HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year standout in lacrosse as a midfielder at Boy’s Latin High School...teams posted a three-year record of 52-10 during his career...team won 2002 MIAA “A” state championship with a 20-2 record and was ranked No. 2 nationally...team was MIAA state runner-up in both 2001 and 2003...earned first team All-State honors as a senior and was two-time winner of team’s Groundball Award...played for Bay State team as a junior....also earned Gelston Cup Award for contributions to lacrosse...president of student body and president of debate society.

AT DELAWARE: All-American and one of the nation’s premier faceoff specialists...has great technique and outstanding speed...one of the most valuable players in the Colonial Athletic Association...always a threat to score right off the faceoff...has played in 33 career games with 27 starts and scored eight goals and dished out two assists for 10 points...has won 455 faceoffs in 676 attempts for a winning percentage of .673...455 wins are No. 2 all-time at Delaware behind Steve Shaw’s 838 in 1983-86 and his winning percentage is second only to Shaw’s mark of .706...2005: Earned honorable mention United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association honors as a sophomore as a faceoff specialist...first team All-CAA...started 14 of 17 games and scored three goals with one assist...led NCAA and CAA in faceoff percentage (.709), winning 251 of 354 attempts...set a school record with 251 wins and his percentage ranked No. 3 all-time at Delaware...won season-high 23 faceoffs vs. Albany and 22 vs. Sacred Heart...ranked No. 3 in the NCAA and led the CAA with 132 groundballs (7.76 per game)...collected season-high 16 groundballs vs. Albany and 11 each vs. Manhattan and Mt. St. Mary’s...season groundball total was third best in UD history...scored goals vs. Saint Joseph’s, Lehigh, and Manhattan...scored goal vs. Saint Joseph’s just eight seconds into the game and season, setting an NCAA Division I record for fastest goal to start a game...named to CAA All-Tournament team after winning 22 of 37 faceoffs in two games...2004: Enjoyed an outstanding freshman campaign and was named CAA Co-Rookie of the Year and second team All-CAA...started 13 of 16 games and had five goals and one assist for six points...won 204 of 322 faceoffs (.634) to rank No. 2 in the CAA and No. 6 in the NCAA...won 20 of 28 faceoffs vs. Denver and 19 of 24 vs. Sacred Heart...scooped up 105 groundballs to rank second in the CAA and fourth in NCAA...had season-high 14 groundballs vs. Sacred Heart...was named CAA Rookie of the Week twice (April 26, May 3)...scored goal vs. Saint Joseph’s in first college game...scored a goal in the final three games of the season vs. Sacred Heart, Denver, and Villanova (CAA semifinals)...was named to CAA All-Tournament team.

PERSONAL: Alexander Frederick Smith...born Aug. 8, 1984...son of Dr. Frederick and Dr. Vanessa Smith...business marketing major with a minor in marketing...has two younger brothers...father is a broadcasting executive and mother is a dentist...father played college tennis at West Virginia and mother played college lacrosse at Towson...enjoys hunting and fishing in spare time.