Track and Field
- Title:
- Assistant AD
- Email:
- jodys@uoregon.edu
- Phone:
- (541) 346-5914
Jody Smith is in her fifth year as assistant athletic director for the track and field and cross country teams. She serves as the competition director for home meets at Hayward Field.
She played a vital role in Oregon's successful hosting of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials, the 2014 IAAF World Junior Championships, multiple NCAA Outdoor Championships and U.S. Track and Field Championships, and the inaugural Pac-12 Track & Field Championships.
Smith came to Oregon after spending much of the previous decade as an administrator at Stanford and San Jose State. She was San Jose State's associate athletic director for events and facilities, spending two years with the Western Athletic Conference school, where she served as the tournament manager for the 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Division I Championship First and Second Round games played in San Jose's HP Pavilion.
She came to SJSU after a long tenure at Stanford, where she held a number of positions, including director of special events for the Cardinal Athletic Department, manager of the Avery Aquatic Center, and associate director for the Stanford Track & Field Foundation, as well as working with the Stanford Alumni Association.
The 1991 Stanford University graduate was a six-time All-America swimmer for the Cardinal. She still swims competitively in Masters competitions and set world records in long and short course pools for the 200 backstroke in 2009.
