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2018 Cross Country Roster

Dan Schumacher

  • Position Distance
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Naugatuck, Conn.
  • Previous School Naugatuck
  • College Columbia College
  • Major Architecture

Biography

2018-19 (Senior): (XC) Crossed the line in 27th place, running the 8K at the Iona College Paddy Doyle Meet of Champions (Sept. 14) in 26:18.2 ... Came in 23rd with an 8K time of 25:15.5 at the Ivy League Cross Country Heps (Oct. 27) ... Was the second best Lion finisher at the NCAA Division I Northeast Region Cross Country Championships (Nov. 9), finishing the 10K in 33rd place with a time of 33:47.2. (Indoor) Hit a PR time of 8:31.02 in the 3,000-Meter Run, finishing 28th at the Dr. Sander Columbia Challenge (Jan. 24-26). (Outdoor) Finished seventh at the Colonial Relays in the 10,000-Meter Run, crossing with a PR time of 30:38.62 ... Clocked a PR time of 14:51.99 in the 5,000m at the Virginia Challenge (Apr. 4-6) ... Ran the 10,000m at the Ivy League Track & Field Outdoor Heps (May 4-5), finishing 16th with a time of 32:49.11.

2017-18 (Junior): (XC) Finished fifth at the Columbia XC Invite (Sept. 8), running the Five Mile Run in 26:55.7 and crossing the line as the top Lion finisher ... Ran the Five-Mile in 26:56.7 at the Ivy League Cross Country Heps (Oct. 27) ... Set a PR in the Five-Mile at the IC4A/ECAC XC Championships (Nov. 19), finishing with a time of 25:69.2 and a 27th place overall finish ... Crossed the line as the top Columbia finisher in the 10K at the NCAA Division I Northeast Region Cross Country Championships (Nov. 10), finishing 29th overall with a PR time of 32:45.2. (Indoor) Did not compete in any events. (Outdoor) Did not compete in any events.

2016-17 (Sophomore): (XC) Started the season off with a 20th place finish at the Iona Br. Paddy Doyle Meet of Champions (Sept. 16) where his 8K time of 26:31.7 helped lead the Lions to a fifth place team finish … Completed the Paul Short Open 8K in a PR time of 24:54.0 earning a 13th place overall finish. (Indoor) Ran the 3,000m in 8:54.34 at the Fastrack National Invite (Feb. 10), in lone race of the indoor season. (Outdoor) Collected a top finish in the 5,000m at the Yale Springtime Invitational (Apr. 30), finishing fifth with a time of 15:18.23.

2015-16 (First-Year): (XC) Opened collegiate campaign with what is still a PR time of 19:55.6 in the 6.1K at the Brother Jasper XC invite (Sept. 11) ... Set a PR in the 5K, finishing fifth with a time of 27:22.2 in Columbia's win at the IC4A/ECAC XC Championships (Nov. 21). (Indoor) Began indoor career at the Ramapo College Indoor Select (Jan. 30) with a PR time of 4:21.95 in the One Mile Run, finishing fourth in the process ... Collected a seventh place finish (8:45.13) at the NYC Metro Champs (Feb. 4-5) in the 3,000-Meter Run and a 10th place finish (8:33.82) at the Fastrack National Invite (Feb. 12) in the same distance race. (Outdoor) Recorded a sixth place finish in the 5,000-Meter Run (15:17.10) at the Yale Springtime Invitational (May 1) ... Set a PR time of 4:05.37 in the 1,500-Meter Race at the Swarthmore Final Qualifier (May 16).

Personal: Schumacher comes to Columbia with personal bests of 4:21.38 in the 1600m and 9:36.70 in the 3200m ... Plans on studying architecture at Columbia College ... Took seventh at the 2014 New England Cross Country Championships ... The son of Christian and Patricia Schumacher.

Career Bests

10K (XC)
- 32:45.2
NCAA Division I Northeast Region Cross Country Heps - Nov. 10, 2017
5K (XC) - 27:22.2
IC4A/ECAC XC Championships - Nov. 21, 2015
5 Mile (XC) - 25:59.2
IC4A/ECAC XC Championship - Nov. 19, 2017
8K (XC) - 24:54.0
Paul Short - Oct. 1, 2016
6.1K (XC) - 19:55.6
Brother Jasper XC Invite - Sept. 11, 2015
10,000m (Outdoor) - 30:38.62
Colonial Relays - Apr. 4-6, 2019
5,000m (Outdoor) - 14:51.99
Virginia Challenge - Apr. 19-20, 2019
3,000m (Indoor) - 8:31.02
Dr. Sander Columbia Challenge - Jan. 24-26, 2019
3,000m (Outdoor) - 8:41.98
Penn Challenge - Mar. 23, 2019
One Mile Run (Indoor) - 4:21.95
Ramapo College Indoor Select - Jan. 30, 2016
1,500m (Outdoor) - 4:05.37
Swarthmore Final Qualifier - May 16, 2016

Historical Player Information

  • 2015First Year

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  • 2016Sophomore

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  • 2017Junior

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  • 2018Senior

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