Lanzel had the 17th fastest mile time in the NCAA in 2003 when the top 16 were taken and never had the chance to compete in the big dance. He has been a source of inspiration and guidance for Schmidt during his trek to the NCAA meet. Indoor Track and Field Championship and is training at the Academy for the U.S. Lanzel recently finished sixth in the 1500m at the U.S. The senior is following in the footsteps of former teammate Aaron Lanzel, who left big shoes to fill. Reaching the NCAA Championship signifies a coming of age for Schmidt.
It allowed me to focus more on the mile." Teammates have been there to serve as rabbits for me or to double and, sometimes, triple up in events at a meet so I wouldn't have to exhaust myself and could stay fresh. There has been a lot of blood, sweat and tears by a lot of people to reach this point. "It has been a lot of hard work not just for me, but for my teammates, as well. "It's going to be interesting," said Schmidt, who posted his qualifying time at last Saturday's Alex Wilson Invitational at Notre Dame, breaking Ryan's school-record in the process. Schmidt is seeded 12th out of 14 entrants with a time of 4:01.56 entering Friday night's preliminaries, with the finals to be held Saturday night.
Navy senior distance runner Erik Schmidt (Spokane, Wash.) became the first Navy runner since Michael Ryan in 1999 to qualify for the NCAA Men's Indoor Track and Field Championship in Fayetteville, Ark., when the field was officially announced on this week. Erik Schmidt will compete in the NCAA Championship meet this weekend.Īnnapolis, Md.
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