Braden Smith First Freshmen Recruit to Sign with Western Wyoming for the 2015-2016 year

Photos Courtesy of Smith Family

Braden Smith, a 2013 graduate from Lehi High School in Lehi Utah has signed his National Letter of Intent to play for the Western Wyoming Community College Men's Soccer team.  Braden is a defender who has primarily played as a center back.  As a Lehi Pioneer Braden enjoyed individual and team success winning the 4A Utah State Championship in 2010 and winning the 5A Utah State Championship in 2013.  LHS and Smith were also Region 8 Champions in 2010 and 2011, they also captured the Region 4 Championship in 2013.  Individually Braden was honored in 2013 on the 1st Team - All State for Deseret News, the 2nd Team- All State for the Salt Lake Tribune and Honorable Mention All Valley from the Daily Herald.  As a junior Braden was named Honorable Mention- All State from the Deseret News in 2012.  Braden was a captain for LHS in the 2013 season.

Smith also played for Arsenal Soccer Club were again team success and individual accolades followed Braden.  Arsenal and Braden were runners-up in the 2011 State Cup and quarter finalists in 2010 and 2012.  Braden was his club team captain for the 2010, 2011 and 2012 seasons.

Besides being a great soccer player Braden is also a wonderful person and student off of the pitch.  He was a member of the LHS Cross Country team, a USSF Referee, an Eagle Scout and a recipient of the Hope of America Award in 2007.  Braden's bring to WWCC a great GPA and work habits which will help the Mustangs achieve their goal of having the highest NJCAA Men's Soccer GPA in the nation.  Braden is currently serving an LDS mission in the Tegucigalpa, Honduras Mission and will return stateside in the summer of 2015.


We at Western Wyoming believe that Smith can add depth, experience, maturity and toughness to a team that should return a lot of sophomore players.  We think that Braden can push for a starting position as a center back and could also be useful as an outside back or even a center defensive mid.  We are very excited to announce our first signee of the recruiting class of 2015.  For a video highlight of Braden's skills please click here.