ATHLETES

Alex Smalley attended Wake Forest High School in North Carolina, graduating in 2015 before signing with Duke. During his prep career, he was a first-team all-state selection, a Raleigh News & Observer All-Metro pick as both a junior and senior, and was ranked No. 36 nationally in his recruiting class by Golfweek/Sagarin, No. 48 by Junior Golf Scoreboard, and No. 78 by Polo Golf.

Smalley won the 2014 North Carolina Junior Boys’ Championship, defeating Patrick Cover 2 and 1 in the final after six rounds of match play. He also won conference honors at Wake Forest, including conference champion and conference player of the year as a junior, qualified for the NCHSAA 4A state championship as a sophomore, and finished second at the state championship as a junior.