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
Born	May 10, 1968 (1968-05-10) (age 56) Glendora, California, U.S.
Playing career
1987	Texas A&M
1990–1991	Fresno State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2007–2018	University of La Verne
Head coaching record
Overall	287–185 (.608)
Medal record Women's softball Representing the  United States Olympic Games 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.

External links

• Julie Smith on Twitter
• Julie Smith at Olympics.com
• Julie Smith at Olympedia
• Julie Smith at Team USA (archived)