Anaya Smith

CAREER HIGHs (career routines)
VAULT: 9.950 (42)

AT ARIZONA STATE
Senior (2024):

Competed in every meet on vault, scoring a 9.900 or better eight times and winning seven vault titles.
National Runner-Up and First Team All-American on vault after scoring a 9.9375 as an individual at the NCAA Championships.
At the NCAA Regionals, she earned her seventh 9.900 or better on vault with a 9.900 to win the regional title on the event and qualify for nationals.
Named to the All-Pac-12 Vault First Team.
Was the vault event title winner with a 9.925 against Southern Connecticut, her sixth vault event title of the season.
Tied for the vault event title at Arizona, scoring a 9.900. This vault marked the fifth meet scoring a 9.9 or better on vault this season.
Another vault event title was won at Stanford, her fourth this year on that apparatus. She scored a 9.925 to lead all gymnasts, her fourth score of 9.9 or better this season.
Tied for first on vault to win her third event title this season against No. 1 Oklahoma and No. 2 Cal. She matched her career high on vault with a 9.950, earning a 10 from one judge.
At Utah, the vault position was led by her 9.900. It was her second score in four meets of 9.9-plus.
At Denver, she scored a 9.925 to win the event title for vault. This was the 12th of her career, second of the season.
Earned a vault event title with a score of 9.850 at the Central Michigan home opener.

Junior (2023):

Competed on vault in every meet, scoring a 9.825+ in all but four meets. She notched a 9.9+ six times, including two 9.95s.
Tied her career high on vault with a 9.950 at the NCAA Regional Finals. That score was tied for first in the regional final.
Scored a 9.900 on vault at No. 1 Oklahoma, helping the team set a new season high in the event with a 49.400. This was her fourth-straight 9.900 on vault and fifth score of that mark or higher this season.
Won the vault title with a 9.900 in a win against No. 11 Oregon State.
Won the vault title with a 9.900 in a win against Washington.
In the win against No. 4 Utah, she won the vault title with a 9.900.
In a win against Arizona, had a career high 9.950 on vault, the highest score by any Gym Devil on any event this season and the best on vault by ASU since Ashley Hinkle on March 7, 2008.
Against Stanford, had a team-high 9.825 on vault.

Sophomore (2022):

Made only appearance of the season on vault in tri-meet with No. 1 Oklahoma and No. 21 Boise State.

Freshman (2021):

Competed on vault in every meet this season.
Scored a 9.900 or better six times. Scored a 9.850 or better in all but one meet.
Won six vault titles, the only Sun Devil to win a vault title this season.
In her final meet of the season, scored a 9.900 at the NCAA Regional Finals.
All-Pac-12 First Team on vault.
Continued her strong performance on vault, scoring a 9.925 to match her personal best at the Pac-12s. That score was good for second place in the championships.
Won her fifth-consecutive vault title, sixth this season against No. 18 Boise State. She earned a 9.875 for her vault.
Got her fifth vault title of the season with a 9.900 in a victory over Arizona.
Won the vault title with a 9.900 in a win against Washington.
Scored a 9.900 on vault to win the title in a victory against Arizona.
Won the vault title against No. 16 Cal. Her 9.925 is the highest vault score by a Gym Devil this season.
Scored a 9.875 on vault to match her career high against No. 3 Utah.
Won the vault title with a 9.850 in the home opener win against No. 10 BYU.
In her collegiate debut, earned a team-high 9.850 on vault at No. 2 Oklahoma.

High School/Club:

Trained with Docksiders Gymnastics
Won five vault titles in 2019, including a first-place finish at the 2019 Maryland Level 6, 9 & 10 State Championships (9.725)
2018 JO Nationals - T3rd on vault (9.700)
2018 Region 7 Level 9, 10 Championships - 1st (37.875)
- 1st on vault (9.800), bars (9.575), floor (9.500)
2017 Women's JO National Championships - T4th on vault (9.700)
2017 Region 7 Level 9 & 10 Championships - T3rd on vault (9.525)

Personal:
Her mom is Jeneane and she has two siblings, Malik and Madison. She hopes to be an orthopedic surgeon one day.