2024 - Reagan Smith – High School - Jump Rope 

Reagan Smith exemplifies a well-rounded scholar, athlete, and community leader. Reagan is a Senior at the Science and Mathematics Academy at Aberdeen High School and is dual enrolled at Harford Community College where she maintains an overall GPA of 4.7. She recently earned the “AP Scholar with Distinction” award for the second consecutive year, with 7 qualifying AP exam scores.  She intends to continue her education attending a 4-year college for an accelerated degree in Biomedical Engineering and hopes to earn her master's degree by 2029.  

This past year was Reagan’s 9th year of competing in jump rope where she earned the Joel Ferrell Memorial Award at the 2024 AAU Junior Olympic Games for Jump Rope.  At the 2024 AAU Junior Olympic Games she won the overall gold medal in 3 out of the 4 Triple Crown disciplines, medaling in every event AAU Jump Rope offers. She has been recognized as a Maryland Outstanding Athlete four times. 

Along with competing Reagan performs in local and regional jump rope performances and is a Junior Coach for the Hoppin’ Hawks. Reagan is also involved within her school community. She is an avid instrumentalist performing as the solo violist in her school’s Orchestra. She participates in a variety of clubs and a total of four different honor societies having held leadership positions for Key Club, National English Honor Society, and Women in STEM Club. 

Outside of school, she volunteers with the National Inventors Hall of Fame Camp Invention STEM Camp as a Leadership Intern and tutors within the STEM field. Reagan balances these activities with her part-time job and rigorous school schedule. These opportunities have helped her become the high performing student-athlete and the community leader she is today!