Nancy Claire Smith

Nancy Claire Smith
Nancy Claire Smith
  • Birth Date:
    3-8-95
  • Height:
    5-5
  • Hometown:
    Franklin, Tenn.
  • Year:
    Junior
  • High School:
    Franklin
  • Major:
    Biochemistry/Religion
Bio

2015-16: All-American in the 800 Free Relay... Honorable Mention All-American in the 200 Free Relay... Won Carson-Newman's first-ever Elite 90 Award at the NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championships for having the highest GPA at the Championships... Reset the school record as a member of the 800 Free Relay... Won three events during her junior season: 200 Breast against the University of the Cumberlands, 400 Free and 400 Free Relay against King and Emory & Henry.

2014-15: Eagle Scholar and CSCAA Scholar All-American... School record holder in the 400 Free Relay with a time of 3:28.55, 800 Free Relay with a swim of 7:30.11... Won a total of nine events during the duration of her sophomore season. 

2013-14: Eagle Scholar... Set the initial school record in the 100 Breast (1:07.82), the 200 Breast (2:26.23), the 400 I.M. (4:37.22) and was a member of two record setting relay teams: the 400 Medley Relay and the 800 Free... Won the: 200 I.M. and 100 Breast against Milligan, 200 Breast (2:27.12) at the Lenior-Rhyne/Catawba tri-meet... Finished eighth in the 200 Breast at the BMC Conference Championships... Member of the 400 Free Medley Relay team that finished fifth at the BMC Conference Championships. 

High School: Sported a time of 1:05.71 in the 100 Breast and a mark of 2:21.40 in the 200 Breast... School's record holder in the 200 Breast...  Finished seventh in the 100 Breast and ninth in the 200 I.M. at the Tennessee high school meet...  Earned automatic All-American honors in the 400 Free Relay in 2010 and was also a Scholastic All-American... Four-time Excel Award winner and a three-time Southeastern Zone team member... 400 Free Relay team at Franklin finished second at the Tennessee state meet in 2011... Was Franklin's Outstanding Senior Girl and fifth in her graduating class of 420, National Honor Society member, Sewanee Award winner for writing and was an AP scholar with honors. 

Personal: Daughter of Dan and Lisa Smith... Uncle, Tom Mullady, was a football star for Southwestern in Memphis (now Rhodes College) and went on to play for the New York Giants... Double majors in Biochemistry and Religion. 

News mentions
Five swimmers named CSCAA Scholar All-America
Five swimmers named CSCAA Scholar All-America

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Five Carson-Newman women’s swimmers have been named CSCAA Scholar All-America.

Swim programs lauded with CSCAA Scholar All-America Team status
Swim programs lauded with CSCAA Scholar All-America Team status

PHILADELPHIA – Both Carson-Newman’s men’s and women’s swimming programs have been tabbed by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America as Scholar All-America Teams.

Smith becomes first female CoSIDA Academic All-America at-large selection in school history
Smith becomes first female CoSIDA Academic All-America at-large selection in school history

AUSTIN, Texas - Carson-Newman women's swimmer Nancy Claire Smith (Franklin, Tenn.) has been named to the 2016 CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II At-Large second team, the College Sports Information Directors of America announced Wednesday at noon.

Smith rakes in Academic All-District honor from CoSIDA
Smith rakes in Academic All-District honor from CoSIDA

AUSTIN, Texas – Carson-Newman swimmer Nancy Claire Smith (Franklin, Tenn.) has been lauded with a spot on the CoSIDA Academic All-District At-Large team, the organization announced Thursday at noon.

Paige McCord
McCord resigns as C-N swim coach

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman swim coach Paige McCord announced her resignation on Tuesday morning to pursue a job in the private sector and spend more time with her family.

Margaret Stansberry
Stansberry reels in third All-American honor on final day of Swimming and Diving Championship

INDIANAPOLIS – Sophomore Margaret Stansberry (Knoxville, Tenn.) became the second Carson-Newman swimmer to record three All-American accolades by taking home the honor Saturday night at the IUPUI Natatorium during the final day of competition at the NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championships.

800 Free Relay finishes fifth to become All-Americans at Swimming and Diving Championships
800 Free Relay finishes fifth to become All-Americans at Swimming and Diving Championships

INDIANAPOLIS – The Carson-Newman 800 Free Relay reset its school record and became the first C-N relay team to finish in the top-five at a NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championships Friday night at the IUPUI Natatorium.

Stansberry takes home first All-American honor in 200 Free
Stansberry takes home first All-American honor in 200 Free

INDIANAPOLIS – Sophomore Margaret Stansberry (Knoxville, Tenn.) received her first career All-American honor and reset her school record in the 200 Free during the second day of competition at the NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championship at IUPUI Natatorium on Thursday.

Nancy Claire Smith
Smith wins C-N’s first-ever NCAA Elite 90 award

INDIANAPOLIS – Carson-Newman junior swimmer Nancy Claire Smith (Franklin, Tenn.) won the NCAA’s Elite 90 award for the 2016 NCAA Division II Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships on Tuesday evening in Indianapolis.

Seven Eagles heading to NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships
Seven Eagles heading to NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships

INDIANAPOLIS – The Carson-Newman women’s swim team will send seven Eagles to the Division II Swimming and Diving Championships in Indianapolis, Ind. On March 9-12 by virtue of two relays and two individual performance throughout the season.

Two top-five finishes caps historic BMC Championships for Eagles
Two top-five finishes caps historic BMC Championships for Eagles

ROCK HILL, S.C. – The Carson-Newman swim teams capped the best Bluegrass Mountain Conference Championships in program history on Saturday night at the Rock Hill Aquatic Center with two top-five finishes, five All-BMC plaudits and three new school records.

Five Carson-Newman records fall on third day of BMC Championships
Five Carson-Newman records fall on third day of BMC Championships

ROCK HILL, S.C. – The Carson-Newman swim team broke five school records and picked up eight more All-Bluegrass Mountain Conference plaudits during Friday night’s BMC Championship finals at the Rock Hill Aquatic Center in Rock Hill, S.C.

Maggie Melhorn
Seven All-BMC finishes highlight night as Eagles sit in third

ROCK HILL, S.C. – The Carson-Newman men’s and women’s swim teams each sit in third after the second night of competition at the Bluegrass Mountain Conference Championships at the Rock Hill Aquatic Center in Rock Hill, S.C.

Postma, Stansberry tally three-win day as Eagles knock off Tornado and Wasps
Postma, Stansberry tally three-win day as Eagles knock off Tornado and Wasps

EMORY, Va. – Carson-Newman freshman Lisa Posta (Leiden, Holland) and sophomore Margaret Stansberry (Knoxville, Tenn.) registered three wins in the 50 and 100m Free and the 400 Free Relay and helped guide the Eagles to a tri-meet win over the Emory & Henry Wasps and King Tornado Saturday afternoon at Emory & Henry Aquatic Center in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Knights come to Maddox Pool for lone home regular season meet
Knights come to Maddox Pool for lone home regular season meet

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The lone home meet of the season for the Carson-Newman swim program has arrived as the Eagles will host the Bellarmine Knights of the Great Lakes Valley Conference Saturday afternoon in Maddox Pool at 1 p.m.

Melhorn, Burcham shine on second day of Georgia Tech Invitational
Melhorn, Burcham shine on second day of Georgia Tech Invitational

ATLANTA – Carson-Newman sophomore swimmer Maggie Melhorn (Knoxville, Tenn.) set a new school record in the 100 Breast and sophomore Ryan Burcham recorded the Eagles’ best individual finish in the 100 Fly during the second day of the Georgia Tech Invitational in McCauley Aquatic Center in Atlanta.

Maggie Melhorn
Lancaster, Melhorn lead Eagles with three wins at Limestone

GAFFNEY, S.C. – Freshman Jon Lancaster (Ringgold, Ga.) won three events and set a school record and sophomores Maggie Melhorn (Knoxville, Tenn.) and Margaret Stansberry (Knoxville, Tenn.) each picked up three wins as the Carson-Newman swim team competed against the Limestone Saints at Timkin Aquatic Center in Gaffney, S.C.

Margaret Stansberry
Schechter, Stansberry lead Eagles to combined win over Cumberlands

WILLIAMSBURG, Ky. – The Carson-Newman swim team opened the 2015-16 regular season with a 356.5-158.5 combined victory over the University of the Cumberlands Patriots Saturday afternoon at the Dinah Taylor Aquatic Center.

Elizabeth Gitto
Eagles kick off new season with successful Triple Splash

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The Carson-Newman swim teams set two new school records during Thursday night’s Triple Splash swam in Maddox Pool.