Academic Notes: Majoring in exercise science....2019 Academic All-WAC Honoree.
Career Notes: Has the fifth fastest all-time performance in the 200 freestyle (1:50.10)... Part of the 400 freestyle relay team that holds the school record for fastest time (3:21.53).
| Event |
Record best time |
2020-21 season best time |
| 100 free |
51.49 (11/16/18) |
51.92 (2/20/21) |
| 200 free |
1:05.10 (3/1/19) |
1:51.43 (2/17/21) |
| 500 free |
5:01.83 (2/27/20) |
5:09.37 (2/18/21) |
2020-21 (Junior): Earned NAU a relay gold in the 800 freestyle relay at 2021 WAC Championships, swimming in the first leg and finishing with a time of 7:23.72... Swam in the first leg of the 400 free relay for NAU to finish 4th (3:26.97), finding best 100 free split time of 51.91... 8th place finish in the 200 free (1:54.01)... Found season best time for the 200 free in the preliminary event (1:51.43)... Placed 12th in the 100 free (52.02)...
2019-20 (Sophomore): At the 2020 WAC Championship, swam in the second leg of the 400 freestyle relay for third place (3:22.81)... Swam in the second leg of the 800 freestyle relay to help the ‘Jacks place in second at 7:25.98… Finished 16th in 500 free with new record best time (5:01.83)... Also swam in the 200 free, finishing sixth with 1:50.99… In the 100 free, timed in at 51.96.
2018-2019 (Freshman): Swam in 200 freestyle, 800 freestyle relay, 200 freestyle relay and 400 freestyle relay at the WAC Championships... Placed second across the board in relays... Times of 7:22.05 in 800, 1:32.09 in 200, and 3:21.53 in 400... Earned personal best time in 200 free with a time of 1:50.10 to place fifth... Swam in seven events at the NIC... Earned prelim times in 50 free (24.41), 200 free (1:54.92), and 200 breaststroke (2:26.56). Swam in 800 freestyle relay with a time of 7:30.54 to place 15th... 20th in 400 freestyle relay at 3:27.95...24th in 200 freestyle relay with time of 1:35.66... and 27th in 200 medley with 1:45.86.
High School: Earned 30 medals at Scottish National Age Groups from 2014-18...Placed second in the 100 freestyle and 200 individual medley at 2018 Scottish National Age Groups...Also placed third in the 200 breaststroke and swam on second place 4x100 freestyle, 4x200 freestyle and 4x100 medley relays...Has won 11 gold medals in Scottish championship meets...Has swam on five national record relay teams...Swam at British Age Group Championships in 2016 and 2017...Also swam at 2017 British Open Swimming Championships...Represented Scotland at UK School Games in 2015 and 2016...Part of the top club at Scottish National Age Groups in 2017 and 2018...Member of Scottish Youth Development and Scottish Senior Bronze squads...3.88 GPA.
Personal: Katherine McKenzie Smith was born Feb. 25 in Edinburgh, Scotland...Daughter of Roddy and Jayne Smith…One younger sister, Beth...Father, Roddy, played cricket...Mother, Jayne, played golf and won the 1999 Scottish Amateur Championship...Lists most memorable athletic moment as winning the gold medal in the 200m IM at Scottish Age Groups…Chose NAU because she of the coaches, the team and she fell in love with Flagstaff.
