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University of Illinois Athletics

2016 Soccer Roster

12 Tailor Smith

  • Position M
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Highlands Ranch, Colo.
  • High School Mountain Vista

Biography

Redshirt Senior - 2016

  • Made four appearances for Illinois, totaling 62 minutes on the field
  • Fired her first shot at Northwestern (Oct. 26), also putting it on frame

Redshirt Junior - 2015

  • Appeared for the Illini against Oakland (Aug. 21)

Redshirt Sophmore - 2014

  • Did not see action for the Illini

Sophomore - 2013

  • Redshirted the 2013 season

Freshman - 2012

  • Started all seven non-conference games on the backline before sustaining a season-ending injury
  • Recorded her first collegiate shot vs. Milwaukee
  • Helped limit the No. 11 and No. 17 teams in the nation to a combined two goals

High School

  • Four-year starter and letterwinner at Mountain Vista High School
  • Four-time all-league and two-time all-state honoree
  • Was Mountain Vista's leading scorer in 2010, earning offensive MVP
  • Scored a pair of goals in the 2011 Colorado all-state game
  • Led Mountain Vista to the 2011 5A State Championship while also winning the league title and finishing as 5A Final Four finalists in 2010, earning three consecutive league titles while securing a playoff berth in each of her four scholastic seasons
  • Named 2012 Mountain Vista team MVP
  • High school squad was ranked No. 1 nationally by ESPN in 2012 after placing second in the country in 2011
  • Olympic Development Program (ODP) Region IV Pool player
  • Was selected for the 2012 ECNL/id2 Regional and National Training Camps
  • Led her club team, REAL Colorado, to the 2009 ECNL Final Four and the 2012 National Championship Tournament
  • REAL Colorado played in the State Cup Championship every year with Smith on the squad, winning one title
  • Was equally successful in the classroom, earning four all-league and two all-state academic honor while twice being an academic letterwinner
  • 2011 Mountain Vista squad earned an academic team award in 2011 with a 3.78 combined GPA
  • National Honor Society member
  • Participated in the Eagle's Nest, a school leadership group

Personal

  • Born May 1, 1994
  • Parents are Joel and Tammy Smith
  • Has two siblings, Kendall and Jacey
  • Enrolled in the College of Business
  • Father, Joel, played outside linebacker on the Western Washington University football team
  • Biggest sports thrill is winning when we are the underdog
  • Favorite athlete is Lionel Messi because of his style of play and finesse
  • Favorite sports team is the Oakland Raiders
  • Favorite movies are Transformers and Harry Potter
  • Her parents most influenced her athletic career

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2012Freshman

    M
    5'8"
    12
  • 12

    2013Sophomore

    M
    5'8"
    12
  • 12

    2014Redshirt Sophomore

    M
    5'8"
    12
  • 12

    2015Redshirt Junior

    M
    5'8"
    12
  • 12

    2016Redshirt Senior

    M
    5'8"
    12