MJ Smith

Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Rockford, Ill.
High School:
Winnebago

EMU: Has played in 42 rounds with an average of 75.72…Has nine rounds of par-or-better and one career tournament top-10 standing…2021-22: Has recorded a par or better three times…At the Mountaineer Invitational Smith scored 214 (73-72-60) placing 10th…Tied for 13th at the Badger Invitational with a 216 (69-77-70)…Tied for 27th at the GCU Invitational with a 213 (71-69-73)…2020-21: Played in all 24 rounds with an average of 76.79...Turned in a pair of rounds of par-or-better, including a season-best 71...Carded a 54-hole low of 223 (76-76-71) at the Spartan Collegiate at Sea Island...Placed 28th at the MAC Championship with a two-day tally of 239 (81-76-82)...Finished 38th at the Craft Farms Intercollegiate with a 225 (78-74-73)...Tied for 34th at the Hoosier Collegiate Invite with a 231 (79-76-76)...Posted a 227 (71-79-77) at the Boilermaker Invitational...HIGH SCHOOL: Was the second ranked Golfer in the state of Illinois for the Class of 2020 and ranked No. 199 nationally by Rolex/AJGA...Was a three-time individual conference champion, a three-time sectional champion, a three-time regional champion, and the 2018 Illinois High School Association (IHSA) individual state champion...Qualified for states as an individual all four years and never finished lower than sixth...Was a four-time member of the IHSA all-state team...Was a four-time captain at Winnebago High School where he holds the 18-hole average record of 69.9, the nine-hole record of 31, and 18-hole record of 66 for Head Coach Roger Anderson...Had three top-five AJGA finishes at the Mill Creek Foundation All-Star, the Junior All-Star at Watters Creek, and the UHY Detroit Junior at Forest Lake...Also had five other top-20 AJGA finishes at the Junior All-Star at The Virtues, the Bass Pro-Shop Payne Stewart Championship, the Wincraft McArthur Towel & Sports Future Legends, the Knollwood Junior Presented by Yoder Oil, and the Toledo Dana Incorporated Junior Open...Won the GolfWeek Junior Tour Events in 2018 at the University of Michigan and at Sultans Run in Jasper, Ind...Also has two varsity letters in basketball and is about to begin his season later this month...PERSONAL: Full Name: Marcus James Smith...Son of Marcus and Tombi Smith...Is the oldest of eight children..Has four sisters, Makenzie, Melody, Macie and Madelyn, along with three brothers, Myles, Mason, and Malachi...Major: Finance.

2020-21 Freshman Season
Border Olympics    83-83-74=240 (89th)
Spartan Collegiate    76-76-71=223 ( t-57th)
GCU Invitational    73-73-84=230 (t-80th)
Craft Farms Intercollegiate   78-74-73=225 (38th)
Hoosier Collegiate Invite    79-76-76=231 (t-34th)
Boilermaker Invitational    71-79-77=227 ( t-59th)
Git R Done Husker Invite   78-74-76=228 (t-42nd)
MAC Championship   81-76-82=239 (28th)

2021-22 Sophomore Season
Badger Invitational 69-77-70=216 (t-13th)
Mountaineer Invitational 73-72-69=214 (10th)
Purdue Fall Invitational 80-81-69=230 (t-60th)
Wolfpack Intercollegiate 70-71-78=219 (t-38th)
Wexford Intercollegiate 75-79-77=231 (t-66th)
GCU Invitational 71-69-73=213 (t-27th)