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2017-18 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

Arica Smith

  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Sturgeon Bay
  • Hometown Sturgeon Bay, Wis.

Biography

Collegiate Honors
- Horizon League Runner-Up (2018 200 Free Relay, 2017 200 Free Relay, 2016 200 Free Relay)

2017-18 (Senior)
Capped her four-year Panther career on the podium, taking seventh in the 50 free at the Horizon League Championships ... posted a season-best time of 23.61 during prelims ... also came in 11th in the 100 free in 51.33 and 27th in the 200 free at the league meet ... also helped the 200 free relay squad to a runner-up finish at the conference meet and helped the 200 medley relay take third and the 400 free relay fourth ... started her senior season winning the 100 free in a win over GVSU Oct. 14 ... had a busy day in the pool one week later, taking third in the 50 and 100 free and seventh in the 200 free at the All Wisconsin Showcase ... topped the 100 free field in a win at Valpo Oct. 27 ... one day later, won the 50 free in another team win at Wright State ... again placed first in the 50 free at Wheaton Nov. 3 ... came in second in the 100 free and third in the 50 free at UIC one day later ... turned in strong times at the midseason meet, taking sixth in the 100 free, 11th in the 50 free and 30th in the 200 free at the Miami Invitational Nov. 30-Dec. 2 ... had another big day at Chicago, topping the field in the 50 free and taking second in the 100 free ... in all, turned in 11 top-three finishes on the year, including five wins.


2016-17 (Junior)
Closed out the year taking eighth in the 50 free, 15th in the 100 free and 21st in the 200 free ... earned her scoring spot in the 100 free after advancing in a swim off following prelims ... also helped the 200 free relay take second and the 400 medley relay third at the league meet ... kicked off the year taking fourth in the 50 free against GVSU Oct. 14 ... one week later, was runner-up in the 100 free, third in the 50 free and seventh in the 200 free at the All Wisconsin Showcase ... third in the 200 free against Wheaton Nov. 4 ... took third in both the 50 and 100 free against Wright State two days later ... placed third in the 50 free and fourth in the 100 free in a win over UIC Nov. 12 ... at the mid-season Miami Invitational Dec. 1-3, finished 15th in the 50 free, 21st in the 100 free and 36th in the 200 free ... returned from training trip to take second in the 50 against Chicago Jan. 14 ... one week later, won the 50 free and was fourth in the 100 and eighth in the 200 free at the UIC Invite ... finished the regular season second in both the 50 and 100 free in a team win over Green Bay Jan. 28 ... named to the Horizon League Fall & Spring Academic Honor Roll.


2015-16 (Sophomore)
Finished her season taking 15th in the 50 freestyle, 15th in the 100 free and 23rd in the 200 free at the Horizon League Championships as a sophomore … also helped the 200 free relay team to a runner-up finish at the league meet … started the season taking third in the 50 free and fourth in the 100 free against GVSU Oct. 17 … one week later, was third in the 50 free, fourth in the 100 free, ninth in the 200 free and 12th in the 100 fly at the All Wisconsin Invite … was third in the 100 free and fifth in the 50 free in a road win at Wright State Oct. 30 … followed that up with back-to-back third-place finishes in the 50 free in consecutive days at Wheaton and UIC Nov. 6-7 … placed 35th in the 50 free, 39th in the 100 free and 49th in the 200 free at the massive Iowa Hawkeye Invitational Dec. 4-6 … was runner-up in the 100 free and fourth in the 50 free against Chicago Jan. 16 … helped Milwaukee to a team win over Green Bay Jan. 30 by touching the wall first in the 100 free and taking fourth in the 50 free … in all, posted 11 top-four finishes on the season ... named to the Horizon League Fall & Spring Academic Honor Roll.

2014-15 (Freshman) 
Scored in three events as a freshman at the Horizon League Championships, taking 13th in the 100 freestyle and 16th in the 50 and 200 free ... made collegiate debut Oct. 10 vs. Oakland, taking fifth in the 50 free and sixth in the 100 free ... finished runner-up in the 50 free, seventh in the 100 free, 19th in the 200 free and 20th in the 100 butterfly at the All Wisconsin Invite Oct. 25 ... again finished second in the 50 free in a win over Wright State one week later ... fifth in the 50 free against UIC Nov. 8 ... placed 21st in the 200 free, 26th in the 50 free, 28th in the 100 fly and 30th in the 100 free at the Iowa Hawkeye Invitational ... fifth in the 50 free at Northwestern Jan. 16 ... one day later, was fourth in both the 50 and 100 free against Chicago ... fifth in the 100 free against Green Bay (Jan. 31) and Wisconsin (Feb. 6).

High School
Was a four-time state qualifier at Sturgeon Bay High School ... was first-team all-state in the 50 free as a senior ... also named team MVP senior year ... served as team captain ... swam club for Door Country YMCA ... also ran track one year, earning most valuable freshman honors ... National Honor's Society member.

Personal
Daughter of Michael and Sandra Smith ... born on Sept. 28, 1995.

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

    5'8"
  • 2015-16Sophomore

    5'8"
  • 2016-17Junior

    5'8"
  • 2017-18Senior

    5'8"