2004 Feature Story on Bobby Smith by the WSU Sports Information office.
2006-07: Placed ninth at the NCAA Midwest Regional ... entered the Midwest Fencing Conference championship as the seventh seed ... had a 4-1 record (+5 touches) to earn a spot in the round of 16, where he lost 15-5 to top seeded Sergey Smirnov of Ohio State to finish 14th ... helped the men[apos]s sabre squad to a ninth-place finish at the MFC.
2005-06: Entered the Midwest Fencing Conference championship as the No. 9 seed ... had a 6-0 record during pool play then defeated Michigan[apos]s Meng Zhong (15-6) ... fell to eventual runner-up and No. 1 seed, Patrick Ghattas of Notre Dame, 15-12, to place seventh.
2004-05: Finished tied-for-third at the Midwest Fencing Conference championship at Notre Dame to earn First Team All-MFCC honors ... helped men[apos]s sabre team to a third-place finish behind Ohio State and Notre Dame.
2003-04: Finished 21st at the NCAA Championship with a 6-17 record ... placed seventh at the Midwest Fencing Championship ... helped men[apos]s sabre to a second-place team finish at MFC, including an upset of top-seeded Northwestern.
High School: A graduate of Hillsborough High ... attended St. Benedict[apos]s Prep his first two years of high school ... finished first in the state in 2000 and second the following year ... was a junior olympic under-20 qualifier in 2000 after finishing 12th ... finished fifth at the under-17 junior olympic qualifier ... participated in the 2001 summer national under-19 qualifier and placed 11th ... was 11th at the 2002 NYC Liberty Cup ... competed for coaches Derick Hoff (St. Benedict[apos]s Prep) and Mikail Sankofa.
Personal: Full name--Bobby C. Smith ... son of Veronica Smith ... has three older brothers, Miguel, Chris and Courtney, and three sisters, Kiesha, Shona-Li and Nikki ... is a psychology major ... is a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee ... enjoys playing basketball ... would like to own a top-ranked law firm ... named to the coach[apos]s honor roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Fall 2003, Winter 2004 and Winter 2005.
