Utah Valley University Athletics

At Utah Valley ...
Sophomore (2022): Started 12 games in goal … recorded 30 saves and five shutouts — third-most in the WAC … his five shutouts rank tied for second-most in a single season in program history … recorded five saves in three straight games against No. 2 Washington, CSUN, and UCSB … played 1,080 minutes in goal … named Academic All-District … ranked fifth in the WAC in goals against with 1.75.

Freshman (2021): Started nine games in goal, appearing in 10 overall ... finished with pair of clean sheets — in win at Chicago State and home win against Air Force ... named to WAC All-Freshman Team ... spent 818 minutes in goal ... finished with 14 saves ... ranked fifth in the WAC in goals against at 1.30 ... named to Academic All-WAC Team.

Before Utah Valley ...
Was the starting GK for Barca Academy's U19 MLS Next and UPSL Team ... attended Barca Residency Academy in Arizona since 2019, which is partnered with FC Barcelona and part of MLS Next League ... while a member of the U17 Barca Development Academy Team, was the starting goalkeeper and recorded six clean sheets in 15 starts prior to the pandemic forcing the play to be put on hold ... also played club and was captain for California Odyssey, as well as spending one season of high school soccer as a freshman in 2018, where he led his team to the Valley Playoffs and divisional semifinals.

Personal ...
Born in Pasadena, California ... son of Cheryl and Peter Smith ... has one brother (Brendan) ... his cousin, Derek Waldeck, was a part of two NCAA Championship teams at Stanford in 2016 and 2017 and currently plays professionally in USL League One ... has worked summer camps at Barca and coached at Futsal Underground.