Interviewer
Erica Thompson
Description
In this interview, Audrey Smith, a senior at the University of Montana studying business and marketing, shares her personal and athletic journey. Born in Seattle and raised in Boise, she discusses her childhood, love of sports, and how her parents' active lifestyle influenced her own. Smith opens up about being diagnosed with hearing loss at age seven, her transition to using a cochlear implant, and the challenges of navigating athletics and social life as a hearing-impaired student. She explains the college recruitment process for track, her busy schedule as a student-athlete, and how track has taught her discipline, resilience, and the importance of self-advocacy. Smith offers advice to hearing-impaired high school athletes, encouraging confidence, perseverance, and staying true to oneself. Interviewer Erica Thompson was an undergraduate student working on the Griz Nation Oral History Project as part of the Griz130 History Initiative.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
University of Montana; Missoula; Boise; Seattle; track; student athletes; hearing-impaired
Original Date
11-1-2024
Publisher
University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library
Time Period
Twenty-first century
Geographic Coverage
Missoula, Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
University of Montana Griz Nation Oral History Collection
Digital Publisher
University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library
Rights
Copyright to this collection is held by the interview participants and by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula. Permission may be required for use. For further information please contact Archives and Special Collections: (406) 243-2053 / library.archives@umontana.edu
Oral History Number
OH 492-026
Media Type
Sound;Text
Original Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:36:54 minutes
Local Filename
OH_492_026_audio_use.mp3; OH_492_026_transcript.pdf
Citation
Smith, Audrey, "Audrey Smith Interview, November 1, 2024" (2024). University of Montana Griz Nation Oral History Collection. 26.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/griznation/26