John Smith serves as Assistant Coach - Throws for University of Mississippi's Track and Field/Cross Country program in University, Mississippi. John Smith is in his 11th season on the Ole Miss track & field staff heading into the 2025-26 season. Smith boasts a lengthy resume beyond reproach in the world of elite-level throwing, owning success at every level of the sport from the high school ranks all the way to the Olympic Games.
Smith has been named USTFCCCA Assistant Coach of the Year six times in his career, five times in the Midwest region while at SIU and once in 2017 as a Rebel in the South region. In his career, Smith has journeyed from his home of Portage, Indiana to an All-American stint at his alma mater, Southern Illinois, to the grueling professional coaching circuit while guiding his wife – four-time Olympian Connie Price-Smith – and eventually to the collegiate arena, where Smith’s throwers have dominated at Ohio State, Southern Illinois, and now, Ole Miss.
