ENS Joe Smutz, now a Supply Corps School student, was awarded the Thompson Trophy Cup at the U.S. Naval Academy. The trophy is presented to the graduating Naval Academy midshipman who has done the most during the year to promote athletics at the Naval Academy. Smutz, of Marriottsville, Md, is the first Naval Academy swimmer to win the award since it was established in 1894.
Smutz, who overcame a broken neck suffered in a swimming accident in July of 2004, was a three-time All-Patriot League selection.
At the Academy, Smutz studied mechanical engineering and w
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