Honors & Awards

• Bradley AD Honor Roll (Fall 2012)

High School: A fourth-place finisher at Wisconsin's Division 2 state cross country championship as a senior, Smits finished ninth in the event in 2010 as a junior ... Earned first-team all-state honors her senior year and was honorable mention all state her junior season ... Two-time conference champ and three-time state meet participant ... Two-time team MVP ... Finished third in the 3,200 meters in the state her senior year and was part of a fourth-place 4x800 relay team at the state meet ... Three-time conference champ in the 1,600 meters and two-time conference champ in the 3,200 meters ... Holds school records in the 1,600 and 3,200 meters ... also lettered in volleyball and basketball

Personal: The daughter of Michael and Cindy Smits, Liz was born in Madison, Wis. ... Has two sisters: Stephanie (23) and Meghan (15) ... Plans to major in biology

Personal Bests
3 Mile: 18:01 (9/7/12)
5K Career Best: 18:16.68 (9/29/12)
6K Career Best: 22:08 (10/12/12)

2012 (Freshman)