CAREER: Has scored 71 goals in 98 games over three seasons.
PEPPERDINE 2022: Scored 30 goals in 26 games as a senior … Scored four times vs. UC Irvine (11/19) … Had a season shooting percentage of .556.
PEPPERDINE 2021: Tallied 13 goals in 26 games as a junior ... Scored twice against California Baptist (9/4).
PEPPERDINE 2020: Scored 13 goals in 14 games as a sophomore ... Scored two goals in a game four times (2/13 vs. LMU, 2/17 vs. CBU, 2/27 vs. Air Force, 2/28 vs. LMU) ... 2020 season played in spring 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic ...
GCC All-Academic ... A
Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
PEPPERDINE 2019: Named to
GCC All-Freshman team ... Appeared in 32 games, scoring 16 goals and assisting on 12 more for a total of 28 points ... Scored a season-high three goals against Ottawa (9/19).
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Cathedral Catholic High School, located in San Diego, Calif., in 2019 ... Played four years of varsity water polo ... As a senior, named All-CIF San Diego Section first team, as well as an All-American ... As a junior, named All-CIF San Diego Section second team ... Helped team to 2018 CIF San Diego Section Open Division championship in 2018 ... Named a USA Water Polo Academic All-American.
CLUB: Played for NSD Stars 12U and 14U and for the Del Mar Water Polo Club 16U and 18U ... With Del Mar, took top-10 places at the Junior Olympics both as a 16U and 18U player ... Scored six goals against Pride Water Polo in 16U to help team compete for 5th-8th place ... Played for the U.S. National Development team in 2018.
PERSONAL: Majoring in business administration ... Son of Paul Smit and Laura Smit ... Younger brother to Adam ... Chose Pepperdine because of “the family spirit. When practice is over, we are always spending time together and relaxing at a coffee shop talking about life. The bonds are unforgotten here.”
FAVORITES: Favorites include Muhammad Ali (pro athlete), FAZE Clan (pro team), The Hobbit (book), Courageous (movie), Macklemore (musical artist), steak (food) and pickleball (sport besides water polo) ... Favorite part about water polo is “the discipline it takes. If it wasn’t for all the conditioning, I probably wouldn’t like the sport. Hard work allows me to feel good about myself.”
