Gunnar Schmidt

Class:
Senior
Position:
Distance
Hometown:
Scottsdale, Ariz.
High School:
Arcadia

Senior (2008-09)... Championship Meets ... Finished 15th in the 1,650-yard freestyle (15:24.70) at the Big Ten Championships (Feb. 28) ... Regular Season ... Took fifth in the 1,650-yard freestyle (16.11.86) at Michigan State (Feb. 8) ... Finished ninth in the 500-yard freestyle (4:31.91) at Ohio State (Jan. 31) ... Took third in the 1,000-yard freestyle (9:15.74) at Ohio State (Jan. 30) ... Finished sixth in the 1,000-yard freestyle at Indiana (9:24.82) (Jan. 10) ... Finished third in the 1,000-yard freestyle against Florida (Oct. 17).

Junior (2007-08)... Regular Season... Finished fourth (9:34.99) in the 1,000-yard freestyle against Michigan State (Jan. 18) ... Finished fifth (15:53.85) in the 1,650-yard freestyle against Indiana (Jan. 12).

Sophomore (2006-07)... Championship Meets... Placed 17th in the 400-yard individual medley (3:59.22), 17th in the 1,650-yard freestyle (15:34.97) and 34th in the 500-yard freestyle (4:31.75) at the Big Ten Championships (Feb. 16-18) ... Regular Season... Clocked 4:42.64 in the 500-yard freestyle, 9:38.73 in the 1,000-yard freestyle, 1:58.73 in the 200-yard freestyle, and helped a 200-yard medley relay team to a time of 1:37.60 against Ohio State and Northwestern (Jan. 26-27) ... Touched the wall in 16:12.82 in the 1,650-yard freestyle vs. Indiana (Jan. 13) ... Won the 500-yard freestyle (4:30.20), placed fifth in the 1,650-yard freestyle (16:13.70) and helped a 400-yard freestyle relay team to a time of 3:18.78 vs. Purdue (Jan. 12) ... Recorded a time of 8:59.69 in the 800-meter freestyle at Arizona (Jan. 5) ... Competed in the 200-meter individual medley (2:37.78) against the Mexican National Team (Jan. 3) ... Finished seventh in the 1,650-yard freestyle (16:21.04), seventh in the 400-yard individual medley (4:12.81), ninth in the 500-yard freestyle (4:41.55) and recorded a time of 1:58.11 in the 200-yard butterfly at the EMU Invitational (Dec. 1-2) ... Recorded a time of 4:11.70 in the 400-yard individual medley and a time of 1:58.22 in the 200-yard butterfly vs. Michigan State and Princeton (Nov. 11) ... Clocked 4:47.12 in the 400-meter individual medley at Georgia (Nov. 3-4) ... Recorded times of 1:58.03 in the 200-yard butterfly and 4:44.99 in the 500-yard freestyle at Eastern Michigan (Oct. 20) ... Clocked a time of 9:46.05 in the 1,000-yard freestyle and helped a 400-yard freestyle relay team to a time of 3:16.95 vs. Florida (Oct. 14).

Freshman (2005-06)... Championship Meets... At Big Ten Championships (Feb. 23-25), took 22nd in the 400-yard IM (4:05.91), 25th in the 1,650-yard freestyle (15:47.64) and 46th in the 500-yard freestyle (4:35.64)... Regular Season... Participated in first collegiate meet vs. Eastern Michigan (Oct. 21) and placed fourth in the 1,000-yard freestyle (9:48.24) ... Finished 25th in the 400-yard individual medley (4:07.42) and 33rd in the 1,650-yard freestyle 16:14.99 at the Texas Invitational (Dec. 1-3) ... Took second in the 200-yard butterfly (1:50.29) and sixth in the 1,000-yard freestyle (9:39.48) at Purdue (Jan. 13) ... Placed fifth in the 1,000-yard freestyle (9:41.84) vs. Ohio State ... Finished sixth in the 200-yard butterfly (1:55.72) and eighth in the 400-yard IM (4:12.21) at Indiana (Jan. 29) ... Took sixth in the 200-yard butterfly (1:55.83) at Northwestern (Feb. 4).

Prep... Arcadia (2005) ... Three-time scholastic All-American ... Prep All-American in 500 freestyle ... Has national standards in the 1,000 and 1,650 freestyles in 17-18 age group ... 2004 4A High School state champion in 500 freestyle, also finished third in 200 freestyle.

Personal... Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts, majoring in biology ... Birthday is April 22, 1987.