EAST STROUDSBURG – East Stroudsburg University held a Celebration of Love for Ryan Smith on Sunday night at Eiler-Martin Stadium.
Smith, a men's basketball student-athlete, has been fighting acute myeloid leukemia since August 2019.
The event, which was attended by socially-distant masked supporters, featured five speakers and a slideshow of photos of Smith and his teammates.
Gallery: (3-21-2021) Ryan Smith - Celebration of Love
Speakers included ESU director of athletics Dr. Gary R. Gray, ESU interim president Kenneth Long, ESU men's basketball student-athletes Mike Millsip and Marc Rodriguez, along with ESU men's basketball head coach Jeff Wilson.
Smith, a graduate of Lampeter-Strasburg High School, was the 2018-19 PSAC East Men's Basketball Freshman of the Year and a second team All-PSAC East selection in his only season of collegiate competition. He was an honorary member of the 2019-20 All-PSAC East team.
