Mimi Smith

Born: 5 October 1977

Position: Forward/Defender

Height/Weight: 5-6, 135

International Caps: 62

International Goals: 3

Years on National Squad:
1997 U.S. Under-23 Team
1998 National Team (alt)
1999 National Team
2000 National Team
2001 National Team
2002 National Team
2003 National Team
2004 National Team

Hometown: Virginia Beach, Va.

Residence: Virginia Beach, Va.

High School: Ocean Lakes High School '95
Virginia Beach, Va.

College:

• Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Va.
• Psychology, 1999

Occupation:
Behavior Specialist, The Pines Residential Treatment Facility

Playing Career:

• Early Career
  Began playing at age 12 after attending a practice with a friend
  
  
• Collegiate Career
  1995 - CAA Freshman of the Year...Scored 8 goals and added to assists... 1996 - All-Colonial Athletic Association first team...NFHCA All-Soputh Region second team...Scored 14 goals and added 27 assists to lead Old Dominion to the NCAA semifinals...1997...NFHCA All-America third team...NCAA All-Tournament Team...All-Colonial Athletic Association first team...NFHCA All-South Region first team...Scored 12 goals with 15 assists... 1998 - Honda Award winner as the nation's top colleigate field hockey athlete...All-Colonial Athletic Association first team...NFHCA All-America first team...NFHCA All-South Region first team...NCAA All-Tournament Team...CAA Defensive Player of the Year...Old Dominion Female Athlete of the Year...Led Old Dominion to the 1998 NCAA Championship with a 23-2 record...Scored 20 goals with 6 assists
  

• International Career
  1998 - Named an alternate to the U.S. National Team...1999 - Named to the U.S. National Team...Following her career at Old Dominion, Named as a Women's Sports Foundation Sportswoman of the Year Finalist...Made her National Team debut in helping the U.S. to the Canada...Silver medalist at the 1999 Pan American Games...2000 - Named to the U.S. National Team...Briefly retired from the team in 2000 before returning to the squad at 2001 Open Trials...  2001 - Named to U.S. National Team and residency squad during Open Trials, June 2001...Scored first career international goal vs South Africa, Oct. 14 in Storrs, Conn...2002 - Named to the U.S. National Team...Scored tying goal in the championship game of the International Atlantic Cup to give the USA an eventual 3-2 extra time victory over Irealnd...U.S. World Cup Team...Connected on penalty stroke to help USA defeat Japan in 9th/10th place game, 4-2, in strokes at the World Cup......2003 - Named to the U.S. National Team...Champions Challenge Team (Catania, Italy)...2004 - U.S. National Team...Olympic Qualifier Team...Pan American Cup Team

Personal:

• Nickname: "Mimi"   Full name, Tamika Smith
• Favorite places to play: South Africa ("It's beautiful") & Virginia Beach ("It's my hometown"
• Sport Ambition: 2004 Olympic Games
• Ambition after field hockey: Continue with school, start a family
• Most influential person in your sporting career: (Olympian and Virgina Beach native) Yogi Hightower Boothe - she is an amazing person and she inspires me to press on and strive to be better.
• Before each game: I pray
• I would characterize my style of play as: aggressive/emotional
• I can't live without: my CD player/music
• Other than field hockey, my favorite Olympic Sport is: Track & Field
• Most people don't know that I: am afraid of birds
• Philosophy on life: Live today as if it were your last
• Hobbies: Reading, writing, music, dancing
• Favorites: Chick-fil-a, Love Jones, Law & Order, Halle Berry, Brian McKnight, NBA's Chris Webber, walking my dog

Major International Competitions:

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