2018-19 Wrestling Roster
David Smith
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 285
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Charleston, W.Va.
- High School:
- George Washington High
- Prev School:
- Marshall
2017-18 (r-So.)
- Wrestled in eight tournaments, earning a 17-15 mark at heavyweight
- Picked up five wins by fall and a pair of major decisions
- Defeated Indiana’s Zach Horwitz in a 4-3 decision in sudden victory at the Clarion Open (Nov. 5)
- Went 3-2 at the ESU Open, pinning Lehigh’s Victor Lacombe in 29 seconds (Nov. 12)
- Pinned Clarion’s Edgar Ruano in 1:25 at the Wolfpack Open (Nov. 19)
- Notched three wins at the F&M Open, including an 8-0 major decision over Kutztown’s John Barlow (Jan. 6)
- Collected two victories at the Purple Raider Open, defeating Horwitz in a 4-2 decision and pinning Ohio’s Devin King in 1:50 (Jan. 14)
- Went 3-0 at the Appalachian Open, winning by fall over Sam Bouis in 1:18 (Jan. 27)
- Recorded a 4-2 mark at the Edinboro Open, scoring a 9-1 major decision over Oklahoma’s Eli Boulton and pinning Central Michigan’s Newton Smerchek in 2:23 (Feb. 3)
Prep
- Back-to-back WVSSAC State Champion (2014-15)
- Went 54-0 as a senior, recording 50 pins
- Placed third at the 2013 WVSSAC State Tournament
- Two-time all-state first team honoree as a member of the football team
- Placed on the podium twice in shot put at the WVSSAC Track and Field Championships
Personal
- Son of Benjamin and Karen Smith
- Birthday is June 5
- Has one sister
- Played football at Kent State as a freshman
- Majoring in biology
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