DePaul University Athletics
2011 Cross Country Roster
Schmitt, Tyler

Tyler Schmitt
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Lakewood, Ill.
- High School:
- Crystal Lake Central
Bio
Career Notes:
- Named to BIG EAST All-Academic Team in 2010, 2011, 2012.
2011-12 (Junior)
Cross Country:
- Competed in four races, scoring in two of them
- Ran a season-best 8K time of 25:34.65 at the Greater Louisville Classic.
2010-11 (Sophomore)
Cross Country:
- Competed in three varsity races for the Blue Demons, earning points in two
- Placed 16th at the Vincentian Cup Invitational with a time of 21:52 in the four-mile race
- Also ran at the Sean Earl Lakefront Invitational where he completed the 8K in a time of 28:12
- Earned points at the BIG EAST Preview when he took home 24th place in the 6K race with a time of 19:52.
Indoor:
- Took home second place at the Purdue Invitational in the one-mile run with a time of 4:29.75
- Also ran the one-mile race in the Badger Track Classic, where he finished eighth with a time of 4:30.68, and at the ISU Classic, where he finished with a 14th-place time of 4:21.77
- Also ran in one 1000m run, placing 13th at the Blue and Gold Invitational with a time of 2:37.06
- In the 4x400m relay at the Purdue Invitational, part of a team that collected a fourth-place finish with a final time of 3:34.85.
Outdoor:
- Competed in four meets for DePaul
- Placed second at the ISU Duals in the 800m run with a time of 2:03.24.
- Also competed in two 1500m runs including the Mike Poehlein Invitational (with a final time of 4:17.69) and the Chicagoland (4:01.10)
- Ran a career-best 5000m time at the DePaul Invitational when he finished with a sixth-place time of 15:45.75
- Part of relay squad that took home eighth in the distance medley at the Raleigh Relays.
2009-10 (Freshman)
Cross Country:
- Clocked a five-mile time of 29:03 at the National Catholic Championship
- Season-best 8K recorded at the Bradley Open with a time of 28:29
- Placed 34th at the DePaul Opener.
Indoor:
- Set a personal best at the Notre Dame Indoor Opener with an 800m performance of 1:59.20
- Won the 1,000m at the Badger Track Classic with a time of 2:42.39
- Season-best 1,000m time set at 2:38.21
- Helped record a 4x400m time of 3:37.22 at the Blue and Gold Meet.
Outdoor:
- Placed 13th in the 800m at the Chicagoland Championships with a personal-best time of 1:58.77
- Clocked an 800m time of 1:59.08 at the Chicago Penultimate
- Ran the 1,500m at the DePaul Relays in a time of 4:28.52
- Ran a leg of the 4x800m relay to help post a time of 8:01.18 at the DePaul Relays.
High School:
- Helped lead Crystal Lake Central to a seventh-place finish at the 2009 Class 2A IHSA Championship
- Earned all-state accolades after placing fifth in the 2x800m relay in 2009...career-best 5K time of 15:37
- Personal-record mile time set at 4:35
- Lettered in basketball, cross country, and track and field
- Recorded a personal-best mile time of 4:35
- A captain of both the cross country and track and field squads.
Personal:
- Son of Kathy and Doug
- Older brother to Kelsey
- Enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Demon Docs: Episode 2
Saturday, October 12
Across The Line: Noah Deck
Tuesday, September 18
Across the Line: Chris Korabik
Friday, October 27
DePaul Cross Country: BIG EAST Championship Preview
Wednesday, October 26