Army West Point Athletics
2014 Men's Cross Country Roster
Roster
Jake Schmitz
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Lancaster, N.Y.
- High School:
- Lancaster
2014: Participated in the first three races of the season as a sophomore at the Academy … placed 17th at the Army Open … clocked a 5K time of 16:23.67 as Army West Point’s No. 15 runner … took 29th at the dual vs. Cornell with a five-mile time of 26:36.93 … was the team’s No. 12 runner at the Iona Meet of Champions … placed 127th with an 8K time of 28:26.10.
2013: Competed in the first two races of the season as a plebe ... finished 28th of 86 runners at the 5K Army Open in his first collegiate action (16:55.75) ... was Army's No. 17 runner with a five mile time of 28:18.2 at Cornell ... named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
High School: Letterwinner ... first-team ECIC Division I All-Star in cross country at Lancaster High School ... class valedictorian.
Personal: Jake Richard Schmitz ... son of Ronald and Ellen Schmitz ... two sisters - Sarah and Alexis ... first member of his family to embark on a career in the military ... enjoys watching television and movies, playing board games and other sports in his free time ... credits Peter Holowka and Robert Giza with having the most influence on his running career ... athletic highlight thus far was the first time he broke 4:30 in the 1,600-meter run ... undeclared major.
