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2019 Track & Field Roster

Michael Wade/Southland Conferenc
Tony Chen
Tony Chen
Kai Schmidt

Kai Schmidt

  • Position
    Throws
  • Height
    6-4
  • Class
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown
    Krefeld, Germany
  • Highschool
    Fichte-Gymnasium

Biography

Collegiate PR | SP: 60-3.75 (18.38m); DT: 191-2 (58.28m); WT: 52-7.5 (16.04m); JT: 205-5 (62.61m)
 
2017-18: INDOORS … Did not compete … OUTDOORS … First Team All-Conference in Shot Put and Discus … Third Team All-Conference in Javelin … Southland Conference Men’s Athlete of the Year … Southland Conference Men’s Outstanding Field Events Performer … Southland Conference high point scorer of the meet … Qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Meet in discus and shot put … Finished just outside of advancing to Nationals with a throw of 181-3 good for 13th place in discus, and posted a no mark in shot put … Took first in both shot put (60-3.75) and discus (188-1), and third in javelin (205-5) at the conference meet.  
 
2017 (Junior): Southland Commissioners Honor Roll … INDOORS ... Placed second in shot-put with a mark of 56-11.25 and finished 11th in the weighted throw (52-7.5) at the Southland Conference Championship … OUTDOORS … Did not compete.
 
2016 (Sophomore): INDOORS … Competed in four meets in the shot-put throw finishing seventh at the Southland Conference Championships with a mark of 51-10 … Had a season high mark of 53-3.75 … OUTDOORS … Finished first at the TCU invitational (173-5), ACU Wes Kittley Invitational (183-5), and ACU Oliver Jackson (176-7) in discus … Took silver at the Southland Conference Championships in discus with a mark of 171-4 … Finished 11th in both the shot-put (48-4.5) and javelin (159-8) at the conference championships.
 
2015 (Freshman): Southland Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll ... Third Team Southland Conference Outdoor honoree after placing third in the discus with distance of 173-1 (52.77m) ... Received Third Team All-Conference Indoors with bronze medal finish in the shot put (51-11, 15.82m) ... Recorded personal best of 52-9.25 (16.08m) in the shot put to place second at the TCU Invitational ... Discus championship at TCU (169-7) helped him win Southland Conference Thrower of the Week honors on March 25 ... Season best discus throw of 183-11 (56.05m) earned him sixth place at the Texas State Bobcat Invitational ... Placed among the top three in the shot and discus at the outdoor Texas Tech Red Raider Open ... 11th place in the discus at Drake Relays ... Discus runner-up (179-3) at ACU's Wes Kittley Invitational and shot put silver medalist at Texas Tech Outdoor Open (48-0.5).

High School / International Experience: Graduated in 2014 from Ficht-Gymnasium … Placed sixth at the 2014 U23 German National Championships, throwing the two-kilogram discus 51.79 meters (169-11) … Top distance in the shot put was measured at 14.25m (46-9) and his top effort in the javelin was marked at 52.01m (170-7).

Personal: Given name is Kai Uwe Schmidt … Born 11 Feb. 1993 in Krefeld, Germany … Son of Uwe and Claudia Schmidt … Studying finance at ACU.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017Junior

    Throws
    6'4"
  • 2017-18Senior

    Throws
    6'4"
  • 2019Graduate Student

    Throws
    6'4"