McKinzie Schulz 2013-14 Track and Field Roster

AS A SENIOR:Competed in five meets during the cross country season … placed fourth out of 33 runners in the Crusader Invitational 5K (18:17.9) … placed 29th out of 91 runners in the National Catholic Championship 5K (18:38.8) … competed in the Notre Dame Invitational 5K (19:26.8) and Wisconsin Invitational 6K (22:05) … finished 70th out of 140 runners in the ACC Championship 6K (22:09.3) … competed in five meets during the indoor track & field season … started the season in style, winning the Blue and Gold Invitational one mile run in a pack of four runners (4:58.45) … competed in two events at the Meyo Invitational: placed 35th of 60 runners in the 800m run (2:16.28) while also placing 26th of 35 runners in the 1000m run (2:58.02) … competed in one meet during the outdoor season … concluded her collegiate career with a ninth place finish among nine runners at the Border Battle.

AS A JUNIOR: Competed in three meets during the cross country season … opened year with a third place finish out of 104 runners in the 5K JV race at the National Catholic Championship (18:57.5) … followed up with a 54th place showing out of 116 runners in the 5K gold race at the Notre Dame Invitational (18:58) … closed campaign with a 35thplace performance out of 107 runners in the 6K open race at the Wisconsin Invitational (21:59) … ran in 11 meets during the indoor & outdoor track & field season … participated at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships in the 800m … also participated in the BIG EAST Indoor Championships, placing second with the 4x800m relay team (8:40.59) to earn all-BIG EAST honors and seventh in the 1,000m (2:53.28) … a member of the 4x400m relay team that placed fifth (4:03.61) at the Louisville Border Battle … at the Meyo Invitational placed second and set personal best in the 1,000m (2:51.10) … kicked off the indoor season with a first place finish in the mile (4:59.05) at the Blue & Gold Invitational … placed fifth in the 1,000m (2:55.43) at the Notre Dame Invitational … as a member of the 4x800m relay team, placed third (9:13.76) at the Indiana University Relays … earned a track & field monogram … named a BIG EAST Academic All-Star.

AS A SOPHOMORE:Ran in five meets during the cross country season … placed 37th out of 138 runners at the 6K BIG EAST Championships (21:20.7) and 30th out of 227 runners at the 6K NCAA Great Lakes Regional (21:24.7) … also ran for the Irish at the 6K NCAA National Championships … opened season by competing in the 5K blue race at the Notre Dame Invitational … finished 16th out of 108 runners in the 6K ‘B’ race at the Wisconsin Invitational (21:49.9) … earned a cross country monogram … participated in 13 indoor/outdoor meets for the Irish … racked in a first-place finish in the 3,000m steeplechase at the Texas Roadhouse Border Battle (10:31.14) … picked up first-place finishes in the 4x800m relay at the Drake Relays (8:35.89) and at the Indiana University Relays (8:54.80) … placed second in the 4x800m relay (8:39.24) and fourth in the 800m run (2:14.06) at the BIG EAST Indoor Track & field Championships, earning one all-BIG EAST citation … picked up an eighth-place finish in the 3,000m steeplechase (10:28.56) at the BIG EAST Outdoor Track & Field Championships … participated in the NCAA East Preliminary Round … earned a track & field monogram.

AS A FRESHMAN:Competed in 12 meets during the track & field season … helped 4x800m relay team to fourth-place finish (8:51.63) at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships … scored points for the Irish in the 1,000m run at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships, placing fifth in 2:53.57 … also helped 4x800mm relay team finish fourth (8:59.71) … placed third at the outdoor Purdue Dave Rankin Invitational in the 800m run (2:16.74) … claimed second in the 1,500m run at the outdoor Stanford Invitational (4:33.93) … finished third in the 1,000m run (2:51.45) in the indoor Meyo Invitational … helped 4,000m distance medley team to second-place showing (11:51.95) at the indoor Indiana University Relays … placed fourth in the 1,000m run (2:55.56) at the indoor Notre Dame Invitational … also helped 4x400m relay team to second place finish (3:54.35) … claimed third at the indoor GVSU Bob Eubanks Open in the 800m run (2:12.71) … won the 1,000m run at the indoor Blue & Gold Invitational (2:55.88) … earned a monogram.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL:Helped track & field team to three conference championships … regional and state champion during senior track campaign … nationally ranked during junior and senior campaigns in track & field … four-year all-conference recipient in track & field … seven-time all-state honoree between cross country and track & field … finished sixth at the Nike Indoor National Meet … held school record in the mile at the time of graduation (4:49) … member of student government … daughter of Martin and Beverly Schulz … has four siblings, Eric, Roman, Brittany and John … Eric played football at Georgetown … Roman played football at Butler … John played football at Valparaiso … enrolled in the College of Science and is majoring in Spanish with minors in poverty studies and business economics.