Education
Colorado State University.
Colorado State University.
Smith said she played sports just to pass the time growing up. When asked to describe her start in track and field, she said she was "just a chubby kid throwing 25 feet in the shot and 60 feet in the discus." Loree was originally a three-sport athlete in high school getting conference and state honors in volleyball, basketball, and track and field while attending Julesburg High School 1996–2000. At the 2008 United States. Olympic Team Trials, Smith placed fourth and qualified for the Team United States of America roster for her first 2008 Olympic Games.
She made the team because third-place finisher Sarah Veress lacked the "A" standard..Colorado State All-American Loree Smith proved she is one of the best women"s hammer throwers in the nation at the 2005 United States of America Outdoor Track & Field Championship in Carson, California
Smith threw 67-10m/220-2 on her sixth and final throw in a clutch performance that gave her a fourth-place finish that qualifies her for the Team United States of America roster for the 2005 World Outdoor Championships. Smith made the roster because runner-up Bethany Smith and third-place finisher Amber Campbell lack the "A" qualifying standard for the Championships.
One of the most well-known names in Colorado State track & field history, Smith returned for her senior season in 2005 with three All-American certificates, two school records, six Mountain West Conference titles and a gold medal from the North American-Central American Championships in the hammer. In 2005 she added an National Collegiate Athletic Association Outdoor title by a winning margin just under six feet further than her nearest competitor.
Smith owns the school record in the weight throw at 22.64m/74-4.
She was named the 2003 indoor outstanding performer of the meet at the MWC Championship and finished ninth at the 2004 United States of America Olympic Trials. Loree Smith made her Olympic debut for the United States at the 2008 summer Olympic games in Beijing. Loree competed in the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final round.
Honors and awards 2008: 4th at Olympic Trials (6711m/220-2)..1st at Tucson (6956m/228-2) 2007: 7th at United States of America Outdoors (6688m/219-5)..2nd at Tucson (6856m/224-11)..ranked #7 in the United States. by T&FN..best of 68.56m/224-11.
2006: 4th at United States of America Outdoors (6718m/220-5)..ranked #5 in the United States. by T&FN..best of 67.18m/220-5.