He was educated at The Indiana State University, in Terre Haute, Indiana.
He also placed second at the 1995 and 1999 United States of America Indoor Track and Field Championships, and seventh at the 1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships. A four-time National Collegiate Athletic Association All-American for Indiana State University in the men"s high jump event, Smith finished 2nd in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Men"s High Jump three times. He placed second at the 1994 National Collegiate Athletic Association Outdoor Championship and was named the Most Valuable Player of the meet.
He placed second at the 1991 and 1992 National Collegiate Athletic Association Indoor Championships, and fifth at the 1993 National Collegiate Athletic Association Outdoor Championships.
He still holds the Indiana State University high jump (indoor and outdoor) record(s) at 7’-4.5” (225 meters) - INDOOR and 7’-7” (231 meters) - OUTDOOR. Smith was ranked 3d in the United States in 1994 and 10th in the United States in 1993. In 1994, Indiana State awarded him the Hillman Outstanding Senior Athlete Award.
Smith is now a student advisor at the University of Indianapolis.