Arizona State: 2008-09: Redshirted in his first season with the program.
Cerritos: Earned his Associates from Cerritos College (Cerritos, Calif.) in 2008... wrestled at 149 pounds for CC and was a teammate with current Sun Devil Jason Carrillo... placed seventh at the 2006 California state meet... was selected first team All-South Coast Conference in 2006... twice earned California Community College Academic All-American honors... team won the South Coast Conference in 2006 and 2007... team also finished as the state meet runners-up in 2007.
High School: A graduate of Loara High School (Anaheim, Calif.)... lettered in wrestling four times... captained the team as a junior and senior... had a 48-6 record as a senior when he finished fifth at the California state tournament... first in the CIF championships in 2005... runner-up at the 2005 Masters Meet... first-team All-Orange County selection in 2005.
Personal: Majoring in communications... parents are Stephan Smith and Rachel Ruiz... has three brothers: Christian, Adrian and Angel... born August 5, 1987, in Fountain Valley, Calif.... hobbies include reading, business, Rocky movies and sushi... full name is Gustavo Antonio Ruiz.