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#79 Sid Smith, D

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Position: D
Date of Birth: 07/24/1986
Height: 6' 0"   Weight: 215 lbs
Pro Experience: First season
College/Last Team: Syracuse
Shoots: L
Resides: Six Nations

Biography:

Acquired: Rochester Knighthawks first-round selection (first overall) in the 2009 NLL Entry Draft.
 
CAREER
College/Field Lacrosse:
Played for the Toronto National of Major League Lacrosse in 2009 and won an MLL title… Played two seasons at Syracuse University and won back-to-back NCAA titles… Named an All-American both seasons… In 2009 was named to the Second Team and in 2008 was named an Honorable Mention All-American… Started all 36 games in his SU career… Named to the 2008 NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team… That season, he was also part of an Orange defense that posted a 7.62 team goals-against average, the lowest mark for an SU squad since 1970… In 2006, he played for Onondaga Community College… Led the Lazers to the 2006 NJCAA national championship and an 18-0 overall record… Lazers also captured the 2006 Region III and Mid-State Conference titles… 2006 NJCAA All-America First Team… Competed for the Iroquois Nationals at the 2006 International Lacrosse Federation (ILF) World Lacrosse Championship… Played for the Toronto Nationals and won the 2009 Major League Lacrosse Championship.

Canadian Box Lacrosse: Plays for the Six Nations Chiefs in the Ontario Lacrosse Association Major Series… Captained the Six Nations Arrows to the 2007 Minto Cup title… Recipient of the 2007 John “Gus” McCauley Memorial Trophy as the Ontario Junior “A” League’s Defender of the Year… Named a First Team All-Star and the recipient of the B.W. “Bill” Evans Trophy as the top graduating player in the OLA Junior series… Guided the Arrows to a 17-0-1 record and the 2007 Ontario Junior ‘A’ League championship… Winner of the Dean McLeod Award as the Ontario Junior “A” Playoff MVP… Won a silver medal with the Iroquois Nationals at the 2007 World Indoor Lacrosse Championships… Winner of the 2006 Jim Bishop Memorial Award as the tournament’s Most Sportsmanlike Player… Played for four straight Ontario championship teams with Six Nations (2004-2007)…. In 2006, he was named the winner of the Tom Longboat Award as the Canadian Aboriginal Male Athlete of the Year.

Personal:  Majoring in social work at Syracuse… Just 19 days prior to his NLL debut, he was a member of the Six Nations Olympic Team that participated in the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Torch Relay.
 

 
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