Abria Smith
Abria Smith is an American shot putter. She was runner-up at the 2025 [NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships|2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships] and won a silver medal at the 2025 Summer [World University Games].Early life
From Chicago, she attended Homewood-Flossmoor High School and studied at Hampton University in Virginia before later transferring back to her home state and the University of Illinois.Career
Smith did not record a distance over 16 metres in the shot put her three years at Hampton University but began to throw consistently further distances the season after transferring to the University of Illinois, and working with coach JC Lambert. In April 2025, she threw 18.92 metres to win the Tom Jones Invitational in Gainesville, Florida. In May 2025, she won the Big Ten Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon, with a throw of 17.95 metres. She was runner-up to Mya Lesnar at the 2025 NCAA [Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships|2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships] in Eugene, Oregon, with a throw of 18.85 metres. She threw 18.75 metres at the Ed Murphey Classic in Memphis, Tennessee in July 2025. Later that month, she won a silver medal behind Axelina Johansson at the Athletics at the [2025 Summer World University Games|2025 Summer World University Games] in Germany, with a throw of 17.38 metres.