VITFF Bulletin: Michelle Smith Sets New V.I. National Junior Record

Virgin Islands Track and Field Team member Michelle Smith, a high school Junior at Montverde Academy, competed in the New Balance Indoor National Championship in Boston, Mass., from March 9 – 12.

She won her heat of the 400m in the preliminary rounds with a new Virgin Islands National Junior Indoor Record of 54.37. In the final of the 400m, Smith ran her second fastest time in her career and placed 4th with a time of 54.81. Her performance in the 400m ranks her 5th in the world for U18 athletes. She is still ranked No.1 in the world in the 600m with her Millrose Games performance.

On March 12, she ran a 53.88 split in the 4x400m relay and helped her Monteverde team win the National Indoor Championship with a new Florida State record of 3:45.69.

The New Balance Indoor National Championship concluded Smith’s 2023 Indoor season.

She will be competing next in the Bob Hayes Relays in Jacksonville, Fla., on March 17.

New Balance Indoor Nationals 4x400m relay link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5psWPpZ3p-4&feature=youtu.be

New Balance Indoor Nationals 400m Prelim Heat 5 link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fw9BvOMYAfY