A junior from Columbia, South Carolina, Smiling posted a pair of top-two marks in the conference and region this season in the 100m and the long jump. In the long jump she finished second with a mark of 5.26m (17-3.25) and finished fifth in the 60m with a time of 12.40. She also ran on the 4x100m and 4x200m relay teams which won their events in 48.90 and 1:41.56, respectively.
2023 Conference Carolinas Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Weekly Awards
Week 1 (March 7, 2023)
Track Athlete of the Week: Chianel Asoburuenwu, Mount Olive
Field Athlete of the Week: Mary Brigid Keck, Mount Olive
Week 2 (March 14, 2023)
Track Athlete of the Week: Riley Nicholson, North Greenville
Field Athlete of the Week: JoAnn Smiling, North Greenville