Lion Career
2006 (Junior): Began the season as the squad's libero, playing in 54 games and 18 matches ... averaged 2.19 digs per game and passed at a .951 clip through 18 matches ... tallied a dig in 17 matches, recording five or more digs on 12 occasions ... posted four double-digit dig matches, including a career-best 16 versus Ohio State (1/20) at the Hawaii Outrigger Invitational ... tallied double-digit digs in first two matches of the season, recording 12 versus Saint Francis (1/12) and 11 against Ball State (1/14) ... also tallied 10 versus Rutgers-Newark (2/24).

2005 (Sophomore): Second Team All-EIVA ... played in all 34 matches, starting 24, and 113 of 122 games ... averaged 1.46 kills per game with 165 kills for the season ... led the team in kills on two occasions ... had at least one kill in 30 of 34 matches ... recorded at least five kills 18 times, with a season-high 13 kills at George Mason (4/16) ... also hit for a career-high .688 percentage against the Patriots ... ranked second on the team in digs with 140, including a career-high 10 versus Rutgers-Newark (1/28) ... led the team in digs on four occasions with 26 multiple-dig contests, averaging 1.24 digs per game ... ranked fourth on the team in blocking with 99 total blocks, an average of 0.88 blocks per game ... recorded a career-high seven blocks against Rutgers-Newark (1/28) and had 26 matches with two or more blocks ... had 29 service aces for the season, good for second on the team ... posted a career-high six aces against Princeton (4/9), including five straight in the first game alone.

2004 (Freshman): Played in 72 games and 22 matches ... averaged 1.58 kills per game and 1.99 points per game ... recorded three double-digit kill matches, including 12 kills at Hawaii (1/8), 16 kills at Lewis (1/17) and 10 kills versus UC-Irvine (2/21) ... averaged 0.89 digs per game and posted a career-high eight digs at Lewis (1/17) ... posted nine service aces for the season ... recorded 38 total blocks, including six stuffs at Lewis (1/17).

High School
Named the Virginia Player of the Year in 2003 ... also earned district, region and metro Player of the Year honors ... led Monacan High School to the Virginia State Championship with a 24-1 record in 2003 ... tabbed as a Volleyball Magazine "Fab 50" selection ... earned the U.S. Air Force Distinguished Athlete award in 2003 ... picked up all-district accolades in both sophomore and junior seasons ... compiled 62-22 high school record during his four years with the Chiefs ... named Academic All-District during his junior and senior years ... member of the Distinguished Honor Roll during senior year and member of the honor roll the previous three years ... member of the Richmond Volleyball Club in Richmond, Va.

Personal
Born Aaron Kyle Smith on Dec. 14, 1985 in Harrisonburg, Va. ... parents are Pete and Lisa Smith ... has three sisters, Natalie (23), Carrie (19) and Lindsey (14) and one brother, Logan (12) ... sister Natalie played softball for the College of Charleston ... names the Washington Redskins and Atlanta Braves as favorite professional sports teams, LaVar Arrington and Chipper Jones as favorite athletes and That 70's Show as favorite TV show ... majoring in Landscape Contracting.

Quoting Coach Pavlik
"Smitty has taken his quietly intense competitive nature and has found ways to make his team better. The team has recognized that by electing him one of the captains. He continues to do the little things that a team needs to be successful over time - and he can be counted on to produce at big times also."