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2015-16 Track & Field Roster

Avery Schmidt

Avery Schmidt

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Position:
    Distance
  • Height:
    5-4
  • Hometown:
    Centerville, Iowa
  • Highschool:
    Centerville

Summary

Biography

Personal Bests:
Indoors

Mile: 5:45.52 at Dakota Realty Alumni Meet, 1/16/16
3,000 m: 11:09.55 at Jim Emmerich/Alumni Invitational, 1/22/16
5,000 m: 19:09.21 at SDSU Classic, 2/12/16

Outdoors
800 m: 
2:49.13 at KT Woodman Classic, 4/12/14
1,500 m: 
5:23.16 at Tulsa Duels, 3/19/16
3,000 m: 
10:45.11 at Nebraska Invitational, 5/7/16

5,000 m:  19:05.27 at Summit League Championships, 5/14/16
10,000 m:  41:37.67 at Jim Dutcher Memorial, 4/18/15

2015-16 (Senior)
Indoors, set a personal record in the 5,000 meters with a mark of 19:09.21 at the SDSU Classic (Feb. 12)…set a personal high in the 3,000 meters at the Jim Emmerich/Alumni Invitational with a time of 11:09.55 (Jan. 22)…had a personal best in the mile with a time of 5:45.52 at the Dakota Realty Alumni Meet (Jan. 16)...outdoors, recorded a personal best time of 19:05.27 in the 5,000 meters at the Summit League Championships (May 14) to set a PR in each of the three times she competed in the event…also had a PR of 10:45.11 in the 3,000 meters at the Nebraska Invitational (May 7)…ran a personal best time of 5:23.16 in the 1,500 meters at the Tulsa Duels (March 19)...a member of the Summit League Academic Honor Roll, a Distinguished Scholar and a member of the Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.

2014-15 (Junior)
During the indoor season, had a personal best time of 11:21.45 in the 3,000 meters at the Jim Emmerich/Alumni Invitational (Jan. 24)…ran a 5,000 meter PR of 19:53.22 at the SDSU Indoor Invitational (Feb. 13)…outdoors, had a personal best 3,000 meter time of 11:24.31 at the Nebraska Invitational (May 9)…put up a PR of 19:36.19 in the 5,000 meters at the Jim Duncan Invitational (April 10)…ran a PR of 41:37.67 in the 10,000 meters at the Jim Dutcher Memorial (April 18)...a member of the Summit League Academic Honor Roll, a Distinguished Scholar and a member of the Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.


2013-14 (Sophomore)

Indoors:  Set a personal best in the 3,000 meters with a time of 11:51.80 at the Prairie Wolf Invitational (Jan. 24)…outdoors:  put up a PR of 2:49.13 in the 800 meters at the KT Woodman Classic (April 12)…ran a PR of 11:30.05 in the 3,000 meters at the Nebraska Invitational (May 10)...a member of the Summit League Academic Honor Roll, a Distinguished Scholar and a member of the Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.

2012-13 (Freshman)
Indoors, set a personal best of 12:07.24 in the 3,000 meters at the Nebraska Wesleyan Invitational on Jan. 18…had a PR of 5:55.26 in the mile at the Varsity Apartments Invitational on Feb. 2…turned in a PR of 20:13.06 in the 5,000 meters at the Nebraska Tune-Up on Feb. 15…outdoors, set a PR of 12:17.06 in the 3,000 meters at the Tulsa Duels on March 16…had a PR of 19:39.65 in the 5,000 meters at the Nebraska Invitational on May 5…also ran cross country...a member of the Summit League Academic Honor Roll and a Distinguished Scholar.

Before UNO
Was a four-year letter winner in cross country and track at Centerville High School...as a senior, was a first team all-conference and academic all-conference selection...helped the Redettes to a conference championship...was also a first team all-conference pick as a junior and a freshman and was the individual winner at the conference championship as a sophomore...in addition, was a four-year letter winner in basketball where she was academic all-conference as a junior and senior...a three-year member of the National Honor Society.

Personal
Born Jan. 17, 1994...daughter of Jon and Robin Schmidt...has a sister, Blair, and a brother, Graydon...sister Blair was a member of the UNO track and field team from 2007-10...majoring in physical therapy.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2012-13Freshman

    Distance
    5'4"
  • 2013-14Sophomore

    Distance
    5'4"
  • 2014-15Junior

    Distance
    5'4"
  • 2015-16Senior

    Distance
    5'4"