Jais Smith

Position:
Sprints
Class:
Graduate Student
Weight:
null
Hometown:
Mansfield, Texas
High School:
Mansfield Legacy HS
Prev School:
Houston

Career Results

Personal Bests
60m – 6.71
100m – 10.41

2024 Outdoor
Ran in seven meets for TCU … A member of the sixth-place 4x100 team that clocked a season-best 39.91 at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships (May 9-11) … Also placed 10th at the Big 12 Championships in the 100m with his personal-best 10.41 … Ran on the winning 4x100 team (40.29) at the Michael Johnson Invitational (April 19-20) … Finished sixth in the 100m (10.60) and third in the 4x100 (40.45) at the Texas A&M Invite (March 23) … Took second in the 100m with his time of 10.66 at the season-opening TCU Alumni Invitational (March 15-16).

2023-24 Indoor
Ran in four meets for TCU … Kicked off the season with a third-place finish in the 60m (6.73) at the McFerrin 12 Degree Invitational (Jan. 13) … Ran a personal best 6.69 in the 60m at the Corky Classic (Jan. 19-20) … Finished fourth in the 60m at the Jarvis Scott Open with his time of 6.74 (Feb. 9-10).

2023 Outdoor
Ran in three meets for TCU … placed 14th in the 100m with his time of 10.66 at the Sooner Invitational and Multis (April 14-15) … ran on the second-place 4x100 team with a time of 39.69 at the Michael Johnson Invitational (April 21-22) … had a career-best 10.69 in the 100m at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships … finished fifth as a member of the 4x100 relay at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships (May 12-14).

2022 Outdoor
Appeared in two meets for TCU … ran a personal-best time of 10.79 in the 100m at the Michael Johnson Invitational.

2021 Outdoor
Ran in two meets for TCU… Ran a personal-best time of 10.96 in the 100m at the Baylor Invitational.

2019-20 Indoor (Houston)
Competed in two meets and medically redshirted..finished seventh in the 60m at the Texas A&M Reveille Invitational... secured a fifth-place finish in the 60m at the Leonard Hilton Memorial Invitational.

2018-19 Indoor (Houston)
Finished ninth in the 60-meter dash at the Reveille Invitational with a time of 6.90 ... Finished ninth in the early qualifying for the 60-meter dash at the Red Raider Invitational with a time of 6.84 ... Took bronze in the 60-meter dash at the Leonard Hilton Memorial with a time of 6.82 ... Finished 18th in the 60-meter dash at the Houston Invitational with a time of 6.96 ... Finished ninth in the early qualifying 60-meter dash at the Houston Invitational with a time of 6.91.

High School
Two time 5A State Champion for Mansfield Legacy High School...Earned New Balance Indoor All-American honors...Two-time AAU All-American...Named as a member of the Adidas Boost Dream 100...Earned sports on the Great Southwest USA Relay...Brooks PR Invitational Medalist...Finished his senior season ranked No. 4 in the country in the 100-meter dash with a best of 10.23...Ran as a member of the 2018 USATF Junior Olympic 4x100-meter relay national championship team with current Houston teammates Edward Sumler IV and Jordan Booker.

PERSONAL
Son of Janaka and Olympic Gold Medalist Lamont Smith...Has one little brother, Jacoby...Enjoys shopping and listening to music in his spare time...Wants to be a sports agent and attorney after his track & field career.

Ronnie Baker U.S. Olympic Trials 100m Finals

Monday, June 21

Big 12 Outdoor Champion 4x100 Relay

Thursday, May 20

Du Mapaya 2021 Big 12 Outdoor Championship

Sunday, May 16

Ronnie Baker 9.94 at Texas Relays

Monday, March 29

Track Upgrades Competition Surface with Rekortan

Tuesday, July 08

Men Wrap Up Season at NCAA Outdoor Championships

Wednesday, June 11

Track and Field Earns 17 Total Entries for Nationals

Tuesday, June 03

TCU Men Punch Five Tickets to NCAA Outdoor Championships on Day Three

Friday, May 30

Texas Christian University

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