Hofstra University Athletics

RICH SCHMITZ

Sophomore

Port Washington, NY/Schreiber

Second year on the Hofstra Cross Country Team...Posted a 3:57.22 in the 1,500-meter run in the New York City-New Balance Qualifying Challenge at Icahn Stadium on Randalls Island in May 2008 to qualify for the USA Track and Field Junior National Championships in June at Ohio State University...Posted the 11th best time of 3:55.97 in the prelims to qualify for the finals in the 1,500 at Junior Nationals...Placed ninth in the finals at Junior Nationals in 4:01.55...2007: Ran in eight races as a freshman...Posted a season-best 25:52 time in the 8K CAA Championships to place 26th...Finished 8th in 27:50 at the 8K Hofstra Invitational...Placed 13th in 26:00 at the 8K Disney Classic...Clocked a 32:43 time to finish 138th at the 10K NCAA Northeast Regional...Finished 65th in 27:30 at the IC4A Championship...High School: Earned letters in cross country, basketball, winter track and spring track at Schreiber High School in Port Washington, New York...Nassau County Cross Country Class AA champion in 2005...Won a New York State championship in the 1600 meter in 2007 with a time of 4:14.21...2007 county champion in the mile, two mile and 800 meter...Named Schreiber's Best Male Athlete as a senior...Helped cross country team to division championships in 2005 and 2006, Schreiber's first titles since 1962...Team was second in Class AA in 2005 and fourth in the county overall in 2005 and 2006...Ran a personal-best 5K time of 15:58...Honor student...Personal: Born July 14, 1989...Teaches chess, computer game design and kayaking as a day camp counselor...Undecided major.