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2026 Women's Track and Field Roster

Trenton Hernandez
Trenton Hernandez

Neshara Smith

  • Position Heptathlon / Hurdles
  • Height 5-9
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Bakersfield, CA
  • High School East Bakersfield HS
  • Previous School Bakersfield College

Biography

 2025  Junior | Cal Poly Pomona
  • NCAA DII Indoor Nationals Qualifier
  • NCAA DII Nationals Qualifier
  • All-American: 60-meter hurdles 3rd place
  • All-American: 100-meter hurdles 6th place
  • School Record: Indoor Long Jump (5.95m)
  • School Record: Indoor 60-meter hurdles (8.30)
  • School Record: Indoor Pentathlon (3308 PTS)
  • School Record: 100-meter hurdles (13.40)
  • CCAA High Point Award 
  • CCAA Newcomer of the Meet Award
  • CCAA Athlete of the Week March 3-9
 2023  Sophomore | Bakersfield College
 2022  Sophomore | Bakersfield College
 2021  Freshman | Bakersfield College
 2020  Freshman | Bakersfield College
  • No season due to COVID-19
High School
  • A 2019 graduate of East Bakersfield High School
  • Honor Roll
  • Women’s Athlete of the Year
Personal
  • A psychology major
  • Daughter of  Wynnette & Jimmie Rios
  • Has two siblings;  Tiamoneé Smith and Derrick Johnson
  • Favorite TV shows are  HunterXHunter, Hell’s Kitchen, and Alone
  • Favorite movies are  The Martian, The Princess and the Frog, and Think Like A Man
  • Favorite music artists are  T Pain, Megan Thee Stallion, and Pink Sweat$
  • Favorite pro sports teams are  Los Angles Lakers, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Las Vegas Raiders
  • Favorite pro athletes are  LeBron James, Max Crosby, and Derrick Rose

Historical Player Information

  • 2025Junior

    Heptathlon / Hurdles
    5'9"
  • 2026Senior

    Heptathlon / Hurdles
    5'9"