Katie Smith

Georgia

Sep 12 (Fri)

7:30 PM

Katie Smith stares menacingly at the camera in a portrait shoot featuring a black and turf backdrop. Hashtag lit and fire.

Photo by: Craig Bisacre

Goalkeeper Kenna Caldwell and center back Katie Smith fist bump after a Caldwell save.

Photo by: Kate Luffman/Texas A&M Athletics

Photo by: Eric Glemser

Photo by: Texas A&M Athletics

Katie Smith and Asdis Halldorsdottir vs. UNLV

Photo by: Texas A&M Athletics

Russell, Caldwell, Smith, Asdis, Kolb, Piper, Watt, Bates

Photo by: Texas A&M Athletics

Photo by: Craig Bisacre/Texas A&M Athletics

Photo by: Spencer Gnauck/Texas A&M Athletics

Photo by: Shane Roper

Position:
Defender
Height:
5-9
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Cascia Hall Prep
Hometown:
Tulsa, Okla.

SEC Defensive Player of the Week 9/5 (2022)
United Soccer Coaches All-Southeast Region Second Team (2021)
United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-West Region First Team (2021)
CoSIDA Academic All-District 7 (2021)
All-SEC Second Team (2021)
Texas A&M Defensive MVP (2021)
SEC All-Freshman (2019)
Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll (2021)
Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll (2020)
Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll (2019)
TopDrawerSoccer.com Postseason Freshman 100 #49 (2019)
Texas A&M Newcomer of the Year (2019)

CAREER: Owns 61 Aggie caps, including 50 starts... logged nine assists for the Maroon & White... led the Aggies in minutes played the in 2020-21 and 2021.

2021 – JUNIOR: Earned United Soccer Coaches All-Southeast Region Second Team and All-SEC Second Team... in the classroom named United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-West Region First Team and CoSIDA Academic All-District... tabbed Texas A&M Defensive MVP... started all 18 games on the backline for the Aggies, serving as captain for the second season... led the Maroon & White with 1,595 minutes on the pitch... saw 90 or more minutes of action in 15 of 18 games... played in shutouts against Sam Houston State (09/03), Southern (9/8) and Kentucky (9/17).

2020-21 – SOPHOMORE: Played every minute of the 17 games on the Aggie backline, serving as a co-captain... paced the Maroon & White with 1,560 minutes on the pitch... logged two assists on the season... led the Aggies to nine shutouts on the season, including four during the SEC regular-season as the Maroon & White claimed the title... logged assists in matches against Rice (3/15) and Texas State (3/27).

2019 – FRESHMAN: Named to the SEC All-Freshman team... played in all 22 matches, including 11 starts, racking up 1,323 minutes as a midfielder and defender... collected seven assists on the season, including a string of three consecutive matches with assist against UTRGV, Kentucky and LSU... started in six of 10 conference games, notching three assists... saw 41 minutes of action in her first collegiate match in season opener at No. 13 Santa Clara (8/22)... recorded her first assist as an Aggie in home opener against Cal State Northridge (8/30)... notched an assist in win against UNLV (9/15)... collected an assist in victory against UTRGV (9/22)... added an assist en route to victory against Kentucky (9/26)... offered up an assist in 2-0 win at LSU (9/29)... logged an assist against Missouri (10/27)... capped off freshman campaign with assist in 2-1 loss at No. 9 USC in the Second Round of the NCAA Championship Tournament (11/15).

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Three-year varsity letterwinner at Cascia Hall Prep for Coach Richard Beattie, where she helped achieve a 40-10 record... captained varsity squad to a 14-2 record and Oklahoma Class 5A runner-up finish in 2018... named to TopDrawerSoccer.com Second Team Spring All-American in 2018... earned TopDrawerSoccer.com Spring All-Region in 2017, 2018... received back-to-back TopDrawerSoccer.com Texas All-Star in 2017 and ’18… earned Tulsa World’s All-World First Team in 2017 and 2018... helped squad to back-to-back state quarterfinals appearances in 2016 and along with the State Championship in 2017... tallied eight goals and six assists while primarily playing as a defender during championship season in 2017... starred with TSC Hurricane under Coach Kerry Shubert... PDP participant in 2016 and 2017... ECNL National Training Camp in 2017... TopDrawerSoccer.com Best XI Unsigned Showcase in 2015.

PERSONAL: Dual-threat athlete at Cascia Hall Prep, as she earned All-Pinnacle Conference recognition on the basketball court... three-year honor roll member... majoring in business.

8/31/22