Malone University Athletics

Brooke Smith was a standout from the Malone University women's golf team in the early years of the program and her accolades are still recognized to this day. She was on the very first Malone women’s golf roster and helped propel the team into a successful stint in the NAIA era.
 
The 2001 graduate had a career scoring average of 84.5 and is the fifth-best mark in school history. Her low round of 74 is also among the top in Malone women's golf history. Each of those records stood for nearly 20 years.
 
Smith helped lead Malone to its first of three NAIA Region Nine and American Mideast Conference Championships in 2001. The Pioneers finished 17th as a team in their first NAIA Tournament appearance, the best finish in school history. Smith was the individual medalist at the Region Nine Tournament and led the team with a 31st-place finish at the NAIA National Championship event.
 
Smith moved to Chicago after graduation and worked for the Discovery Channel and Lifetime TV. After working in logistics and events planning, she started her own wine bar business in Milwaukee with her sister and now has two locations. She has two sons who love to play baseball and golf and she still likes to hit the course herself when she can.