Syracuse University Athletics

Position: Defense
Height: 6-0
Weight: 225
Class: Senior
Hometown: Ohsweken, Ontario
High School: Hagersville/Onondaga CC

Senior Year (2009): USILA Second Team All-American … Started all 18 games on close defense … One of seven players to start every game … Part of an SU defense that ranked fourth nationally in scoring defense and posted a 7.38 team goals-against average, the lowest mark for an Orange squad since 1970 … 39 ground balls … Collected a season-best six ground balls in the win at Massachusetts and registered at least three ground balls in a game nine times … Recorded his only ground ball against Cornell in overtime of the NCAA title game when he took the ball away from Ryan Hurley to set up Cody Jamieson’s game-winning goal … Registered his only point of the season when he assisted on Tyler Hlawati’s second-half goal against Maryland (NCAA).

Junior Year (2008): USILA Honorable Mention All-American … Named to the NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team … Started all 18 games on close defense … One of nine players to start every game … Part of an Orange defense that posted a 7.62 team goals-against average … Collected 37 ground balls on the season … Had at least one ground ball in 15 games … Picked up a season-best five ground balls in consecutive wins against Virginia at the Konica Minolta Face-Off Classic and Georgetown … Four ground balls versus Binghamton … Collected three ground balls in NCAA Tournament wins against Canisius, Virginia and Johns Hopkins … Tallied his first career point with an assist at Colgate.

International Experience (Summer 2007): Captained the Six Nations Arrows Express to the 2007 Minto Cup title … Recipient of the 2007 John ‘Gus’ McCauley Memorial Trophy as the Ontario Junior ‘A’ League’s Defender of the Year … Guided the Arrows to a 17-0-1 record and the 2007 Ontario Junior ‘A’ League championship … Winner of the Dean McLeod Award as the Ontario Junior ‘A’ League playoffs MVP.

International Experience (Summer 2006): Competed for the Iroquois Nationals at the 2006 International Lacrosse Federation (ILF) World Indoor Championship … Led the Six Nation Arrows Express to the Minto Cup championship game in 2006 … Winner of the 2006 Jim Bishop Memorial Award as the tournament’s Most Sportsmanlike Player.

Junior College (2006): Played for Onondaga Community College … Led the Lazers to the 2006 NJCAA national championship and an 18-0 overall record … Lazers also captured the 2006 Region III and Mid-State Conference titles … 2006 NJCAA All-America First Team … Anchored a defense that allowed 4.4 goals per game.

High School: Attended Hagersville Secondary in Ontario … Two-time captain of the lacrosse team.

Personal: Sid K. Smith … Born in July 1986 in Six Nations, Ontario … Son of Ginny and Kim Smith … Two sisters … Majoring in social work.