The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2008 Men's Track and Field Roster
Roster
Will Schroeder
- Position:
- Middle Distance
- Height:
- 5-7
- Weight:
- 127
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- San Antonio, Texas
- High School:
- Reagan
Career Bests: Indoor 800m (1:56.11), Indoor 1,000m (2:28.86), Outdoor 800m (1:54.43), Outdoor 1,500m (4:07.44)
Honors
· Two-time Academic All-Big 12
2007-08
Outdoor (Sophomore)
· Placed 13th in the 800 meters at the Texas Twilight (1:56.75)
· Posted a 1:55.48 at the Texas Relays to finish 20th
· Captured fifth running the 800 in 1:55.48 at the Texas Invitational
Indoor (Sophomore)
· Placed 18th in the prelims of the 1,000 meters at the Big 12 Championships (2:30.07)
· Clocked a personal-best 2:28.86 in the 1,000 meters at the New Balance meet to finish 20th
· Opened the season at the Houston Indoor taking third place in the 800 with a 1:57.07
· Posted a 1:59.41 in the 800 at the Leonard Hilton Memorial, finishing ninth
2006-07
Outdoor (Redshirt Freshman)
· Academic All-Big 12 First Team selection who carried a 4.0 grade-point average through his first season of eligibility
· Opened the season with a 4:07.44 time in the 1,500 at the Hurricane Invitational
· Timed at 1:55.47 in the preliminary 800 race at the Texas Relays
· Registered a season-best 1:54.43 for eighth in the 800 at the Texas Twilight
· Clocked at 1:54.50 for fourth place at the Texas Invitational
Indoor (Redshirt Freshman)
· Finished 10th in the preliminaries of his first Big 12 Championship... ran 2:31.42 in the 1000-meter run
· Placed second in the 800-meter run in 1:56.27 at the NYC Gotham Cup
· Posted a season-best 1:56.11 in the 800 for 14th place at the Tyson Invitational
· Ran the third leg of the eighth-place distance medley (10:01.42) at the New Balance Collegiate
2005-06
· Redshirted during the cross country, indoor and outdoor seasons
High School
· 2005 Texas 5A champion in the 800 meters and placed fifth in the 1600m at the state meet with a prep best of 4:15
· Member of the three-time district champion cross country team and holds the San Antonio city record in the 800 meters with a prep best of 1:51.85
· Graduated summa cum laude and honored as a National Merit Scholar
· Involved in the National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society
Personal
Born in Houston, Texas ... majoring in computer science ... a two-time first-team Academic All-Big 12 performer ... a six-time member of UT[apos]s Athletics Director[apos]s Honor Roll ... has posted a perfect 4.0 GPA five times.
