Hannah Smith

Hannah Smith

Emory University senior Hannah Smith won the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the VertKlasse Meeting in High Point, North Carolina on Friday.  Facing mostly NCAA Division I competition in the event, Smith finished in first place with a time of 11:07.73, the 10th-fastest time by a Division III competitor this year, and the second-fastest among University Athletic Association runners.  The mark was a 12.14-second improvement on her previous career-best time, set earlier this year.