| Shawn Schmidt |
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Senior
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| Hometown:
Plano, Texas
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| High School:
St. Mark's School of Texas
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| Height / Weight:
6-4 / 190
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| Event:
Combined Events
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Honors
· Two-time All-Big 12
· Academic All-Big 12
Career Bests: Indoor: Heptathlon (5,414 points), 60m (7.45), Long Jump (22-10/6.96m), Shot Put (44-10.25/13.67m), High Jump (6-6.75/2.00m)60m hurdles (8.72), Pole Vault (15-11/4.85m), 1,000m (2:43.47); Outdoor: Decathlon (7,221 points), 100m (11.42), Long Jump (23-10.75/7.28m), Shot Put (44-9.5/13.65m), High Jump (6-6/1.98m), 400m (50.44), 110m hurdles (15.49), Discus (139-6/42.52m), Pole Vault (15-1/4.60m), Javelin (176-9/53.89m), 1,500m (4:34.38)
Honors
· Two-time All-Big 12
· Academic All-Big 12
2007-08
Outdoor (Sophomore)
· Received a medical redshirt after a season-ending knee injury
· Was ninth with a throw of 176-9 (53.89m) in the javelin at the Texas Invitational
· Cleared 15-1.25 (4.60m) in the pole vault at the Texas Invitational to tie for 20th place
· Ran 15.58 in the 110-meter hurdles to finish 16th at the Texas Invitational
Indoor (Sophomore)
· Finished eighth in the heptathlon at the Big 12 Championships with a personal-best 5,414 points
· Posted personal bests in the 60 meters (7.45), 60-meter hurdles (8.72), shot put (44-10.25/13.67m), pole vault (15-11/4.85m) and high jump 6-6.75 (2.00m)
· Took seventh in the heptathlon with 5,256 points at the United Heritage Invitational
· Set a personal best in the long jump (22-10/6.96m)
· Also posted marks of 7.53 in the 60-meter dash, 43-2.5 (13.17m) in the shot put, 6-4.25 (1.94m) in the high jump, 8.98 in the 60-meter hurdles, 14-11 (4.55m) in the pole vault and
2:47.05 in the 1,000 meters
· Cleared 6-6.75 (2.00m) in the high jump at the Tyson Invitational to finish 12th
· Tied for 11th in the pole vault, clearing 14-11 (4.55m) at the Tyson Invitational
· Also finished 19th in the shot put (41-6.5/12.66m) and 16th in the pole vault (14-7.25/4.45m)
· Posted a 16th-place finish in the 60-meter hurdles (8.85) at the Houston Indoor
2006-07
Outdoor (Freshman)
· Placed 23rd at the NCAA Championships, totaling 6,812 points
· Posted a personal-best 139-6 (42.53m) in the discus
· Finished fifth at the Big 12 Championships with a NCAA provisional 7,221 points in the decathlon
· Placed in the top 13 with 6,320 points at the Texas Relays, scoring in nine of 10 events
Indoor (Freshman)
· Finished 12th with a score of 4,724 points at the Big 12 Championships
· Won the 1,000 meters (decathlon) at the league meet in 2:43.47
· Opened his collegiate career with a 10th-place performance at the Roger Cox Championships (4,936 points)
· Placed 10th in the open high jump (6-5.5/1.97m) at the Tyson Invitational
High School
· 2006 IAAF World Junior Championships participant (decathlon)
· 2006 USATF Junior National Decathlon Champion
· Track and Field News All-American and three-time Southwest Preparatory Conference (SPC) Champion in the high jump
· Captured five SPC championships, holds the St. Mark's school record in the high jump and decathlon and posted top five all-time performances in the 110m hurdles, discus, long jump,
pole vault and the 1,600m relay
· Captured SPC titles in the 110m hurdles and long jump and finished as a 10-time All-SPC honoree
· State of Texas junior decathlon record holder
· Starred for three of St. Mark's SPC team championships, contributing 47 points during his senior campaign
· Two-time Most Valuable Field Athlete award winner at St. Mark's
· Team MVP award winner as a senior
· St. Mark's Bradley V. Urschel Award recipient
Personal
Born in Newport News, Va. ... a 2006 graduate of St. Mark's School of Texas in Dallas, Texas ... son of Kathy Martin and Glenn Schmidt ... has one brother, Jason ... double majoring in government and philosophy ... a first-team Academic All-Big 12 performer ... a three-time member of UT's Athletics Director's Honor Roll.
