Chance Smith (12/12/2012) - Athlete Awards

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Chance Smith

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Week Of

12/12/2012
Sport

Wrestling
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Sophomore Chance Smith has been named the Golden Bear Star Performer for December 12 through 18.

Smith dominated the 157 lb. class at the Turkey Bowl Tournament hosted by Southern Virginia University this past weekend.

En route to his tournament championship, Smith completed a bracket sweep executing three first period pins versus his opponents. In the first round, Smith pinned Bridgewater State’s Shane Trost with 1:54 remaining. He carried his momentum in his second match pinning Ferrum’s Cody Cooper with :05 remaining. The Golden Bear continued his charge in the final and pinned Bridgewater’s Daniel Sivinski with 1:40 remaining.

Smith qualified for the NAIA National Tournament with his championship performance.

Smith is a mathematics major from Mayodan, North Carolina.

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4/4/2019	Nick Lee	Men's Track
4/4/2019	Taylor Walker	Women's Track
4/2/2019	Kennedy Batchelor	Softball
4/2/2019	Andrew Sharp	Baseball
3/26/2019	Brandon Shingles	Men's Basketball
3/26/2019	Alexandra Combs	Women's Basketball
3/22/2019	Manuel Laguna Gomez	Men's Swimming
3/22/2019	Steven Smith	Men's Track
3/21/2019	Tommy Collins	Men's Basketball
3/21/2019	Savannah Shamblin	Women's Basketball
3/20/2019	Tucker Lawson	Wrestling
3/20/2019	Isaiah Morgan	Men's Basketball
3/19/2019	Allie White	Women's Track
3/19/2019	Dan Nehnevaj	Men's Track
2/7/2019	Isabela Kiesewetter Zandavalli	Women's Swimming
2/7/2019	Logan Robertson	Wrestling
1/25/2019	Steven Smith	Men's Track
1/25/2019	Laura Requena	Women's Basketball