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2025-26 Men's Track and Field Roster

James Schmidt

  • Position Distance
  • Height 5-10
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Prev School Oak Hills High School
  • High School Oak Hills High School

Biography

TFRRS Profile

2024 Cross Country:
  • Ran a personal best in the 8k at the Gans Creek Classic at 24:01.5 to place forty-fifth
  • Placed thirty-sixth at the 2024 ASUN Cross Country Championships with an 8k time of 25:06.2
  • Qualified for the NCAA Division I South Region Cross Country Championships

2024 Track and Field:
  • 1x ASUN Track Athlete of the Week
  • Competed in four indoor meets and seven outdoor meets this season
  • Ran the mile, 800m, 5,000m, and 4x400m relay for indoor, placing in the top 15 for each event
  • Finished first in the mile with a time of 4:03.07 in the season opener at the Vanderbilt Invitational
  • Earned a personal best in the mile with a time of 4:02.79 at the ASUN Indoor Track & Field Championship to place third overall
  • Ran the 800m, 1,500m, and 4x400m relay for outdoor
  • Placed seventh in both the 800m (1:51.65) and 4x400m relay (3:25.14) at the Yellow Jacket Invitational
  • Earned podium spots in both events he ran at the Joe Walker Invitational - second in the 800m (1:50.82), third in the 1,500m (3:44.71)
  • Placed second in the 1,500m with a time of 3:44.03 at the 2024 Bryan Clay Invitational
  • Earned first place and a personal best in the 1,500m with a time of 3:41.71 at the Outdoor Music City Challenge
  • Placed in the top-10 in all four races at the ASUN Outdoor Track & Field Championships, earning a personal best and placing first in the 800m with a time of 1:50.09
  • Qualified for the NCAA East First Round to run the 1,500m with a time of 3:46.57

2023 Cross Country:
  • Competed in five meets for the Bisons
  • Opened the season with an eighth-place finish in the 8k with a time of 25:31.1 at the Trevecca/Michael Pretorius Memorial
  • Earned a personal best in the 8k with a time of 24:36.1 at the Sean Earl Loyola Lakefront Invitational
  • Earned a spot at the NCAA Division I South Region Cross Country Championships, where he ran a personal best in the 10k with a time of 30:57.6

2023 Track and Field:
  • Competed in four indoor meets and four outdoor meets for the Bisons this season
  • Ran the 800m, mile, and 4x400 for indoor
  • Logged a personal best 4:04.15 in the mile at the Music City Challenge to finish 15th overall
  • Ran the 800m, 1,500m, mile, and 4x400m relay for outdoor
  • Recorded personal bests in the mile (4:04.15) at the Music City Challenge and the 1,500m (3:49.61) at the Raleigh Relays to finish 15th and 83rd respectively

2022 Cross Country:
  • Competed in three meets this season with the Bisons
  • Earned a 23rd place finish with a time of 25:08.9 at the UAB Blazer Classic
  • Logged a personal best time of 25:04.0 to finish 46th in the 8k at the ASUN Cross Country Championships

2022 Track and Field:
  • Competed in five outdoor meets in his freshman campaign during which he competed in the 800m, the 1500m, and the 4x400m relay
  • Made his collegiate debut at the Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket Invitational where he finished eighth in the 4x400m relay (3:24.78), 13th in the 800m (1:54.35), and 14th in the 1500m (3:55.37)
  • Earned a personal best in the 800m at the Georgia Tech Invitational with a 1:53.87 to finish 21st
  • Logged his best finish of the season at the Outdoor Music City Challenge where he finished fifth in the 1500m with a time of 3:53.74
  • Ended the season with a personal best time in the 1500m at the ASUN Outdoor Championship where his time of 3:53.20 earned him 14th place
2021 (Fall) Cross Country:
  • Did not compete over the course of the season
High School:
  • Prepped at Oak Hills High School under instruction of coach Nicholas Continenza
  • 2017 voted Newcomer of the Year
  • Voted MVP 2017-2021 for Cross Counry and Track and Field
  • Held school record in 800m, 1600m, 3200m, and 5000m

Personal:
  • Son of Kimberly Kelley and James Schmidt
  • Plans to major in psychology

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

    Distance
    5'9" 130 lbs
  • 2022-23Freshman

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    0 lbs
  • 2023-24Junior

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    5'10" 0 lbs
  • 2024-25Senior

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    5'10" 0 lbs
  • 2025-26Junior

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    5'10" 0 lbs
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