2011 Men's Track & Field Roster
Schmitt, Charlie
Charlie Schmitt
- Position:
- Distance
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Midlothian, Va.
- High School:
- James River
Bio
Cross Country
2010: Placed 19th overall, third on the team in 20:18 in the season-opening 6400-meter Covered Bridge Open … helped lead Davidson to victory at the Clemson Invitational with a fifth-place finish in 25:38 … ran a career-best, Davidson all-time top-10 time of 24:42, at the Greater Louisville Cross Country Classic, placing 46th … finished 11th, cracking the Davidson top-10 performance list for the second time this season in 24:57, at the Royal Cross Country Challenge … placed 26th, third on the team, at the SoCon Championships in 25:58.
2009: Helped Davidson capture the team crown at the season-opening USC Upstate Eye Opener Invitational by finishing seventh in 25:59 … Was Davidson’s seventh finisher at the Greater Louisville Cross Country classic (26:20) … Competed in the Blue Ridge Mountain Open (26:45) … Placed 26th (26:27) as Davidson’s fourth-finisher at the SoCon Championships, in which Davidson finished a program-best second … Rounded-out Davidson’s top-five scoring group at the NCAA Southeast Regionals, completing the 10K course in 33:02.
2008: Second Davidson finisher at the SoCon Cross Country Championships in 26:24 (33rd place) … Was Wildcats’ third finisher at the NCAA Southeast Regionals in 34:05 (10K course)
2007: Ran a season-best 26:43.91 (eighth) at the Citadel Invitational ... the Furman Invitational (27:12, 23rd), the SoCon championship (27:00.03, 37th), and the Wake Forest Relays (25:23) along with teammate Greg Marcil.
Track & Field:
2011: Set outdoor school record in the 5000m of 14:27.21 at the Raleigh Relays and in the 3000m (8:26.17) to place second at the Charlotte 49er Classic … placed second in both the 3000m (8:24.88) and 5000m (14:41.09) with Davidson all-time top-10 times at the indoor SoCon Championships to earn all-conference honors … opened indoor season in the 5000m run at the Niswonger Invitational in 15:22.25 … won the 3000m at the UNC Invitational in a Davidson all-time top-10 8:28.73 … member of 4x800m relay team that placed third at the Terrier Relays in a Davidson top-10 best 7:59.08 … also ran the 1600m leg for Davidson’s DMR entry at the Terrier Relays that placed second in a school top-10 all-time 10:20.37 … completed the 5000m in the outdoor Duke Invitational in a Davidson top-10 best 14:36.78 … placed fourth in 15:02.12 at the outdoor SoCon Championships … concluded career winning the 5000m at the Virginia Tech/Roanoke Twilight Qualifier in 14:35.90 (Davidson all-time top-10 time).
2010: Turned in a Davidson all-time top-10 performance of 8:35.14 in the 3000m at the UNC Open to place fourth … placed third in the 5000m in a Davidson all-time top-10 best 15:03.89 … finished fourth in the 3000m in 8:47.64 at the UNC Invitational … improved 5000m time to 14:51.76 to place ninth and 3000m time to 8:45.69 to place 10th at the indoor SoCon Championships… opened outdoor season with second-place finish (8:39.53) in the 3000m and a 3:58 in the 1500m at the Charlotte 49er Classic … ran the sixth-fastest 3000m in Davidson history at the Duke Invitational (8:37.39) to finish fourth … ran the second-fastest 5000m in Davidson history at the Raleigh Relays (14:44.84) … took fourth in the 1500m (4:03.93) at the Carolina’s Cup … placed ninth (15:41.17) in the 5000m at the outdoor SoCon Championships.
2009: Earned all-conference honors in the 5000m with third-place finish in 15:12.67 at the outdoor SoCon Championships … Opened indoor season at the ETSU Niswonger Invitational in the 3000m (8:57.45) … Ran the mile at the UNC Invitational in 4:33.45 … Outdoors, ran the 1500m in 4:04.63 at the Joe Hilton UNC Invitational.
2008: Did not compete.
Prep / Personal: Richmond All-Metro in cross country and track and field ... All-State in the 3,200-meters in 2007 ... All-District in cross country (2004-07) ... All-Region in cross country (2006, 2007) ... Greater DC Area cross country team ... member of his high school's record-holding 4x800-meter relay in indoor and outdoor track ... also a member of the basketball team as a freshman.
2010: Placed 19th overall, third on the team in 20:18 in the season-opening 6400-meter Covered Bridge Open … helped lead Davidson to victory at the Clemson Invitational with a fifth-place finish in 25:38 … ran a career-best, Davidson all-time top-10 time of 24:42, at the Greater Louisville Cross Country Classic, placing 46th … finished 11th, cracking the Davidson top-10 performance list for the second time this season in 24:57, at the Royal Cross Country Challenge … placed 26th, third on the team, at the SoCon Championships in 25:58.
2009: Helped Davidson capture the team crown at the season-opening USC Upstate Eye Opener Invitational by finishing seventh in 25:59 … Was Davidson’s seventh finisher at the Greater Louisville Cross Country classic (26:20) … Competed in the Blue Ridge Mountain Open (26:45) … Placed 26th (26:27) as Davidson’s fourth-finisher at the SoCon Championships, in which Davidson finished a program-best second … Rounded-out Davidson’s top-five scoring group at the NCAA Southeast Regionals, completing the 10K course in 33:02.
2008: Second Davidson finisher at the SoCon Cross Country Championships in 26:24 (33rd place) … Was Wildcats’ third finisher at the NCAA Southeast Regionals in 34:05 (10K course)
2007: Ran a season-best 26:43.91 (eighth) at the Citadel Invitational ... the Furman Invitational (27:12, 23rd), the SoCon championship (27:00.03, 37th), and the Wake Forest Relays (25:23) along with teammate Greg Marcil.
Track & Field:
2011: Set outdoor school record in the 5000m of 14:27.21 at the Raleigh Relays and in the 3000m (8:26.17) to place second at the Charlotte 49er Classic … placed second in both the 3000m (8:24.88) and 5000m (14:41.09) with Davidson all-time top-10 times at the indoor SoCon Championships to earn all-conference honors … opened indoor season in the 5000m run at the Niswonger Invitational in 15:22.25 … won the 3000m at the UNC Invitational in a Davidson all-time top-10 8:28.73 … member of 4x800m relay team that placed third at the Terrier Relays in a Davidson top-10 best 7:59.08 … also ran the 1600m leg for Davidson’s DMR entry at the Terrier Relays that placed second in a school top-10 all-time 10:20.37 … completed the 5000m in the outdoor Duke Invitational in a Davidson top-10 best 14:36.78 … placed fourth in 15:02.12 at the outdoor SoCon Championships … concluded career winning the 5000m at the Virginia Tech/Roanoke Twilight Qualifier in 14:35.90 (Davidson all-time top-10 time).
2010: Turned in a Davidson all-time top-10 performance of 8:35.14 in the 3000m at the UNC Open to place fourth … placed third in the 5000m in a Davidson all-time top-10 best 15:03.89 … finished fourth in the 3000m in 8:47.64 at the UNC Invitational … improved 5000m time to 14:51.76 to place ninth and 3000m time to 8:45.69 to place 10th at the indoor SoCon Championships… opened outdoor season with second-place finish (8:39.53) in the 3000m and a 3:58 in the 1500m at the Charlotte 49er Classic … ran the sixth-fastest 3000m in Davidson history at the Duke Invitational (8:37.39) to finish fourth … ran the second-fastest 5000m in Davidson history at the Raleigh Relays (14:44.84) … took fourth in the 1500m (4:03.93) at the Carolina’s Cup … placed ninth (15:41.17) in the 5000m at the outdoor SoCon Championships.
2009: Earned all-conference honors in the 5000m with third-place finish in 15:12.67 at the outdoor SoCon Championships … Opened indoor season at the ETSU Niswonger Invitational in the 3000m (8:57.45) … Ran the mile at the UNC Invitational in 4:33.45 … Outdoors, ran the 1500m in 4:04.63 at the Joe Hilton UNC Invitational.
2008: Did not compete.
Prep / Personal: Richmond All-Metro in cross country and track and field ... All-State in the 3,200-meters in 2007 ... All-District in cross country (2004-07) ... All-Region in cross country (2006, 2007) ... Greater DC Area cross country team ... member of his high school's record-holding 4x800-meter relay in indoor and outdoor track ... also a member of the basketball team as a freshman.
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