Travis Smith

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Class: Junior Hometown: Clovis, Calif. High School: Buchanan

Height: 6-5 Event: High Jump

SOPHOMORE (2011): Finished seventh at the Mountain West Conference Indoor Championships with a clearance of 6'6¼"...matched that placement at the MWC Outdoor Championships (6'2")...posted a career-best outdoor clearance of 6'6¼" to finish second at the Jack Christiansen Invitational...also picked up a top-five finish at the Front Range Classic (6'2¾")...recorded an indoor-best height of 6'8¼" to place sixth at the Air Force Invitational.

FRESHMAN (2010): Finished fifth at the Mountain West Conference Indoor Championships with a clearance of 6'6"...earned the same placement at the outdoor championships with a height of 6'4¾"...led the team during the indoor season after clearing a career-best 6'6¾" at the Air Force All-Comers Meet...finished fourth at that meet...ranked second on the team during the outdoor season with clearance at conference meet...scored for the Falcons at the Military Championships with an eighth-place bar of 6'2¾".

HIGH SCHOOL: Buchanan High School...ranked second in the nation for youth nationals in high jump...recorded a personal-best height of 6'10" at the CIF Central Section North meet during sophomore year...cleared 6'6" at the West Coast Relays in 2009...lettered three years in basketball...also played water polo...named most valuable and most inspirational...graduated with a 3.9 GPA...member of the National Honor Society...served as a peer counselor for five years...involved in numerous community service projects.

PERSONAL: Full name is Travis Carter Smith...son of Rich and Tracy Smith...has two siblings, Brianna and Taylor...majoring in civil engineering ...future plans include becoming a civil engineer in the Air Force and an architect in the civilian world...served as Squadron Flight NCO and as a member of the Morale, Welfare and Recreation staff...has also served as Coach and Element NCO...named as "Knight of the Month" for CS-30...hobbies include music, movies, hanging with friends, fishing, hiking and going to the beach...spent the summer attending Operation Air Force in Alaska...also participated in the Field Engineering Readiness Lab (FERL), served as a Logistics NCO during Combat Survival Training and going to the beach with family...member of Cadet Squadron 30.