Ian Smith - Men's Golf (2024)

2023-24: Received GCAA All-America Scholar distinction ... earned CSC (formerly CoSIDA) Academic All-District honors ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... garnered an Honorable Mention All-GLIAC nod ... one of just three Warriors (DiCarlo, Leppelmeier) to play in 13 of the team's 14 tournaments and turned in a breakout campaign ... set new career bests for tournaments, rounds played (31.5), scoring average (73.5), top-10 finishes (5), top-25 placings (6) and rounds below par (7) ... prior to this season, Smith had accounted for a total of 16 events, 37 rounds, two showings in the top 10, three outings in the top 25, one round in the 60s and one round below par ... this campaign alone, his five top-10 performances was good for second on the team, the highest of which was a tie-for-second twice ... did so at both the Battle at Brunswick (of 60) with a one-under 107 (72-35) and the Motor City Shakedown (of 22) with an even 72 ... was also among the top five when he was fifth of 90 at the Folds of Honor Challenge (E, 142, 72-70) and tied-for-fifth of 110 at the season-opening Ken Venturi Invitational (-1, 70) ... his last top-10 effort was a tie-for-seventh of 90 at the Findlay Spring Invitational (-1, 215, 71-74-70) ... was part of the deadlock for 13th of 130 at the SVSU Spring Invitational (E, 144, 74-70) and tied-for-21st of 45th at the GLIAC Championships (+7, 149, 77-72) ... played in the second NCAA Midwest/Central Super Regional where he was tied-for-74th of 108 with an eight-over 218 (67-77-74) ... that 67 in round one is the best 18-hole score of his career ... that 142 at the Folds of Honor Challenge was behind just Burghardt's 140 for the team's best 36-hole score on the season.

2022-23: 2022-23 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... received Academic At-Large All-District honors by College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA) ... played in seven tournaments, including 15 rounds, with a scoring average of 75.27, moving that mark down for the second season in a row ... was among the top 10 twice this time around, including a tie-for-second at the Dual in Dearborn (Oct. 28) with a 69, the lowest round of his career, and a tie-for-sixth at the Kyle Ryman Memorial (Oct. 3-4) with a 217 (73-72-72) ... that tie-for-sixth was part of three placings in the top 25, the other two being a tie-for-16th at both the Motor City Invitational (Oct. 9-10) with a 152 (80-72) and the Battle at Brunswick (March 11-12) with a 154 (73-81) ... also tied-for-31st at the SVSU Spring Invite (March 18-19) with a 150 (78-72).

2021-22: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ...2021-22 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... competed in seven tournaments and had a stroke average of 77.11 over 17 rounds ... posted a low round of 72 ... best finish came at the Motor City Invitational (10/10-11) where he shot a 150 (74, 76) and tied-for-35th ... finished with a 153 (78, 75) at the SVSU Al Watrous Intercollegiate (9/11-12) ... carded a 156 (80, 76) at the Bill Blazer Memorial (4/9-10) ... also shot a 156 (81, 75) at the SVSU Spring Invitational (3/19-20) ... started the season at the GVSU Arendsen Invitational (9/5-6) with a 230 (74, 76, 80) ... also shot a 230 (72, 79, 79) at the Kyle Ryman Memorial (10/4-5) ... was in the lineup at the NCAA Super Regionals (5/5-7) and shot a 229 (73, 77, 79).

2020-21: Competed in two events and five rounds ... posted an average round of 79.4 ... had a low round of 72 ... made collegiate debut at the BrownGolf intercollegiate (3/12-13) and shot a 162 (84, 78) ... finished with a 235 (77, 72, 86).

High School: A 2020 graduate of Plymouth High School ... was a four-year letterwinner and team captain for the Wildcats and head coach Craig Piscopink ... shot a 146 (72, 74) to win Kensington Lakes Athletic Association (KLAA) medalist honors ... collected All-KLAA accolades and competed at the MHSAA Division 1 Championships in both 2017 and 2018 ... was 6-1 in matches and helped his team to a league title ... posted top-10 finishes in seven of the eight tournaments ... qualified for the Michigan Amateur and the Michigan Junior Amateur ... placed second at the Top 50 Tour Championship with a 145 (75,70) ... finished in the top 10 at an AJGA event with a 219 (74, 71, 74) ... also lettered and was a team captain for the hockey team, while earning All-State recognition after scoring 41 points (13 goals, 28 assists) in 24 games ... carried a 3.3 GPA throughout his prep career.

Personal: Full name -- Ian. E. Smith ... born on May 22, 2002, in Canton, Mich. ... son of Edward and Jillian Smith ... father played two years of college hockey at Western Michigan (1986-87 and 1987-88) ... has an older sister, Hannah ... is a Marketing major ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Winter 2021, Fall 2021, Winter 2022, Fall 2022, Winter 2023 and Winter 2024 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.0-3.49) for Fall 2020 and Fall 2023.