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Arizona State: Is slated to be the primary backup to senior Rocky Smart at 157 pounds this year. 2001-02: Redshirted as a member of the Sun Devil football team.
High School: A 2001 graduate of Highland High School in Gilbert, Ariz....lettered three times in wrestling, twice in football and once in track and field...two-time captain for the football team and once for the wrestling squad...won state championships in 2000 and `01... in the same two years, was a two-time All-American, all-state and all-region selections...member of the 2001 state championship wrestling team...set records at Highland for most takedowns in a season (171) and consecutive wins in a season (49)...MVP of the wrestling team as a senior...two-time all-region long snapper (2000 and `01) and cornerback (2001)...second team all-state in 2001 at cornerback.
Personal: Plans to major in secondary education and sociology...parents are Mark and Sheri Smith...has two siblings, Brian and Chris...brother Chris wrestles for ASU...hobbies include fishing, mountain biking and playing with his dog...born Jan. 18, 1983 in Las Vegas, Nev....full name is Mike Jon Smith.
