Jacob A. Smith

Photo by: All Pro Photography/Dale Sparks

Photo by: All Pro Photography/Dale Sparks

Height:
6-0
Weight:
197
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Charleston, W.Va.
High School:
George Washington High
Prev School:
Cleveland State

2016-17 (r-Jr.)

NCAA Qualifier – did not compete due to injury
Was named the runner-up at the Big 12 Championship, suffering a season-ending injury in the championship match
Nationally ranked in the top 10 throughout the season
Two-time Big 12 Wrestler of the Week
Posted a 20-5 mark overall, going 14-2 in duals and 6-1 in Big 12 action
Ended the regular season on a 12-match win streak
Finished the season with a pair of major decisions and one fall
Defeated No. 6 Aaron Studebaker of Nebraska in a 2-0 decision (Nov. 11)
Placed fourth at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, recording four decisions and topping No. 16 Tom Sleigh (Bucknell) and No. 15 Ricky Robertson (Wisconsin) in the process (Dec. 2-3)
Pinned Pitt’s Jacob Parker in 2:01 (Dec. 11)
Downed No. 18 Matt Williams of CSU Bakersfield in a 6-2 decision (Jan. 3)
Went 3-0 at the Pitt Duals (Jan. 14), including a 5-4 decision over Rider’s No. 14 Ryan Wolfe
Won a 3-1 decision over No. 20 Brad Johnson of Oklahoma (Jan. 22)
Claimed a win by injury default over No. 7 Nate Rotert of SDSU (Feb. 9)

2015-16 (Jr.)

Received a medical hardship waiver for 2013-14 following the season
NCAA Qualifier, entering the tournament seeded at No. 13
Entered the Big 12 Championship as the No. 1 seed
Ranked as high as No. 7 in the nation
Posted a 30-10 mark overall
Posted five falls and a pair of major decisions throughout the season
Went 3-0 at the Mountaineer Quad (Nov. 8), including a pin of Josh Dasilveira (6:38) to lead WVU past Arizona State
Posted wins vs. Oregon State (vs. Cory Crawford, 4-2 Dec.) and Buffalo (vs. James Benjamin, 9-8 Dec.) at the Journeymen Northeast Duals (Nov. 15)
Went 4-1 with a pin over OSU’s Andrew Marsden (4:54) and a 3-1 decision vs. the Cowboys’ Preston Weigel to take second at the Joe Parisi Open (Nov. 21)
Posted a 5-2 mark for fourth place at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (Dec. 5), including a 2-0 decision over Virginia Tech’s Jared Haught
Went 4-2 to take fourth place at the Southern Scuffle (Jan. 2), pinning Virginia’s Zach Nye (8:30), OSU’s Preston Weigel (6:36) and Gardner-Webb’s Gray Jones (2:49)
Defeated Oklahoma State’s Preston Weigel, 4-2, in sudden victory (Jan. 15)
Took a 13-4 major decision over Brad Johnson of Oklahoma (Jan. 17)
Won a 2-0 decision over No. 25 Nick Bonaccorsi to help WVU upset No. 18 Pitt (Feb. 7)
Topped No. 14 Nate Rotert in a 5-3 decision vs. South Dakota (Feb. 12)
Won a 9-2 decision vs. Marcus Harrington of Iowa State (Feb. 14)
Went 2-3 at the Big 12 Championship
Posted a 1-3 mark at NCAAs, defeating Cornell’s Owen Scott in a 3-2 decision

2014-15 (So.)

Was the Big 12 runner-up as well as an NCAA Qualifier
Went 28-13 overall with a 15-3 record in dual matches
Big 12 Wrestler of the Week (Feb. 23)
Went 5-2 to take fifth at the Navy Classic (Nov. 22), recording a 15-3 major decision over Bucknell’s Tyler Greene and pinning Chattanooga’s Scottie Boykin in 4:37
Upset No. 14 Jace Bennett of Cornell in a 6-1 decision at the Northeast Duals (Nov. 29)
Compiled a 4-3 record at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (Dec. 6) to take sixth
Won 10 bouts in a row from Dec. 19 to Feb. 6
Went 2-1 in Big 12 action, defeating Oklahoma’s Andrew Dixon in a 4-0 decision (Jan. 18) and topping Oklahoma State’s Luke Bean in a 3-1 decision (Jan. 16)
Pinned Nick Bonaccorsi of Pitt in 1:45 to lead the Mountaineers to their first Backyard Brawl victory since 2007 (Feb. 22)
Went 1-1 at the Big 12 Championship, defeating Oklahoma State’s Austin Schafer in a 2-1 decision before dropping a 10-2 major decision to No. 2 Kyven Gadson of Iowa State to take second
Posted a 2-2 mark at the NCAA Championships (March 21)

2013-14 (Fr.)

Went 1-6 with a major decision as a true freshman
Would later receive a medical hardship waiver for the season

Prep

Wrestled for Mark Samples at George Washington High and Competitive Edge
Went 51-0 as a senior
Two-time NHSCA All-American after taking third in 2012-13 and sixth in 2010-11
Two-time WVSSAC State Champion (2012-13)
2011 WVSSAC runner-up
Took third at the 2010 WVSSAC Tournament

Personal

Son of Jim and Tracey Smith
Birthday is July 10
Has two sisters
Earned a bachelor’s in communication studies and is currently pursuing a master’s in communication studies