2007 NPC Northwest
Bodybuilding, Fitness & Figure Championships
Bodybuilding - Open Middleweights
In our neverending quest to find the next Northwest bodybuilding star, Oregon's
Laurie Smith has all the right attributes. A balanced, athletic physique to build
upon, reminiscent of Nicole Berg when she started out. Laurie's main sport played since her youth
was soccer, eventually competing at the NCAA Division 1 level for 4 years. She continues to play
competitively on coed indoor and women's outdoor teams. Laurie earned her BS in Exercise
and Movement Science from the University of Oregon and has certifications as a Strength and
Conditioning Specialist, Group Exercise Instructor and Personal Trainer. She's been working
for ClubSport Oregon since 2000 and was the leader of the Group Exercise Team from 2002 until
she took on the Program Marketing Director role in 2007. Laurie is passionate about the health
and fitness industry for the positive impact it has on people's well-being. She loves
that she can live-out her passion at ClubSport, both professionally and personally
through bodybuilding. Laurie became interested in bodybuilding in the early part of
2007 and quickly got hooked on the sport and began training for her first competition,
the Seven Feather's Classic, which took place in October. She won the Novice Overall title,
prompting Laurie to compete in the Open Division here at the Northwest Championships,
a National qualifier, just three weeks later. Her goals for 2008 are the Oregon State
followed by the Team Universe Nationals. Laurie is trained by Andre Scott and Chad Smith,
her husband. She is sponsored by ClubSport Oregon, Desert Sun Tanning,
Metabolic Adaptation
and Sports Nutrition Center. Inside and outside of the Club, Laurie enjoys spending time
with her husband Chad (a ClubSport Personal Trainer) and her beautiful, almost
three-year-old daughter Jordyn.
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