Julie Smith (softball)

Julie M. Smith (born May 10, 1968) is an American, former collegiate All-American, gold-medal winning Olympian softball player and coach.[1][2][3] Smith played college softball for Texas A&M and Fresno State. She represented Team USA at the 1996 Summer Olympics and won a gold medal.[4] Smith most recently served as the head softball coach and assistant athletic director at the University of La Verne.

Julie Smith
Biographical details
BornMay 10, 1968 (1968-05-10) (age 55)
Glendora, California, U.S.
Playing career
1987Texas A&M
1990–1991Fresno State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2007–2018University of La Verne
Head coaching record
Overall287–185 (.608)
Medal record
Women's softball
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Team competition

Playing career

Smith was born in Glendora, California,[5] and competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta where she won a gold medal with Team USA.[6]

Smith played college softball at Texas A&M where she won a national championship at the 1987 Women's College World Series and Fresno State in the Big West Conference from 1990 to 1991.[7] Along with a title, Smith was also named to All-Tournament team at the Women's College World Series in all three of her appearances.[8][9]

Coaching career

Smith served as the general manager for the New York/New Jersey Juggernaut in 2005. On August 3, 2007, Smith was named the head softball coach at the University of La Verne.[10] On November 29, 2018, Smith stepped down as head coach after 11 years. During her career she compiled a record of 287–185 and led her teams to three SCIAC regular season championships, three SCIAC postseason tournament titles, and made the NCAA Playoffs four times.[11]

Statistics
Texas A&M Aggies & Fresno State Bulldogs

[12][13][14]

YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA
1987 62 222 46 80 .360 20 2 3 7 99 .446% 6 3 12 17
1990 77 263 55 93 .353 28 1 5 7 113 .429% 17 4 16 17
1991 68 235 47 85 .361 27 1 5 7 105 .447% 11 9 12 13
TOTALS 207 720 148 258 .358 75 4 13 21 317 .440% 34 16 40 47

[15]

Team USA Olympic Games
YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB
1996 9 21 2 5 .238 1 0 0 0 5 .238% 1 1 0

References
  1. "1987 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  2. "1990 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  3. "1991 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  4. "Julie Smith". Teamusa.org. Archived from the original on December 29, 2015. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  5. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Julie Smith". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  6. "1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Softball". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved November 2, 2008.
  7. "2018 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  8. "Texas A&M WCWS Stats". Ncaa.org. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  9. "Division I Softball Championship Results" (PDF). Fs.ncaa.org. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  10. "1996 OLYMPIAN JULIE SMITH HIRED AS HEAD LEOPARD SOFTBALL COACH". thesciac.org. August 3, 2007. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  11. "Smith steps down as softball coach". leopardathletics.com. November 29, 2018. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  12. "Final 1987 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  13. "Final 1990 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  14. "Final 1991 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  15. "1996 Olympic Games". Teamusa.org. Archived from the original on December 29, 2015. Retrieved March 3, 2021.


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