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Name: Erin Murphy Smoyer
Birth year: 1980
Residence: Melissa, Texas
Hometown: Jonestown, Pennsylvania
Profession: Color Scientist, Systems Engineer
Employer: DLP(R) Products, Texas Instruments Inc.
Education: Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York - 2002 BS Imaging & Photographic Technology, 2005 MS Color Science; Northern Lebanon High School, Fredericksburg, Pennsylvania
Other interests: Photography, Skiing
Community involvement: Carter Blood Care donations
Equestrian affiliations: American Polocrosse Association, United States Pony Club (1987-1996)
APA Home Club: Southfork
Pony Club: Manada Creek
Other equestrian interests: Eventing, Dressage, Show Jumping, Rodeo, Horse Racing
Why I got into the sport: A friend saw a demonstration at Pony Club Nationals and bought some racquets and balls. She brought them home and showed them to my brother and me. We started playing that winter in our indoor arena and have been playing ever since.
Playing polocrosse since: 1990
What I love about the sport: The friendly family atmosphere, meeting people all over the USA and internationally, the competition on the field and the companionship off the field, the awesome horses, coaching young players
Family members involved in the sport: Dan Smoyer, Ryan Mucrphy, Marilyn & John Murphy
Names of horses (breeding): Barnett's Model (Australian Stock Horse), Keystone Don Diego (Australian Stock Horse/Thoroughbred), Wenona Amy (Australian Stock Horse)
Accomplishments: 2006 USA vs Ireland Women's Test Series; 2002 USA vs UK Women's Test Series; 1996 Ryan Lynch UK Tour |
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