Holly Smith - Track & Field Coach - University of Louisville Athletic

Holly Smith

Title:
Assistant Coach

Most recently, Smith spent the past two years competing as a graduate student with the Northwestern University cross country and track & field teams. Prior to her time in Evanston, Ill., Smith spent four years running for Iona University.

In her two seasons running for Northwestern, Smith scored in 10 of her 12 cross country appearances and was named a 2025 United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-Midwest Region honoree.

During her time at Iona, the Cheshire, England native collected multiple Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference awards. She is a three-time All-MAAC honoree (2020, 2021, 2023) and was named MAAC Cross Country Rookie of the Year in 2020. She also received USTFCCCA All-Northeast Region honors in 2023.

Smith recently graduated from Northwestern University with a master’s degree in organizational leadership in December 2025. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in marketing from Iona University, where she graduated in May 2023. She was named to the MAAC All-Academic Team for three consecutive years from 2021 to 2023.