Club / High School: Competed for Excel Gymnastics in Houston, Texas, where she was coached by David Worley and Jackie McCarter...Was a three-time member of the U.S. National Team (1997-00)...Gained extensive international experience as a member of 1997 Junior Pacific Alliance Championships in Colorado Springs, Colo., and also finished in second and fifth-place respectively, at the 1997 and 1998 Ecoair Gymnastics Cup in Zoetermeer, NED...Earned sixth-place finishes in the all-around and on vault, along with a seventh-place finish on floor at the 1998 Moscow Stars in Moscow, Russia...Posted a 14th-place finish in the all-around and a fifth-place finish on beam at the 2001 U.S. Classic in Pomona, Calif...Recorded a sixth-place finish in the all-around and a third-place on beam at the 1998 U.S. Classic in San Antonio, Texas...Finished in fourth-place in the all-around and tied for fourth on beam at the 1998 American Classic in Orlando, Fla...Added another first-place finish on beam at the 1997 John Hancock USA Championships in Denver, Colorado.

2003: Competed on vault, beam and floor in her Gym Dog debut at Nebraska, counting all three to Georgia's final point total. Her beam score of 9.875 at Kentucky set a new career high. Set a vault career high of 9.925 at Arkansas. Her 9.925 on floor against Florida was a new career high. Tied career vault mark at Alabama (9.925) and was clutch on the beam helping Georgia close out a tight meet. Her 9.925 on vault at SECs tied for second and helped Georgia to a season-high 49.650 on the event. Saw first NCAA action in the Southeast Regional with a 9.775 on vault. Named 1st-team All-American on vault at the NCAA Championships.

2004: All-SEC thanks to a tie for second on vault at the SEC Championships with a 9.95. A 9.875 on vault and a 9.825 on beam in the NCAA team finals. Missed the NCAA regional competition with an ankle injury. Had her best three-event meet of her career against Iowa State as she notched a 10.0 on vault and 9.925s on beam and floor. Her first 10.0 of the year came on floor against LSU. Her beam score of 9.95 against LSU also set a career high.

2005: She entered the 2005 season as Georgia's only First-Team All-American and she added to that with another First-Team honor on vault at the NCAA Championships. She also earned Second-Team All-America honors on beam. She was solid at SECs with three scores in the 9.8s. In the Super Six Finals, she scored a career-high 9.95 on vault. Her 9.9 on the beam against Auburn was the high score of the meet and she repeated that score at home against Utah.

2006:
SEC Good Works Team. Scored a season-high 9.9 on vault four times during her senior campaign. Wasn’t 100 percent at the SEC Championships but competed on vault and scored a 9.7. Had senior night to herself against Kentucky, as Georgia’s lone competing senior. Had one of her best meets against UCLA, scoring a 9.9 on vault and 9.85 on floor. Full strength against Oklahoma with a 9.775 on vault and 9.825 on floor. She scored a 9.85 on floor in her only event of the Cancun Classic. Took a week off at Florida to rest injuries, and came back with a big meet against LSU with a 9.9 on vault and 9.85 on floor.

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The Life of a Student Athlete: Brittany Smith