Cornell University Athletics

2023-24 | SENIOR SEASON
Second-Team All-MAISA … competed exclusively as a skipper for the Big Red … helped the Big Red to a first-place finish out of seven boats at the Women’s Regatta at KP Invite … assisted in a second-place finish out of 15 boats at St. Mary’s Women’s Inter-Conference … contributed to the fourth-place finish out of 17 boats at the Susan Rogers Women’s Invite.

2022-23 I JUNIOR SEASON
Skippered her boat to victory at the Big Red Invite ... part of the team that won the Top 9/Susan Rogers '75 Memorial Regatta ... skippered the Big Red to first for the David Lee Arnoff Trophy ... helped Cornell to a top-half finish at the War Memorial, grabbing ninth ... saw significant action during Team Racing season to kick off the spring ... helped capture a win in the inaugural Finger Lakes Women's Team Race ... led Cornell to its first-ever MAISA Women's Team Race Championship with a 16-2 team mark ... made the final six at the Women's Team Race National Championships.

2021-22 I SOPHOMORE SEASON
Skippered the Big Red B division entry to a season-opening win in the Jack Boehringer '52 Memorial Regatta.

2020-21 I FRESHMAN SEASON
Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

PRIOR TO CORNELL
Founded and captained sailing teams at both Manatee HS and St. Stephen's Episcopal School ... invited to compete at the 2017 Great Oaks National Regatta for new teams, earning a silver ... while at Sarasota Youth Sailing, placed second at the 2019 Nacra 15 Worlds Qualifier/Midwinters East in New Orleans, La. and West in San Francisco, Calif. ... selected to receive the 2019 US Sailing Sportsmanship Award for Youth Championship, Nacra 15 at Brant Beach, N.J. ... took second at the 2019 US Sailing Ida Lewis Women's Doublehanded championship in San Diego, Calif. ... qualified to represent the Southeast region at the US Sailing Chubb/Bemis National Championship in San Francisco.

PERSONAL
Jessica Jaye Smith is the daughter of Clay Smith and Susan Davidson ... she is enrolled in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.