Naval Academy Athletics

Career Honors:
2024-25 CRAA Division I-A All-American
2023 Second-Team All-Rugby East 
 
2024-25 // Junior Year
Fall Season: Appeared in nine matches with eight starts to help Navy win its third-consecutive Rugby East Conference Championship … Scored his first try of the season in the 40-11 victory over Walsh … Ran in a try against Queens in the 49-19 victory. 
Spring Season: Earned CRAA Division I-A All-America honors for the first time in his career … Appeared and started in all six matches for the Mids … Led the team in scored tries (5) and was second on the team in total points (25) … Scored two tries in the victories over No. 4 California (27-3) to begin the spring season and against No. 15 Penn State (45-7) … Scored a try in the victory over No. 13 Mary Washinton (27-22) to close out the regular season.

2023-24 // Sophomore Year
Fall Season: Appeared in six matches with five starts to help Navy post an 11-0 record during the fall and win its second-straight Rugby East Conference Championship … Scored five tries to finish the fall season with 25 points … Found the try zone twice to post a season-high 10 points to help the Mids beat Notre Dame, 78-0 … Garnered Second-Team All-Rugby East accolades.
Spring Season: Appeared in seven matches with two starts to help Navy reach the CRAA DI-A National Championship for the second-straight season … Recorded a try in Navy’s, 32-20, victory over Mount St. Mary’s … Totaled six tries and 30 points during sophomore campaign.
 
2022-23 // Freshman Year
Fall Season: Not a member of the men’s rugby team.
Spring Season: Made appearances against Western Ontario and Army (March 24) … Scored one try in Navy’s, 39-0, win against Western Ontario.
 
High School
A 2021 graduate of La Jolla High School in La Jolla, Calif. … Earned four varsity letters in rugby and football … Also played for the San Diego Mustangs Youth Rugby Club … Was a two-time league defensive player-of-the-year and first team all-league recipient in football … Earned first team all-state honors and became La Jolla’s all-time leader in tackles senior season … Helped La Jolla win the 4A Regional Championship junior season … Guided La Jolla to a pair of Southern California Championships in rugby freshman and sophomore year … Also helped the Mustangs win the Southern California Championship during sophomore season … Selected as team captain of football team during sophomore, junior and senior season … Earned the National Football Foundation (NFF) San Diego Chapter Scholar-Athlete Award, which annually honors one member of the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class as the absolute best in the country for his combined academic success, football performance and exemplary community leadership.
 
Personal
Son of Joseph and Catherine Smith … Also has a stepfather, Brian Van Meter, and stepmother, Santy Smith … Father, Joseph, is a 1989 graduate of the Naval Academy … Brother, Lucas, played rugby at Colorado State … Attended the Naval Academy Preparatory School during the 2021-22 academic year … Majoring in ocean engineering … Has earned USNA academic honors in one semester.