2018-19 Women's Track & Field Roster

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Destiny Smith-Barnett

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Oakland, Calif.
  • High School Skyline HS

Biography

Destiny Smith-Barnett's Top Performances & Results Personal Bests:
Outdoor: 100m: 11.21 (10.94w); 200m: 22.91
Indoor: 60m: 7.20; 200m: 23.90

UNLV Records:
>Ranked Second in UNLV's 100m All-Time Outdoor Performances (10.94)
>Ranked Third in UNLV's 200m All-Time Outdoor Performances (22.91)
>Ranked First in UNLV's 4x100m Relay All-Time Outdoor Performances (43.81)
>Ranked First in UNLV's 60m All-Time Indoor Performances (7.20)

2019 Outdoor: Did not compete.

2019 Indoors: Participated in six meets, including the NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships … Competed in the 60m dash, 200m dash, and the 4x400m relay … Ran a personal-best time of 7.15 at the Mountain West Indoor Championships finishing first … Ran the 200m dash in a season-best time of 23.79 at the Mountain West Indoor Championships finishing third … Ran the 60m dash in a time of 7.19 in the NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships finishing fourth.

2018 Outdoor:
>Earned USTFCCCA All-America Honorable Mention honors in the 4x100m Relay
>NCAA Outdoor Championship qualifier in the 4x100m Relay
>NCAA West Preliminary qualifier in 100m & 4x100m Relay
>Named to Mountain West All-Conference Team (100m & 4x100m relay)
>100m Finalist at Mountain West Championships (second place)
>200m Finalist at Mountain West Championships (eighth place)
>4x100m relay Finalist at Mountain West Championships (second place)

Participated in eight meets, including the Mountain West Championships, NCAA West Preliminary and NCAA Outdoor Championships … Competed in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay … Ran a season-best time of 11.25w at the MW Outdoors … Ran a season-best time of 23.36w in the 200m at the Mountain West Challenge … Helped the 4x100m relay to a time of 44.56 at the MW Outdoors … Finished second in the 4x100m relay, second in the 100m (11.40w) and eighth in the 200m (24.01) at the MW Outdoors … Finished 19th in the 4x100m relay at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.

2018 Indoor:
>Named to Mountain West All-Conference Team (60m)
>60m Finalist at Mountain West Championships (third place)

Participated in one meet – the Mountain West Championships … Competed in the 60m … Ran a season-best time of 7.39 at the MW Indoors … Finished third in the 60m (7.41) at the MW Indoors.

2017 Outdoor:
>Earned USTFCCCA Second Team All-America honors in the 100m & 4x100m Relay
>NCAA Outdoor Championship qualifier in the 100m & 4x100m Relay
>NCAA West Preliminary qualifier in 100m, 200m & 4x100m Relay
>Named to Mountain West All-Conference Team (100m & 4x100m relay)
>100m Finalist at Mountain West Championships (second place)
>200m Finalist at Mountain West Championships (fifth place)
>4x100m relay Finalist at Mountain West Championships (second place)

Participated in ten meets, including the Mountain West Outdoor Championships, the NCAA West Preliminary and the NCAA Outdoor Championships ... Participated in three events: 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay ... Ran a personal-best time of 10.94w in the 100m at the MW Outdoors ... Ran a personal-best time of 22.91 in the 200m at the MW Outdoors ... Helped the 4x100m relay team to a first-place and program-best finish (43.81) in the MW Outdoors.

2017 Indoor:
>Earned USTFCCCA Second Team All-America honors in the 60m
>NCAA Outdoor Championship qualifier in the 60m
>Named to Mountain West All-Conference Team (60m)
>60m Finalist at Mountain West Championships (third place)
>200m Finalist at Mountain West Championships (fourth place)

Participated in five meets, including the Mountain West Indoor Championships and the NCAA Indoor Championships ... Participated in three events: 60m, 200m and the 4x400m relay ... Ran a personal-best time of 7.20 (fist place) in the 60m at the MW Indoors ... Ran a season-best time of 23.90 (fourth place) in the 200m at the MW Indoors ... Helped the 4x400m relay team to a fourth-place time of 3:46.38 at the New Mexico Don Kirby Invitational.

2016 Outdoor:
>NCAA West Preliminary qualifier in 100m & 4x100m Relay
>Named to Mountain West All-Conference Team (100m)
>100m Finalist at Mountain West Championships (second place)

Participated in eight meets, including the Mountain West Outdoor Championships and NCAA West Preliminary ... Ran in two events: 100m and 4x100m relay ... Ran a season and personal-best time of 11.54 in the 100m at the Steve Scott Invitational ... Helped the 4x100m relay team to a time of 44.88 (first) at the Steve Scott Invitational.

2016 Indoor: Did not compete.

2015 Outdoor: Participated in five meets ... Ran in three events: 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay ... Ran a season-best time of 11.67 (second) in the 100m at the UCLA legends Invitational ... Ran a season-best time of 23.77 (first place) in the 200m at the UNLV Spring Invitational ... Ran a season-best time of 45.39 (third) in the 4x100m relay at the Mt. SAC Relays.

2015 Indoor:
>Named to Mountain West All-Conference Team (60m)
>100m Finalist at Mountain West Championships (second place)
>Won 60m at Mountain West Championships
>200m Finalist at Mountain West Championships (fourth place)

Participated in four meets, including the Mountain West Indoor Championships ... Ran in two events: 60m and 200m ... Won debut 60m race at Northern Arizona's Mountain T Invitational with a time of 7.39 - which was the fastest at the time in the MW and a UNLV top-five time ... Later ran a time of 7.37 in the 60m at the MW Indoors to win event and place third in UNLV's all-time performance list for the event ... Ran a season-best time of 24.04 in the 200m (prelims) at the MW Indoors that qualified for event's final.

High School: A 2014 graduate of Skyline HS in Oakland, Calif. ... Lettered four years in track & field ... Competed in the 100m and 200m ... Named to the Oakland Athletic League First Team once and also selected League's MVP ... Left Skyline as 100m record holder ... Finished second in the 100m at the 2014 CIF State Championships ... Ran personal-best times of 11.40 in the 100m and 23.75 in the 200m.

Personal: Destiny Smith-Barnett was born in Oakland, Calif. ... The daughter of Adrienne Smith and Davin Barnett, Sr. ... Has three siblings: Davin Jr., Daysha and Derion ... Majoring in kinesiological studies.

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Sophomore

    Sprints
  • 2016-17Junior

    Sprints
  • 2017-18Senior

    Sprints
  • 2018-19Senior

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