The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2017-18 Track & Field / Cross Country Roster
Roster
Celesia Smith
- Position:
- Distance/XC
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Brandeis
- Hometown:
- San Antonio, Texas
- Major:
- Business Honors and Plan II Honors
• Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Spring 2018)
2018-19
Cross Country:
• Placed 15th at the Texas Invitational meet with a time of 15:04.30
• Ran a 15:30.30 at the Rice Invitational to help the Longhorns to a 1st place win
2017-18
Cross Country:
• Represented Texas in 2 meets
• Made a career debut at the Texas A&M Aggie Opener and finished in 29th place with a time of 15:50.0
• Came in 36th overall and 11th for the Longhorns at the Texas Invitational with a time of 15:54.61
PRIOR TO TEXAS
• Ran cross country three years and track all four years
• Named first team Academic All-District for cross country and track and field (2013-17)
• Was named Team MVP for cross country (2014-17)
• Brandeis High School 5000m school-record holder (set in 2016)
• Earned several academic awards including AP Scholar with Distinction (2016), National Hispanic Merit Scholar (2016), National Spanish Honor Society and Mu Alpha Theta (Math Honor Society)
• Was the Vice President of the National Honor Society from 2015-17
PERSONAL
• Daughter of Michelle Montalvo and Arthur Smith
• Has one sister, Isabella Smith
• Grandfather, Leo Montalvo, received his law degree from Texas
