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University of Denver Athletics

2024 Men's Soccer Roster

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Crissy Wright
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Crissy Wright

24 Ian Smith

  • Position Defender
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 185
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Littleton, Colorado
  • Highschool Highlands Ranch H.S.
  • Club Real Colorado

Biography

HONORS AND AWARDS:
Summit League First Team (2023, 2024)…Summit League Second Team (2022)...College Soccer News National Team of the Week (8/29/22)…Summit League Peak Performer of the Week (08/29/22, 09/11/23, 08/26/24, 10/07/24, 11/04/24)…Summit League All-Newcomer Team (2022)…No. 57 rated player in the country in 2024 Top Drawer Soccer’s Midseason Top-100 list.
  
Pro:
Drafted 14th overall by Portland in the 2025 MLS Draft...Made his professional debut on February 23 against Vancouver...Made his first career start against Austin. MLS BIO

2024:

Captain…Played and started in 21 of Denver’s 23 matches, missing one match due to injury and missing the NCAA Second Round match due to a red card in the Summit League Final…Saw 1833 minutes of action, tallying 14 points on two goals and 10 assists…10 assists were good for second on the team this year, and tied for the third-most in Denver’s DI single-season record book…Primary assist on Denver’s second goal in a 3-0 win over UMass in the NCAA Quarterfinal...Played the pinball ball in that led to Kelly’s game-winner in the NCAA Round of 16... Scored the game-winning goals in Denver’s regular season title clinching win over Oral Roberts on Nov. 2.... Tied a school record with three assists in Denver’s 5-0 win over St. Thomas on Oct. 5...Scored the eventual game-winning goal in Denver’s season opening victory at Cal…NCAA STATISTICAL RANKINGS: Seventh in the country and third in the Summit League in assists with 10.

2023:
Played and started in all 20 matches at left back…Saw action in 1767 minutes…Played every minute in 17 matches…Had a career-high eight assists…Had two assists in a 3-3 draw with Kansas, the middle-game of a three-game assist streak from November 4-16…Also had assists in Denver wins over SMU (Sept. 1), UC San Diego (Sept. 8) and Central Arkansas (Sept. 10)…Helped a defense that allowed just one goal in Summit League regular season play. NCAA Statistical Rankings: 26th in the country in total assists (8) and 55th in the country in assists per game (0.4).  

2022:
Played and started in 20 of Denver’s 22 matches, totaling 1225 minutes…Scored a goal and logged an assist in the first two games of the season against Gonzaga on August 25 and Grand Canyon on August 28…Finished the season with 3rd most points on the team (11).

2021:
Redshirted.

Before Denver:
2017 Freshman Soccer Player of the Year during his time at Highlands Ranch High School…Two-time honor roll honoree.

Personal:
Chose the University of Denver because it is a great school and he's excited about the future that he can have with the program…Hopes to one day become and entrepreneur and create his own business…Enjoys construction.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2021Freshman

    Defender
    6'1" 185 lbs
    24
  • 24

    2022Redshirt Freshman

    Forward
    6'1" 185 lbs
    24
  • 24

    2023Redshirt Sophomore

    Defender
    6'1" 185 lbs
    24
  • 24

    2024Redshirt Junior

    Defender
    6'1" 185 lbs
    24