Courtney Wayment's Family

Courtney Wayment-Smith of Layton, Utah, United States, is making her second Olympic appearance in Paris 2024. She attended Layton High School and gained NXN All-American honors. Moreover, she was also nominated as Utah Women’s Cross Country Gatorade Player of the Year.

Moving on from Courtney Wayment-Smith’s high school years, she was a member of the BYU Cougars women’s track and field team at Brigham Young University from 2017 to 2022. Throughout her college career, she won four NCAA Championships. She also holds the record for completing the 3000m steeplechase running at 9:16.00 at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in 2024. She made her Olympic debut at the Tokyo Games in 2000 and competed in the women’s 3000m steeplechase event. Besides her athletic career, Courtney Wayment has also worked as a Sales Floor Associate at Salt Lake Running Company, Executive Assistant at State Farm Insurance, and as a Cardiac Rehabilitation Intern at Utah Valley Regional Specialty Hospital.

Courtney Wayment's Parents

Courtney Wayment-Smith is the daughter of Mark Wayment and Becky Wayment. Mark is a former track and field and cross-country athlete at Weber State University, as per byucougars.com. Notably, he earned All-America honors in steeplechase in 1985 and 1986. Moreover, he won the Big Sky Conference Championship in steeplechase in 1985 and was a four-time All-Big Sky honoree. Moreover, he also won the Big Sky title in 1984 along with the WSU distance medley relay team. He became an MVP in both the track and field as well as the cross-country squad in 1985. Post his college athletic career, he serves as an insurance agent in Northern Utah, as per weberstatesports.com.

Courtney Wayment-Smith’s mother Becky Wayment was also a cross-country and track and field athlete at Weber State University, as per byucougars.com. Notably, She was the #1 cross-country runner in the team during the 1980s despite giving birth to her first two children as per deseret.com.

Courtney Wayment's Siblings

Courtney Wayment-Smith has two brothers and two sisters, as per byucougars.com. She is the youngest child of the family as per deseret.com. Notably, all her siblings were involved in track and cross country except her, because she preferred to play soccer in her earlier years. Unfortunately, the names and professions of Courtney’s siblings are not known as of 2024.

Courtney Wayment's Husband

Tanner Smith is the husband of Courtney Wayment-Smith. They tied the knot after her freshman season at Brigham Young University, as per thechurchnews.com. Talking about her husband (via thechurchnews.com), Courtney stated:

“I am very grateful that I have a partner who is on my team with me. I could not have gotten through a lot of the things that I have had to overcome without Tanner. He is a ‘ride-or-die’ supporter — and he has made my dreams and my passions his dreams and his passions.”

Notably, Tanner Smith often attends his wife’s sporting competitions with her parents. However, details about their relationship timeline as well as Tanner’s profession are not known as of 2024.