University of Delaware Athletics
Hall of Fame
Tyechia Smith
- Induction:
- 2016
- Class:
- 2004
TYECHIA L. SMITH
Women’s Indoor Track & Field (2000-04)
Women’s Outdoor Track & Field (2000-04)
Whether it was on the track, in the classroom, or in the community, Tyechia Smith made the most of her University of Delaware experience. A native of Jersey City, N.J., Smith enjoyed a record-setting career as a sprinter and hurdler in track and field in 2000-04, earning eight letters indoors and outdoors for head coach Sue McGrath-Powell.
A two-year team captain, she set eight school records - the indoor 400m (56.83), 500m (1:15.70), and 4 x 400m relay (3:50.27) events, and the outdoor 400m (57.04), 4 x 100m relay (47.17), 4 x 200m relay (3:51.60), and sprint medley relay (4:04.37) events.
Tyechia also won six career meet titles, placed in the Top 10 at the Colonial Athletic Association Championships six times, and earned All-East honors twice.
She graduated with a 3.6 grade point average, was named to the 2004 CoSIDA District 2 All-Academic Team, earned the NCAA Women’s Enhancement Post-Graduate Scholarship, and was named the NCAA Woman of the Year for the state of Delaware in 2004.
Tyechia earned her degree in health behavior management with a concentration in sport management and coaching science from Delaware in 2004 and her master’s degree in sport business management and business administration from the University of Central Florida in 2006.
A member of the McNair Academic High School Athletic Hall of Fame, she continues to run 5k races and took part in the Disney Princess Half Marathon.
Women’s Indoor Track & Field (2000-04)
Women’s Outdoor Track & Field (2000-04)
Whether it was on the track, in the classroom, or in the community, Tyechia Smith made the most of her University of Delaware experience. A native of Jersey City, N.J., Smith enjoyed a record-setting career as a sprinter and hurdler in track and field in 2000-04, earning eight letters indoors and outdoors for head coach Sue McGrath-Powell.
A two-year team captain, she set eight school records - the indoor 400m (56.83), 500m (1:15.70), and 4 x 400m relay (3:50.27) events, and the outdoor 400m (57.04), 4 x 100m relay (47.17), 4 x 200m relay (3:51.60), and sprint medley relay (4:04.37) events.
Tyechia also won six career meet titles, placed in the Top 10 at the Colonial Athletic Association Championships six times, and earned All-East honors twice.
She graduated with a 3.6 grade point average, was named to the 2004 CoSIDA District 2 All-Academic Team, earned the NCAA Women’s Enhancement Post-Graduate Scholarship, and was named the NCAA Woman of the Year for the state of Delaware in 2004.
Tyechia earned her degree in health behavior management with a concentration in sport management and coaching science from Delaware in 2004 and her master’s degree in sport business management and business administration from the University of Central Florida in 2006.
A member of the McNair Academic High School Athletic Hall of Fame, she continues to run 5k races and took part in the Disney Princess Half Marathon.
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