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University of Denver Athletics

2021 Skiing Roster

Amelia Smart

  • Position Alpine
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool David Thompson Secondary School
  • Hometown Invermere, British Columbia

Biography

AWARDS:
2021:

NCAA Individual Champion (slalom)
First Team NCAA All-American (slalom)
RMISA Skier of the Week (Feb. 10)
First Team Women's Alpine All-RMISA
Colorado Snowsports Museum Female Collegiate Athlete of the Year

2020:
NCAA All-American (slalom)
First Team Alpine All-RMISA

2019:
RMISA Skier of the Week (Jan. 22)
NCAA All-American (slalom)

2018:
Two-Time NCAA Individual Champion (slalom and giant slalom)
Two-Time NCAA All-American (slalom and giant slalom)
Women's Alpine Skier of the Year for the USCSCA
RMISA Female Skier of the Year.

YEAR BY YEAR:

2021 (SENIOR):

National Champion in the slalom at the NCAA Championships...named All-RMISA Women's Alpine First Team...took first in both women's slaloms in season debut at RMISA Invitational at Westminster & Soldier Hollow ... named RMISA Skier of the Meet for RMISA Invitational at Westminster & Soldier Hollow on Feb. 10...finished 16th in the first race and 14th in the second race of the women's giant slaloms at the RMISA Invitational at Utah...named to National Collegiate All-Academic Ski Team by USCSCA...placed 17th in the giant slalom and took top honors in the slalom at the NCAA Championships. 

2020 (JUNIOR):
Did not finish her second run in the slalom at the CU Invitational... Finished 13th in the giant slalom and won the slalom at the Utah Invite... Claimed fifth in the giant slalom and won the slalom at the RMISA Championships... Named Alpine First Team All-RMISA... took seventh in the giant slalom at the NCAA Championships... Second Team All-American in the giant slalom... USCSCA All-Academic Team.

2019 (SOPHOMORE): 
Reached All-American status at the NCAA Championships in the slalom, taking 4th while finishing 22nd in the giant slalom…Opened the year finishing 10th in the giant slalom and third in the slalom at the CU Invite...Took second in the giant slalom and fifth in the slalom at the Montana State Invite...Won the first slalom race and finished seventh in the second at the UNM Invite…

2018 (FRESHMAN):
Two-time NCAA Champion for slalom and giant slalom...One of 12 skiers to compete in the NCAA Championships in Steamboat Springs...Two-time first team All-American...RMISA Skier of the Week...First-team All-RMISA...Skied for first at the RMISA Championship in the slalom...Took second in the slalom at the New Mexico Invitational...Raced for third in the slalom at Montana State...Never finished outside of the top-20...Placed or tied for ninth in the giant slalom at the NCAA Qualifier and at the Denver Invitational...At DU, skied for fifth in the slalom...Earned 12th in the slalom at the RMISA Championship and in the GS at Montana State.

BERFORE DENVER:
Member of Canadian National Ski Team...2016 Youth Olympian...2017 NorAM Giant Slalom winner.

PERSONAL:
Born on Jan. 8...Parents are Steve Smart and Janice Morgan...One sibling, Eleri (16)...Majoring in Computer Science...Picked Denver because of the location, the strong ski program and good academic opportunities.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

    Alpine
  • 2018-19Sophomore

    Alpine
    5'7"
  • 2020Junior

    Alpine
    5'7"
  • 2021Senior

    Alpine
    5'7"