Nick Schneider

Position:
Distance
Class:
Post Baccalaureate
Hometown:
Victoria, Minn.

Junior
One of the Blue Devils' top three runners in every cross country race ... earned All-Southeast Region honors for the second-consecutive season ... also Duke's top performer at the ACC Championships, finishing 25th in a time of 25:30.9 ... garnered ACC Performer of the Week honors for cross country on Oct. 6, while being named the top indoor track and field performer of the week on Feb. 16 ... added another indoor All-East honor to his resume by anchoring the DMR to a seventh-place finish ... set a new Duke record in the 3,000m with a mark of 8:14.47 ... finished fifth in the 3,000m for the Blue Devils at the ACC Indoor Championships ... during outdoor season, led the team in both the 1,500m and 3,000m ... a regional qualifer at 1,500m, he earned All-East accolades with an eighth-place performance at the IC4A Championships ... his combined seven All-East performances rank tied for first in Duke history (along with Bill Spierdowis) ... also placed fifth at the ACC Outdoor Championships in the 1,500m ... named the Blue Devils' top track performer in 2004 ...

Sophomore
Began his sophomore campaign with his best-ever cross country season, earning All-Southeast Region honors ... All-ACC cross country performer ... Duke's top miler for a second straight year, adding two All-ACC honors to his five All-East honors ... remained a perfect 8-for-8 qualifying for ACC and IC4A mile and 1,500m finals both indoors and outdoors ... finished third in the ACC indoor mile and third in the outdoor 1,500m ... at the IC4A indoor meet, placed fifth in the mile and ran on the third place 4x800m relay which established a new school record ... captured the 1,500m at the NCCU Last Chance Meet in 3:47.78 to qualify for the NCAA East Regional ... anchored both the school-record 4x800m relay and No. 2 all-time 4x1,500m relay outdoors ...

Freshman
Winner of the Duke Outstanding Freshman Award for 2002 ... posted Duke's top time in the 1,500m, winning the JMU Invite in 3:45.35 ... won at the Duke Invitational, capturing the second section of the 1,500m in 3:51.46 the night before anchoring the winning DMR for the Blue Devils in 4:06 for the 1,600m leg ... led off with a 2:57 1,200m in the Penn Relays DMR ... a two-time All-East selection indoors, running 4:07.40 (second all-time at Duke) in the mile to advance to the IC4A final, finishing eighth, before anchoring the 4x800m relay to the No. 2 all-time clocking of 7:33.57 ... finished third overall and first among colleges at the Millrose 4x800m relay ... anchored the DMR to victory at the Virginia Tech Last Chance Meet with a 4:07 1,600m split that gave the Blue Devils a 9:46.20 time, No. 3 all-time indoors ... placed fifth at ACC Indoors after posting a then-personal best of 4:10.79 in trials ... outdoors, earned his third All-East distinction at 1,500m.