Jared Smith 2021-22 Fencing Roster

HONORS & AWARDS:

• 2022 NCAA Championships, 6th place
• 2022 NCAA Midwest Regional, 1st place
• 2022 ACC Championships, 1st place
• 2022 Second Team All-American
• 2022 All-ACC
• 2021 NCAA Championships, Men’s Sabre Runner-Up
• 2021 NCAA Team Champion
• 2021 First Team All-American
• 2020 Silver medal and All-ACC (Men’s Sabre)
• 2020 second place finisher at Midwest Regionals
• 2020 NCAA Qualifier
• 2020 First Team All-American

AS A GRADUATE

• Compiled a 23-9 record on the season to improve his career record to 141-66.
• Took second at the NCAA Midwest Regional.
• Placed 14th at the 2023 NCAA Championships.
• Named to the All-ACC Academic team.

AS A SENIOR

• Finished in 6th place at the 2022 NCAA Championships en route to a team national title.
• Earned Second Team All-American honors.
• Finished as the 2022 NCAA Midwest Regional Champion.
• Claimed 1st place at the 2022 ACC Championship in men’s sabre.
• Compiled a 31-16 record on the season, improving his career record to 118-57.
• Named to the All- ACC Team, the ACC All-Academic Team, and the ACC Academic Honor Roll.

AS A JUNIOR

• Finished runner-up in men’s sabre at the 2021 NCAA Championships after falling to teammate Luke Linder in the finals
• Helped the Irish claim their 11th national championship in program history
• Earned his second career first team All-American honor
• Went a perfect 12-0 in the season opener at the Ohio State Invitational
• Earned ACC Men’s Fencer of the Week following his performance at Ohio State
• Finished the regular season with a 15-5 record to improve his career mark to 87-41

AS A SOPHOMORE

• Compiled a 43-15 record after competing in five of the six regular season meets
• Opened the year with a 10-4 mark at the Elite Invitational
• Went 11-4 at the Philadelphia Invitational
• Only lost two bouts over his final two meets of the season (6-1 @ DeCicco; 8-1 @ Northwestern)
• Finished second at ACC’s after falling to teammate Alessandro Contreras in the Sabre Championship
• Went 7-2 in the team competition to help the Irish claim the team ACC Championship
• Finished second at the Midwest Regional in Detroit and claimed his first ever at-large bid to the NCAA Championship
• Improved his career record to 65-34

AS A FRESHMAN

• Put together a 22-19 mark as a freshman.
• Opened the season with a third-place finish at the Penn State Garret Open.
• Went 10-5 at the Northwestern Duals.
• Posted a 4-1 mark at the ACC Championships to help the Irish capture the men’s team title.
• Earned the team’s Dan Mulligan Award for leadership in men’s sabre.

PREP & PERSONAL

• Graduated from Tesoro High School in June 2018
• Member of the Avant Garde Fencers Club
• Team took bronze in senior team men’s sabre at the 2016 Summer National Championships
• Placed in the top 8 at the November 2016 Cadet NAC
• Finished top 16 at the Cadet World Cup in Konin, Poland
• Placed second in team at the 2016 Cadet World Cup in Eislingen, Germany
• Finished third in Division 1A at the 2017 Summer National Championships
• Placed third in the junior division at Virginia Beach NAC 2018
• Son of Jay and Sandra Smith
• Has an older sister, Jasmin, and two older brothers, Joshua and Jayson
• Earned a degree in Mechanical Engineering
• Seeking a Master’s in Sports Analytics