Julie M. Smith (born May 10, 1968) is an American, former collegiate All-American, gold-medal winning Olympian softball player and coach.[1][2][3] Smith played college softball for Texas A&M and Fresno State. She represented Team USA at the 1996 Summer Olympics and won a gold medal.[4] Smith most recently served as the head softball coach and assistant athletic director at the University of La Verne.
| Biographical details | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | May 10, 1968 (age 56) Glendora, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | |||||||||||||||
| 1987 | Texas A&M | ||||||||||||||
| 1990–1991 | Fresno State | ||||||||||||||
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |||||||||||||||
| 2007–2018 | University of La Verne | ||||||||||||||
| Head coaching record | |||||||||||||||
| Overall | 287–185 (.608) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Playing career
editSmith was born in Glendora, California,[5] and competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta where she won a gold medal with Team USA.[6]
Smith played college softball at Texas A&M where she won a national championship at the 1987 Women's College World Series and Fresno State in the Big West Conference from 1990 to 1991.[7] Along with a title, Smith was also named to All-Tournament team at the Women's College World Series in all three of her appearances.[8][9]
Coaching career
editSmith served as the general manager for the New York/New Jersey Juggernaut in 2005. On August 3, 2007, Smith was named the head softball coach at the University of La Verne.[10] On November 29, 2018, Smith stepped down as head coach after 11 years. During her career she compiled a record of 287–185 and led her teams to three SCIAC regular season championships, three SCIAC postseason tournament titles, and made the NCAA Playoffs four times.[11]
Statistics
edit| YEAR | G | AB | R | H | BA | RBI | HR | 3B | 2B | TB | SLG | BB | SO | SB | SBA |
| 1987 | 62 | 222 | 46 | 80 | .360 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 99 | .446% | 6 | 3 | 12 | 17 |
| 1990 | 77 | 263 | 55 | 93 | .353 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 113 | .429% | 17 | 4 | 16 | 17 |
| 1991 | 68 | 235 | 47 | 85 | .361 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 105 | .447% | 11 | 9 | 12 | 13 |
| TOTALS | 207 | 720 | 148 | 258 | .358 | 75 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 317 | .440% | 34 | 16 | 40 | 47 |
| YEAR | G | AB | R | H | BA | RBI | HR | 3B | 2B | TB | SLG | BB | SO | SB |
| 1996 | 9 | 21 | 2 | 5 | .238 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .238% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
References
edit- ^ "1987 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
- ^ "1990 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
- ^ "1991 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
- ^ "Julie Smith". Teamusa.org. Archived from the original on December 29, 2015. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Julie Smith". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
- ^ "1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Softball". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved November 2, 2008.
- ^ "2018 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved February 27, 2021.
- ^ "Texas A&M WCWS Stats". Ncaa.org. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
- ^ "Division I Softball Championship Results" (PDF). Fs.ncaa.org. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
- ^ "1996 OLYMPIAN JULIE SMITH HIRED AS HEAD LEOPARD SOFTBALL COACH". thesciac.org. August 3, 2007. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
- ^ "Smith steps down as softball coach". leopardathletics.com. November 29, 2018. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
- ^ "Final 1987 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
- ^ "Final 1990 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
- ^ "Final 1991 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
- ^ "1996 Olympic Games". Teamusa.org. Archived from the original on December 29, 2015. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
External links
edit- Julie Smith on Twitter
- Julie Smith at Olympics.com
- Julie Smith at Olympedia
- Julie Smith at Team USA (archived)
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