Oakland University Athletics

Top Scores

2018-19:

• Named Horizon League Diver of the Meet at the league championships
• Horizon League Champion on the 1-meter board with a NCAA Zone Qualifying score of 370.45
• Horizon League Runner-Up on the 3-meter board with a score of 345.70
• Placed 13th on the 1-meter board (639.90) and 17th on the 1-meter board (298.30) at the NCAA Zone C Meet
• Recorded season best scores of 373.05 (1-meter) and 379.05 (3-meter) during the season

2017-18:

• Named Horizon League Male Diver of the Year
• Became the 2018 1-Meter Horizon League individual champion with a score of 388.55, a school record
• Became the first diver in school history to qualify for the NCAA Championships
• Earned Horizon League Diver of the Week honors a league best four times
• Entered the season with the 1-Meter school record (343.05), broke his own record four times en route to setting the new record at 388.55
• Set a school record in the 3-Meter (388.12) against Cleveland State (1/28/18)
• Set a (then) school, meet and pool record in the 1-meter diving competition with a first place finish and a score of 359.25 at the Zippy Invitational (12/2/17)

2016-17:

• Named Horizon League Male Diver of the Year
• Horizon League Champion in the 1-meter (340.60) and 3-meter board (312.85)
• Became the first Oakland male diver to sweep diving at the Horizon League Championships
• Broke both the 1- and 3-meter diving school records with scores of 343.05 and 362.40 respectively on Jan. 28 against Cleveland State.
• Both records were the oldest standing records at Oakland, previously being held by Olympian Dario DiFazio in 1984
• Placed 16th with a total score of 605.40 on the 3-meter board and 25th with a score of 245.75 on the 1-meter board at the 2017 NCAA Zone C Diving meet
• Named Horizon League Male Diver of the Week on Dec. 6

2015-16:

• Placed 19th on the one-meter board (249.85) and 21st on the three-meter board (274.95) at the NCAA Zone Meet
• Placed third on the three-meter board (303.85) and eighth on the one-meter board (255.60) at Horizon League Championships
• Named Horizon League Male Diver of the Week twice on Nov. 17 and Jan. 26

Academic Achievements: 

• College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America Scholar All-American (2015-16)
• Horizon League Fall Academic Honor Roll (2016, 2017, 2018)
• Horizon League Spring Academic Honor Roll (2017, 2018)
• Horizon League All-Academic Team (2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19)

High School: 

• Finished runner-up at the 2014 MHSAA State Meet as a junior, ninth as a sophomore in 2013 and 32nd as a freshman in 2012.
• Three-time academic letter 
• National Honor Society 
• Link Crew leadership group 
• Youth Diversity Conference 

Personal: 
Full Name: Joseph Alexander Smith
Birthdate: May 3, 1997 
Parents: Darwin and Nancy Smith 

• Father Darwin played football at Olivet College
• Mother Nancy was a gymnast at Eastern Michigan University

Siblings: Alyssa and Jordan 

• Sister Alyssa played softball at Ferris State University
• Brother Jordan also a diver for the Golden Grizzlies

Top Three Reasons for Choosing Oakland: 
1. Great swimming and diving program 
2. Good pre-med program 
3. Close to home