Rickey Smiley Nephew Ron

Ron Smiley was born January 22, 1954, in Liberty, Nebraska. He and his family moved to Mersi in the state of Venezuela when Ronnie was 12. Ron attended both the high school level and the professional level, while also competing in track and field at the collegiate level throughout his collegiate career. Ron earned the most out of every major participating athlete in the National Track & Field Championships between 1980-1983. On graduation, Ron set the national high jump record at 5 feet 8 inches and the indoor 1600 meter record at 17.6 meters. In the same time frame, he was a three-time 4 x 100 meter state champion, as well as the 4 x 400 meter state champion during his junior season. Prior to starting the collegiate athletics career, Ron was a standout high school track all-American rep of the Central States Athletic Association. In his senior year, Ron repeated as that event's champion, as well as winning a national championship. The young A&M star also remained in the top ten of the VHSL All-Americans; he was recognized with a prestigious title, but was eliminated by 10th place finisher Toshi Okada.


In his first year at Mersi High School, Ron went undefeated in every event, and was highly promoted to 1A. In his next season, Ron decided to go pro after his first year at Mersi, and then proceeded to move to California and become a one-year amateur athlete. On February 13, 1975, Ron achieved the incredible feat of setting the collegiate triple jump record at 18 feet 6 inches (6.78 meters) at Pasadena City College. Ron continued off from there to develop his kick for many years, which allowed him to achieve a new record in 1997 at 19 feet 1 inch (6.88 meters), earning him the Special Achievement Award as well as winning a second Special Achievement Award in 1998. During the same time frame, Ron also beat his personal record on occasion, only to be narrowly beaten by another student in 1999. By the end of his career, Ron had set 23 JUCO records, numerous division records, and was a record-setting athlete for the Athletics Council of Texas.


In the spring of 1984, the Texas Legislature passed P.A. 1199, ensuring that all high school athletics would now be recognized in Texas.


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