UC San Diego

AS A REDSHIRT SENIOR IN 2017
USTFCCCA All-West Region (pole vault) ... CCAA Spring All-Academic ... USTFCCCA All-Academic.

AS A SENIOR IN 2016
CCAA All-Academic ... CCAA Spring All-Academic ... A season-best performance of 14'11" in the pole vault at Pomona-Pitzer Collegiate All-Comers (2/20) ... Got season back medically.

AS A JUNIOR IN 2015
CCAA All-Academic ... CCAA Spring All-Academic ... Represented UCSD at CCAA Championships in the pole vault ... Recorded season-best mark of 15'7" in the pole vault at Triton Invitational (4/25).

AT MT. SAC
Competed for two seasons at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut ... Recorded a personal best of 15'5.5" in the pole vault.

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2012 graduate of Damien High School in La Verne ... Team captain ... Helped team to four Sierra League championships ... Also participated in football and soccer for the Spartans ... Competed for Victory Athletics Pole Vault Club.

PERSONAL
Born Oct. 17 in Chino Hills ... Parents are Jeff and Chery Schmidt ... Has two older sisters named Nicole and Emily, and a younger sister named Hannah ... Emily was a member of the UCSD track and field program ... Communication major with a business minor at Roosevelt College ... Has aspirations of entering the sales or marketing field after graduating from UC San Diego ... Favorite athlete is Joe Schmidt ... Listens to Modest Mouse ... V for Vendetta is his top movie ... Favorite food is curry infused sushi ... Lists his mother and father as his greatest influences.