Wapakoneta Native Named Xenia Post Trooper of the Year

Xenia, Ohio – Ohio State Highway Patrol Trooper Jared Smith has been selected as the 2026 Xenia Post Trooper of the Year.  The selection of Trooper Smith is in recognition of his outstanding service throughout the year. 

Fellow troopers, supervisors, and dispatchers chose Trooper Smith based upon his leadership attributes, professional ethics, courteous treatment of others, enthusiastic work attitude, and cooperation with supervisors, peers, and the public. 

Trooper Smith is now in contention for the District Trooper of the Year award and the State Trooper of the Year award. 

Trooper Smith joined the Ohio State Highway Patrol in 2020 and has served at the Xenia Post throughout the duration of his career.  Originally from Wapakoneta, Ohio, Trooper Smith was a graduate of Wapakoneta High School and Wright State University.