The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2009 Men's Track and Field Roster
Roster
Shawn Schmidt
- Position:
- Combined Events
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Plano, Texas
- High School:
- St. Mark's School of Texas
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[apos]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[apos]s SPC team championships, contributing 47 points during his senior campaign
· Two-time Most Valuable Field Athlete award winner at St. Mark[apos]s
· Team MVP award winner as a senior
· St. Mark[apos]s Bradley V. Urschel Award recipient
Personal
Born in Newport News, Va. ... a 2006 graduate of St. Mark[apos]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[apos]s Athletics Director[apos]s Honor Roll.
