West Virginia University Athletics

A pleasant surprise after a stellar freshman year and limited competitive experience entering college ... developed into one of the team=s best smallbore shooters ... can deliver under pressure ... continues to increase experience and knowledge base ... shot at the USA shooting junior nationals over the summer … Team=s best air rifle shooter as a sophomore (2005-06) ... shot in all 11 matches, 10 as a smallbore counter and nine as an air rifle counter ... led the team with a 576 air rifle average, including a personal-best 583 shot at Akron (1/21/06) ... her aggregate score of 1,162 at Akron tied a school-record for a two-gun, 120-shot course ... ranked third on the team with a 570.7 smallbore average ... fired a career-high 579 smallbore at Akron ... average aggregate for the season was 1,146.7 ... ankle injury midway through the season last year limited her to just six matches in smallbore during her freshman year (2004-05) ... wound up becoming a conference finalist in smallbore with a personal-best 582 at the GARC Championships (2/27/05) ... placed eighth overall in smallbore at GARCs after shooting a 90 in the final round ... 194 standing smallbore score at GARCs was the team=s best of the season ... owned the team=s best smallbore average with 574.3 in six 60-shot matches, five as a counter ... she was a counter in all nine 60-shot air rifle matches with a 568.4 average, the fourth-best on the team ... shot a personal-best 578 air rifle at Army (10/23/05) ... personal-best aggregate was 1,155 shot at Xavier (2/12/05) ... attended Manheim Township High ... high school team captain for two years ... two-time all-star ... Personal: daughter of Robert and Deborah Smith ... birthday is February 14 ... transfer to WVU from Millersville ... majoring in parks, recreation and tourism