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  Rachel Smith

Rachel Smith

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Amsterdam, N.Y.

High School:
Amsterdam

Event:
Diving

2008-09: Finished 3rd at the Miami Invitational in the 1-meter with a career best score of 261.55 ... also finished 4th at the Miami Invitational in the 3-meter ... finished 12th in the 3-meter at the MAC Championships.

2007-08: Best finish of the season was placing second in the one-meter diving competition against Akron ... placed fourth among 34 divers in the Miami Invitational's three-meter event.

2006-07: NCAA Zone Diving Qualifier ... one of five Miamians to qualify for the Zone Diving Championships ... turned in season-best performances on the one-meter board (245.70) and three-meter board (281.32) against Cincinnati.

High School: Collected all-America honors in 2004 and 2005 ... honored as a Times Union All-Star in her junior and senior seasons ... also tabbed as team captain as a senior ... placed fourth in the one-meter dive (432.00) at the 2004 New York state championships ... followed with a sixth-place finish on the one-meter board (459.20) at the 2005 state meet ... also competed for Flip and Rip Diving.

Personal: Was a national Gymnastics All Around champion as a youngester; her heroes were the 1996 Olympic female gymnasts ... daughter of Christy and George Smith ... born May 9, 1988 ... electrical engineering major.

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