Hall of Fame
A native of Crandall, Texas, Tracy Morgan-Smith arrived at Southern Arkansas and became a legendary two-sport athlete in volleyball and track and field for the Riderettes, before they became known as the Lady Muleriders. She played volleyball during the 1989 and 1991 seasons and participated in track and field in the spring seasons of 1990 and 1992, sitting out volleyball in 1990 and track in 1991 due to injury.
As a junior in 1989, Morgan-Smith led the volleyball team to the AIC championship and was named both All-Conference and All-NAIA District 17, being named the district player of the year. Her career only blossomed when she returned in 1991, again receiving All-AIC and District 17 accolades, as well as being selected to the All-Southwest Region team, and highlighted by being a NAIA honorable mention All-America pick. She also helped lead the volleyball squad into the national rankings that year.
Morgan-Smith still holds SAU volleyball records for season and career blocks per set, both at 1.52; attacks in a single match with 71 against Arkansas Tech in 1991; and kills per set in a career at 4.13. She led Southern Arkansas to its best finish ever with a 42-4 season in 1989 and was a part of 16 and 18-match winning streaks that year.
In track and field, Morgan-Smith led the 1992 team to the AIC championship, scoring high-point honors with 52.5. She set a conference record in the triple jump with a leap of 37-9 ¾” and won both the long jump and shot put. The team placed fourth in the District 17 championship, with Morgan-Smith again winning the triple jump. The team advanced to the NAIA National Championship and placed 16th in the nation. Morgan-Smith competed in three events, placing fourth in the nation in the long jump, fifth in the triple jump, and was the anchor of SAU’s 400-meter relay team that placed third.
Her track and field accomplishments earned Morgan-Smith NAIA All-America and All-AIC honors in both 1990 and 1992.
Morgan-Smith still holds the Southern Arkansas record in the triple jump at 40-2 ½, and has a hand in two others as anchor on the 400-meter relay team in a time of 46.88 and the 800-meter relay in a time of 1:42.96.
Morgan-Smith currently is employed as a police officer in Dallas, and is married to Charles Smith. She has two sons, D.J. Grigsby and Dalen Morgan.
