The 2017-18 campaign marks Luke Smith’s seventh season as an assistant coach for EMU and his fourth as a full-time assistant. Smith was the part-time assistant for former Head Coach Derek DelPorto for three seasons.

During his span at EMU, Smith has helped coach 17 NCAA qualifiers, as well as three Mid-American Conference Championship runners-up. He has also guided the team academically to three-straight top-10 finishes in the NWCA All-Academic Standings, including finishing first in 2015.

During the summer of 2013, he spent a weekend in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. for the 2013 National Wrestling Coaches Association Coaching Leadership Academy. At the academy, Smith was mentored by legendary coaches and members of the wrestling community.

Prior to EMU, Smith spent two seasons as a volunteer coach at Old Dominion University and the 2008-09 campaign with Central Michigan University.

While at Old Dominion, Smith's primary duties included coaching lightweight wrestlers. Smith also worked as a lightweight coach with CMU, where he helped guide the Chippewas to a 14th-place finish at the NCAA Tournament in 2010.

Smith brings a host of personal accolades, including qualifying for nationals all four years at CMU. He was ranked as high as fourth in the country at 125 pounds. During his senior season, his team reached their highest ranking in program history when they ended the 2007-08 dual season at No. 2. He was the Mid-American Conference Freshman of the Year for the 2004-05 season.

At Chippewa Falls High, Smith was a two-time Wisconsin State Champion and finished his career with a 117-2 record. He finished fourth at the Greco-Roman Olympic Trials in 2004 and also captured fourth place at the Senior Freestyle World Team Trials in 2006.

The Chippewa Falls, Wis. native is a 2008 graduate from CMU with a bachelor's degree in sports management and athletic coaching.

The Luke Smith File
Name:         Luke Smith
High School:     Chippewa Falls H.S. - Chippewa Falls, Wis. - 2004
College:         Central Michigan University - Bachelor's in Sports Management and Athletic Coaching - 2008

Coaching/Playing Experience
Year               School/Company                     Position
2011-Pres.   Eastern Michigan University   Assistant Wrestling Coach
2009-11   Old Dominion University          Volunteer Assistant Coach
2008-09    Central Michigan University     Volunteer Assistant Coach
2004-08    Central Michigan University   Student-Athlete

Name	Title	Phone	Email Address
David Bolyard	Head Coach	734.487.0395	david.bolyard@emich.edu
Luke Smith	Assistant Coach	734.487.0395	lsmit146@emich.edu
Scott Mattingly	Assistant Coach	734.487.0395	smatting@emich.edu

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2017-18 Wrestling Coaching Staff

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