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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'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'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'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'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'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'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's honor roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Fall 2003, Winter 2004 and Winter 2005.







