Kevin Smith is in his 11th year at The College of Wooster and his 10th leading the College's athletic communication efforts. In his role, Smith is responsible for delivering a comprehensive plan covering all aspects of publicizing the College’s 23-team NCAA Div. III athletics program and plays a key role in providing engaging content for the athletics website, the main athletic department social media channels, and the media. Smith's title was elevated to assistant athletic director of communications in January 2025.
 
Smith’s work has received national visibility since his arrival on campus. He coordinated numerous nominations for Patrick Mohorcic ’18, who was voted team captain of the 2017 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team®, was twice featured on ESPN, and was a finalist for the prestigious Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup. At Wooster, Smith has promoted one national player of the year, 19 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship recipients, 19 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-Americans®, two American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings Gold Glove winners, and All-Americans in 11 sports.
 
Prior to Wooster, Smith successfully promoted a CSC Academic All-American® of the Year and a Fred Mitchell Award finalist during his two years as a graduate assistant at John Carroll University. He also interned all four years in the sports information office at the University of Louisville, where he worked closely with the Cardinals’ football, volleyball, women’s lacrosse, and men’s golf programs, in addition to supporting numerous ESPN broadcasts in a variety of roles. 
 
Smith has extensive history hosting NCAA and conference tournaments at both the Div. I and Div. III levels. Of note, he served as the official statistician for the 2012 Div. I Volleyball National Championship, lead statistician for the 2024 and 2025 NCAA Div. III Baseball World Series, and assisted with Louisville’s coverage of the 2013 Allstate® Sugar Bowl®. 
 
Professionally, Smith is a member of CSC. He is a national coordinator (Div. III & NAIA football & men’s cross country/track & field) for CSC’s Academic All-America® program and is one of 25 voters for the D3football.com and D3baseball.com/National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Top 25 Polls. He previously served a term on the NCAA Media Coordination and Statistics Advisory Board, a term as a regional representative on the D3SIDA Board of Directors, was part of the CSC Academic All-America® review committee, and chaired the NCBWA's weekly Div. III awards for six years. Within the North Coast Athletic Conference, Smith is the athletic director's liaison for men's and women's golf, serves on the awards committee, and annually helps select the winner of the Pam Smith and Don Hunsinger Awards.
 
Smith earned a bachelor’s degree in sport administration from Louisville in 2013 and a master’s degree in communications management from John Carroll in 2015.