Troy Smith Honored as Men's Lacrosse Senior Scholar Athlete
Troy Smith Honored as Men's Lacrosse Senior Scholar Athlete
TOWSON, Md. — Merchant Marine midfielder Troy Smith has been named the Landmark Men's Lacrosse Senior Scholar Athlete for the 2015 season. He is the second Mariner senior to be honored during 2014-15, joining men's soccer midfielder Kyle Arestivo, and he is the 11th USMMA student-athlete recognized during the Landmark era.
Smith earned Second-Team All-Landmark accolades in each of his final two seasons. He tallied 13 goals in 14 games this season, including multi-goal performances in four contests, and finishes his Mariner career with 61 goals and four assists in 60 lifetime appearances.
A marine engineering systems major and offshore engineering minor, Smith maintains a 3.56 grade-point average in the classroom. He spent over 300 days abroad during his sophomore and junior years, travelling to over 10 countries while working as an engineering officer aboard merchant vessels. Smith also served as a team leader for his Senior Capstone Design Project, where he and his team designed six systems for the newly-proposed Military Sea-Lift Command (MSC) T-AO (X) Fleet Oiler.
A team captain in his senior season, Smith was recently nominated for an NCAA postgraduate scholarship. He received a most-improved GPA since freshman year award for his work in systems engineering, and served as an Acting Platoon Commander in the USMMA Regiment of Midshipmen back in 2014.
The Landmark Conference selects 20 senior scholar athletes each year to recognize the top student-athlete in each sport based on academics and athletics.
The honorees must have a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.20 and are selected by a committee of Landmark Conference officers, athletics directors, and sports information directors. Chosen at the end of each sport season, the eight spring honorees will be announced between June 1-11, with one winner named each morning from Monday through Thursday over the next two weeks.
2015 Landmark Spring Senior Scholar Athletes
Baseball – Kristopher Davis, Elizabethtown
Softball – Stephanie Romano, Scranton
Men's Lacrosse – Troy Smith, USMMA
Women's Lacrosse – TBA June 4
Men's Tennis – TBA June 8
Women's Tennis – TBA June 9
Men's Outdoor Track & Field – TBA June 10
Women's Outdoor Track & Field – TBA June 11