Former YMS Player Conor Smith was recently named to the NCAA Soccer Division 3 All American First Team

Conor Smith, a graduate of the Lawrenceville School, was recently named to the NCAA Soccer Division 3 College All American First Team. Smith, who is Captain of the Williams College Ephs, helped lead the team to win the 2009 NESCAC Championship and then move on to the NCAA Tournament National Championship semifinal game in San Antonio,Texas where they lost 2-1 to Messiah College, the 2009 National Champions. Smith was named to the NCAA All Tournament First Team. He was also named NESCAC Player of the Year, ECAC New England Defensive Player of the Year, First Team All NESCAC, and ECAC First Team. Smith, who started soccer with the YMS Celts, coached by Gene Curran, Rick Smith and David Simpson, was a two year Captain for the Williams Ephs. He played center back but also helped the Ephs offensively on set plays scoring seven goal, including three game winners for a total of fourteen points during the 2009 season. Toward the end of the regular season, Smith incurred multiple facial fractures in a collision with an opposing player as he was heading the ball. After missing three games due to the injury, he returned to action in the post season wearing a protective face mask. In addition to the National and League Honors, Smith was awarded the Williams Soccer MVP award and the Matt Stauffer Leadership Award. Last summer, Smith spent two months living with a family in Brazil as a volunteer futebol (soccer) coach at a local orphanage. He is a senior Economics Major and will graduate from Williams College in May 2010.