University of South Alabama Athletics

2009: (Indoor) Placed thrid in the 800m run (2:03.60) at the McNeese Cowboy Indoor Invite ... Placed seventh in the one mile run (4:36.16) at the LSU Purple Tiger Invite ... Finished fifth in the 800m (2:01.44) at the Sewanee Invitational ... Placed fourth in the one mile run (4:24.27) at the LSU Twilight ... Earned all-SBC honors in the one mile run ... Finished third in the one mile at the SBC Championships with a season-best finish of 4:18.80 ... Ran the last leg of the Jaguars' first-place distance medley relay at the SBC Championships that finished with a championships-record time of 10:10.41 ... Ran a season-best time of 1:57.15 in the 800m prelims at the SBC Championships. (Outdoor) Earned three top-five finishes in the 1,500m during the season ... Earned all-SBC honors with a third-place finish in the 1,500m at the SBC Championships with a season-best time of 3:52.61 ... Finished second in the 1,500m (4:05.42) at the Southern Miss Invitational.

2008: (Hofstra) (XC) Redshirted 2008 season. (Outdoor) Placed ninth in the 1,500m at the U.S. Track & Field Junior National Championships (4:01.55).

2007: (Hofstra) (XC) Competed in the 2007 NCAA Division I New England Regional Men's Championship (10K) ... Posted a team-best finish at the Colonial Athletic Association Championship (21st - 25:52.00) ... Helped team to a fifth-place finish in the CAA ... Ran 26:33.00 at the Brooks Paul Short Men's "Brown" 8K.

High School: Lettered in cross country and outdoor track three years and indoor track two years ... Also lettered in basketball two years ... Helped cross country team to back-to-back division championships in 2005-06 ... Holds records in the mile, two mile and 5K ... Ran a 1:56.10 in the 800m ... Ran a 4:14.00 in the mile and 9:33.00 in the two mile run.

Personal: Born July 14, 1989, in Long Island, N.Y. ... Son of Harry Schmitz ... Favorite movie is "Meet The Parents" ... Favorite pro sports teams are the New York Mets, New York Giants and Utah Jazz ... Favorite athletes are John Stockton, Karl Malone and Lopez Lamong ... Favorite musical artist is Kanye West ... Favorite food is steak ... Majoring in Criminal Justice.