … A four-year varsity athlete … Holds the 400 meter record time at the Chuck Randal Invitational in a time of 1:04.03 … Also lettered in lacrosse and soccer.
PERSONAL: Born in Bellingham, Wash. … Daughter of Eric and Jill Smith … Has four siblings: Gae, Elleigh, Finn and Caleb … Dad was a pole-vaulter at Wheaton College … Mom was a high-jumper for Wheaton College … Chose Pepperdine because “it’s academic rigor as well as its religious aspect, I also just knew it was the right fit for me socially/athletically as well as in the classroom.
FAVORITES: Hobbies include playing lacrosse, soccer, going to the gym, traveling, live music, cooking/baking, hiking, skiing and paddle boarding … Favorites include Sydney McLaughlin and Stephan Frei (pro athletes), Jamaican National Team and Haudenosaunee Men's Lacrosse team (pro teams), Pride & Prejudice (book), The Sound of Music (movie), New Girl (TV show), Bon Iver (musical artist), eggs or waffles (food) and lacrosse (sport other than running).
PEPPERDINE TRACK 2025: Competed in six outdoor track meets, specializing in the 800m dash ... Raced in two indoor track meets ... Ran her season-best time in the 400m dash at the Wolf Pack Classic.
PEPPERDINE TRACK 2024: Competed in five outdoor track meets ... Raced in three indoor track meets, including the MPSF Championships ... Helped Pepperdine break the school record in the distance medley relay at the MPSF Championships.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Squalicum High School, located in Bellingham, Wash., in 2023 … A four-year varsity athlete … Holds the 400 meter record time at the Chuck Randal Invitational in a time of 1:04.03 … Also lettered in lacrosse and soccer.
PERSONAL: Born in Bellingham, Wash. … Daughter of Eric and Jill Smith … Has four siblings: Gae, Elleigh, Finn and Caleb … Dad was a pole-vaulter at Wheaton College … Mom was a high-jumper for Wheaton College … Chose Pepperdine because “it’s academic rigor as well as its religious aspect, I also just knew it was the right fit for me socially/athletically as well as in the classroom.
FAVORITES: Hobbies include playing lacrosse, soccer, going to the gym, traveling, live music, cooking/baking, hiking, skiing and paddle boarding … Favorites include Sydney McLaughlin and Stephan Frei (pro athletes), Jamaican National Team and Haudenosaunee Men's Lacrosse team (pro teams), Pride & Prejudice (book), The Sound of Music (movie), New Girl (TV show), Bon Iver (musical artist), eggs or waffles (food) and lacrosse (sport other than running).













































































