Kale Schmidt Event: Multi's Hometown: Stanwood, WA Year: Sophomore Previous School: Univ. of Washington

FRESHMAN: Qualified for nationals in the 400 meter hurdles and decathlon…Placed 11th in decathlon Won the long jump at Dusty Lane Open on March 17 with a leap of 22-8…Set school record in 400 hurdles at Sam Adams Classic on March 31 with time of 54.35, over two seconds ahead of nearest competitor…Also 11th in javelin at Sam Adams Classic…Barely missed school record at WAR V in Spokane on April 7, with time of 15.95 good enough for ninth…Second overall in decathlon at Spokane Falls CC Invite where total score was top five nationally…Second in long jump at Cougar Invite…Fourth in javelin at Pelluer Invite…Eighth in pole vault at Duane Hartman Invite (12-3.5)…Second in 400 hurdles at Tom Gage Classic while battling hamstring injury… Also played on the Warrior men’s basketball team, averaging 3.1 points per game in nine minutes per contest…Played in 27 games, all off the bench…Cracked double-digits in scoring three times, highlighted by a 15 point performance on 6-for-12 shooting against Walla Walla University on Nov. 7.

COLLEGE: Attended the University of Washington last season where he ran track…His outdoor season was cut short by an injury after a productive indoor season when he posted the No. 3 score in school history in the heptathlon at the UW Invitational.

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Stanwood High where he participated in four sports and earned 11 letters during his career…Earned one letter in cross country, two as a wide receiver in football, and four each as a shooting guard in basketball, and as a sprinter and jumper in track…Was captain on his basketball team all four seasons and captain of the track team his senior year…He earned first-team all-league honors in basketball his junior and senior seasons, and was a second-team all-state selection in basketball as a senior…Also earned all-league honors in track as a junior and senior, and was a second-team selection as a wide receiver and punter his senior year.

PERSONAL: Born Nov. 9, 1991 in Renton, Wash., to Tim and Connie Schmidt…He has two brothers, Cameron and Conor… Cameron played baseball at Western Washington…Also has a cousin, David Askevold, who plays football at Pacific Lutheran… Hobbies include video games and wakeboarding…Is a Kinesiology major

FAVORITE MOVIE: Gladiator...FAVORITE BOOK: Eragon series...FAVORITE PHRASE: “Have no regrets”...FAVORITE TV SHOW: That 70s Show...FAVORITE FOOD: Shrimp Alfredo...FAVORITE RESTAURANT: Red Robin...FAVORITE MUSICIAN: Macklemore...DREAM JOB: Coach...MEMORABLE SPORTS MOMENT: Scoring 39 points in a state game against Auburn...IN 10 YEARS: Hopefully travelling the world...WHAT I LIKE BEST ABOUT LCSC: Class sizes and how small the campus is compared to the University of Washington.