Nicholas Smith
	Hometown: Ocala, Fla. High School: Belleview, Fla. Height: 6-0 Birthdate: 10/24/1986 Experience: 4 VL

On Smith: Earned four varsity letters as he competed in 21 tournaments during his career as a Seminole...helped the Seminoles win the first ACC championship in school history in 2008...a member of four consecutive NCAA Tournament teams - the first time a senior class has played in four consecutive NCAA Tournaments since the 1980-81, 82 and 83 seasons...the Seminoles' top individual finisher at the 2006 NCAA East Regional Championship...finished tied for 18th in the individual standings to lead Florida State to a 14th place finish in the team standings in the event...finished with scores of 74-74-71 for a total of three-over par 219 in the event at the Lake Nona Golf and Country Club in Orlando, Fla...top career finish of fifth came at the Florida State Spring Break Invitational during the spring of 2009...earned seven top-25 individual finishes and four top-20 individual finishes during his inaugural collegiate season...best single-round score of 68, best 36-hole score of 139 and best tournament score of his career came at the Fall 2005 Tennessee Tournament of Champions - the first event of his career...also carded a 68 in the first round of the Spring 2009 Florida State Spring Break Invitational...averaged 76.15 strokes in 62 rounds during 21 events during his four-year career at Florida State.

Fall 2005: Began his career on fire with a three-over par score of 68 in the first round of his first tournament - the Tennessee Tournament of Champions...went on to finish with a career-best one-under par score of 214 for the 54-hole event...set personal records for single-round score (68), 36-hole score (139), tournament score (214) and earned the first of six top-25 finishes of his first season...four rounds at par or better in his first season including at least one in each of his final three events...his score of 68 was tied with Torstein Nevestad for the lowest single-round score of the season for the Seminoles...helped Florida State to a third-place finish at the Tennessee Tournament of Champions with a tied for 18th place individual finish and top-10 team finishes at the Shoal Creek Intercollegiate and The Ridges Intercollegiate...finished tied for 22nd and tied for the Seminoles' individual lead in the standings at The Ridges event...a strong one-two punch in the first event of the year as he and fellow freshman Matt Savage finished first (Savage) and second (Smith) in the Seminoles first event of the season - the Tennessee Tournament of Champions...both golfers finished tied for 18th in the individual standings...counted seven of nine scores (.778 percent) toward the team score...averaged a career-low 73.78 strokes in nine rounds during three events during his first season as a Seminole...averaged a career-low 74.42 strokes in 36 rounds during 12 tournaments as a freshman...

Spring 2006: A member of the Seminoles' starting line-up as Florida State advanced to the NCAA East Regional Championship for the first time since 1998...Florida State finished in 14th place in the team standings as Smith led the Seminoles' with a tied for 18th placing in the individual standings...carded a one-under par score of 71 in the final round and finished tied for 18th in the final standings....finished with a 219 total after carding consecutive scores of 74 in the first and second rounds...played well through the entire regional championship event with scores of 74-74-71 for an average score of 73.00 strokes per round...the Seminoles' individual leader in three events - The Seminole Intercollegiate, the General Jim Hackler Invitational and the NCAA East Regional - during the spring season...best career finish with a tie for 11th placing came at the spring season opening Gator Invitational...scores of 72-70-74 gave him a 216 total - the second best of his career...he matched his tie for 11th place finish only two events later with a tie for 11th place finish at the General Jim Hackler event...was a total of seven-over par in the two events as he finished with scores of 216 and 219 - the second and fourth best tournament of his spring season...over a four week span at the Gator, Lexus/Naples Invitational, Jim Hackler and Seminole, he finished a total of 13 over par and earned four consecutive top-25 finishes...averaged 72.58 strokes in 12 rounds and a tournament score of 217.8 during those four consecutive events...was 13 over par in the first four events of the spring and 15 over in the final three events as he began to display the effort and scoring that he will need to bring every round if he is to help the Seminoles become a national power during his career...averaged 74.63 strokes in 27 rounds as he tied for the team lead as he played in a single-season career-high nine events.

Fall 2006: A member of the Seminoles' starting line-up in three events and helped the team to three top 10 finishes...finished in a season-best tied for 31st in the individual standings at the Notre Dame Fighting Irish Gridiron Classic...helped the Seminoles finish in ninth place in the Inverness Intercollegiate, in third place at the Shoal Creek Intercollegiate and in fourth place at the Notre Dame tournament...played his best golf of the season at Notre Dame with season-best scores of 72 in the second round for his low single-round scored, 149 for 36 holes, 230 for the three-round event and tied for 31st finish in the individual standings... averaged 78.33 strokes in nine rounds during three tournaments.

Spring 2007: Began the season well as he was a total of eight strokes over par in the Florida State hosted Seminole Intercollegiate and the Hootie at Bulls Bay Invitational...his play in the early part of the season helped the Seminoles qualify for selection to the 2007 NCAA East Regional Championship...finished in a career-best tied for 10th place in the individual standings as he helped the Seminoles to a ninth place finish at the Seminole Intercollegiate...played well in all three rounds with scores of 73-70-76=219...was in a tie for 16th place after the first round, tied for fifth after the second round and finished in a tie for 10th to earn the best finish of his collegiate career...also played well at the Hootie at Bulls Bay Invitational as he finished with a 215 total and in a tie for 26th place in the individual standings...carded scores of 69-73-73=215 and finished as the Seminoles' fourth leading golfer in the individual standings...his 215 tournament score ranks as the second best of his career...averaged 75.89 strokes in nine rounds during three events.

Fall 2007: A member of the team but did not compete in any events.

Spring 2008: Played in one event and helped the Seminoles to a second place finish at the Gator Invitational...among the individual leaders after two round with a 145 total as he carded back-to back scores of 72-73 to help Florida State rank among the team leaders after 36 holes had been played...two of his three rounds played during the season were scored a below 75 with two of his three scores counting to the team total at the event...averaged 74.00 strokes per round in three rounds during one tournament...

Fall 2008: Played in one event - the Fighting Illini Invitational - and helped the Seminoles to a seventh place finish in the season opening event...closed the event with back-to-back scores of 74 after shooting an 82 on the first day of the event...was a total of eight over par in the second and third rounds after finishing with a 12-over par score of 82 in the first round...his scores of 74 in the second and third rounds helped Florida State move from 13th place after the first two rounds into seventh place in the final standings...averaged 76.67 strokes in three rounds during one tournament.

Spring 2009: Played as an individual in the Seminole hosted Florida State Spring Break Invitational at the Don Veller Seminole Golf Course...finished in fifth place with scores of 68-72 in the two round event...his score of 68 tied his career best with his fifth place finish was the best of he career...he was the Seminoles' fourth highest finishing player and finished ahead of three players who in Florida State's line-up for the event...his 36-hole of 140 was one stroke off of his career best score (139) for the frit 36 holes of an event...finished at minus four strokes under par to mark the first time during his Seminole career that he had finished under par during his 21 career events played...averaged 70.00 strokes in two rounds during one tournament.

Before Florida State: Graduated from Belleview High School in 2005...played as a member of the U.S. Junior World Cup team at the Junior World Cup Championship in Japan in June of 2005...a four-time America Junior Golf Association All-American...was an AJGA All-America Third Team selection in 2004 and holds a +4 handicap...Smith is the top-ranked prep player in the state of Florida and closed his prep career ranked eighth among all high school golfers in the nation...earned a pair of tied for fifth place finishes at the Rolex Tournament of Champions and the HP Boy's Junior Championship in 2004...carded his career-low score of 67 at the Rolex event and has carded seven rounds of sub-70 scores in the last two years and carded back-to-back scores of 69 as he finished in a tie for third place at the First American Title Avila Junior Classic in 2003.

Personal: Born Oct. 24, 1986...Nick is the son of Les Smith...a member of the National Honor Society in high school...began playing golf when he was two years old...earned his bachelor's degree in social science in May of 2009.

2012-13 Season

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