2021 Men's Cross Country Roster
Biography
Career Honors
- A 2022 USTFCCCA honorable mention All-American during the outdoor track & field season
- 2019, 2021 & 2022 East Region Outdoor Track qualifier
- Has broken four minutes in the mile four times during his career, with a lifetime-best time of 3:57.47
- An eight-time America East track & field champion and the 2021 conference cross country champion
- A USTFCCCA All-Region honoree in 2018 and 2021
- A 2022 COSIDA second-team Academic All-American
- A COSIDA All-District selection in 2021 & 2022
- The 2022 America East Men's Indoor Track & Field Scholar-Athlete of the Year
- The 2022 Binghamton Athletic Department's John Bilos Award Winner for his career accomplishments
- Named an America East Presidential Scholar-Athlete for graduating with a cumulative GPA of at least a 3.75
2021-22 Season
- A USTFCCCA honorable mention All-American in outdoor track, having placed 24th overall in the 5,000 at the NCAA Championships
- Qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 5,000, having placed sixth at the NCAA East Region Meet on May 27
- A second-team COSIDA Academic All-American
- Earned USTFCCCA All-Region honors in cross country with a 23rd-place finish at the NCAA Northeast Region Meet
- The America East individual cross country champion, having won the Oct. 29 conference meet
- Won his second straight America East indoor mile title and anchored the first-place Distance Medley Relay (DMR) team that broke the conference meet record
- Broke four-minutes in the mile three times during the indoor track season
- Captured his third straight America East men's outdoor 1,500 title and anchored the first-place 4x800 relay at the America East Championships
- A COSIDA Academic All-District selection for the second straight year
- Named the America East Men's Indoor Track & Field Scholar-Athlete of the Year
- Named to all three America East All-Academic Teams (Cross Country, Indoor Track & Outdoor Track)
- The America East Men's Cross Country Performer of the Week on Oct. 6
- The America East Men's Indoor Track Athlete of the Week on Jan. 18, Feb. 1 and Feb. 8.
- The America East Men's Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week on March 30, April 20 and April 27
- Competed in four cross country meets
- Won the season-opening Pre-Conference Cross Country Meet on Sept. 18
- Placed ninth overall in the Gold Race at the Lehigh Paul Short Cross Country Run on Oct. 1
- Competed in 14 track & field meets
- Broke the four-minute mark three times during the indoor season, including a lifetime-best 3:57.47 at the Boston Last Chance Meet on Feb. 27
- Set the current school record with a second-place time of 13:36.23 in the 5,000 at the Virginia Outdoor Challenge on April 23
- Broke the facility record with a first-place time of 3:40.89 at the Bucknell Outdoor Team Challenge on April 16
- Member of the Fall AD Honor Roll (3.3 GPA or higher)
- The Binghamton Athletic Department's John Bilos Award winner for his career accomplishments
Senior Season (2020-21)
- Competed in one cross country meet
- Earned first-team all-conference honors with a fourth-place finish at the America East Championships
- Named to the America East Cross Country and Track & Field All-Academic Teams
- A USTFCCCA Cross Country and Outdoor Track & Field Scholar-Athlete
- Competed in five track & field meets
- Placed in 15th in the 1,500 at the NCAA East Regional Meet
- Broke the four-minute mark in the mile at the Toledo Rocket Invitational with a first-place time of 3:58.44
- Broke his own school record in the 5,000 at the Virginia Challenge with a time of 13:57.94 (20th place)
- Won the 1,500 and anchored the 4x800 relay team that won at the America East Championships
- Earned all-conference honors with a top-three finish and first-place relay finish at the America East Outdoor Meet
- Won the 1,500 at the Lehigh Happy Easter Races
- Member of the America East Commissioner's Honor Roll (3.5 GPA or above)
- Member of both the Fall and Spring AD Honor Rolls (3.3 GPA or higher)
Junior Season (2019-20) - Outdoor Season Canceled Due to COVID-19
- A medical redshirt season in cross country
- Won the mile at the America East Indoor Championships
- Earned all-conference honors with a top-three finish
- Named to the America East Indoor and Outdoor All-Academic Teams
- The America East Men’s Track Athlete of the Week on Jan. 14 and Jan. 28
- Ran a lifetime-best 4:00.38 in the mile at the Boston/Last Chance Meet
- Competed in the invitational mile at the Millrose Games on Feb. 8
- Broke the school record in the 5,000 (14:03.06) at the Boston Season-Opening Meet on Dec. 7
- Won the mile at the Albany Great Dane Indoor Classic on Jan. 12 with a time of 4:01.51
- Was fourth overall – and the top collegiate finisher – with a time of 7:58.22 in the 3,000 at the Boston/John Thomas Invitational on Jan. 25
- Member of the America East Commissioner’s Honor Roll (3.5 GPA or higher)
- Member of the Fall 2019 AD Honor Roll (3.3 GPA or higher)
- Named an America East Presidential Scholar-Athlete
Sophomore Season (2018-19)
- Competed in four cross country races
- Earned USTFCCCA All-Region honors after placing 23rd overall at the NCAA Northeast Meet on Nov. 9
- Earned first-team all-conference honors after placing second overall at the America East Championships on Oct. 27
- Named to the America East All-Academic Team
- The America East Men’s Cross Country Performer of the Week on Oct. 2
- Won the Lehigh Paul Short Bronze Race on Sept. 29, which had 362 finishers
- Finished second overall at the season-opening Pre-Conference Meet on Sept. 8
- Advanced to the NCAA East Regional Outdoor Meet in the 5,000
- Won the 1,500 at the America East Outdoor Championships
- Placed eighth in the 5,000 at the conference indoor meet
- Finished third in the 5,000 at the IC4A Outdoor Meet
- Named to the America East Outdoor Track All-Academic Squad
- The America East Indoor Track Athlete of the Week on Jan. 15
- The America East Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week on April 17
- Won the 3,000 at the Great Dane Classic (Jan. 12)
- Was first in the mile at the Upstate Indoor Challenge (Jan. 19)
- Finished fifth in the 5,000 at the Bucknell Outdoor Classic (April 13-14)
- Earned USTFCCCA Scholar-Athlete Honors during both the track and cross country seasons
- Member of both the Fall and Spring America East Commissioner's Honor Roll with a 3.5 GPA or higher
- Member of the Fall and Spring A.D. Honor Roll with a 3.3 GPA or higher
Freshman Season (2017-18)
- The Bearcats’ top finisher in three meets during the cross country season
- Named the Most Outstanding Rookie after placing 16th overall at the America East Championships on Oct. 28
- Finished a team-best 35th overall at the season-ending NCAA Northeast Regional Meet on Nov. 10
- The America East Men’s Performer of the Week on Sept. 18
- Won the Buffalo Stampede on Sept. 15
- Took second place at the season-opening America East Pre-Conference Meet on Sept. 2
- Placed sixth in the 5,000 and eighth in the mile at the America East Indoor Championships
- Was sixth in the 1,500 at the conference outdoor meet
- Member of both the Fall and Spring A.D. Honor Roll (3.3 GPA or higher)
- Member of the America East Fall Honor Roll (3.0 GPA or higher)
- Member of the America East Spring Commissioner's Honor Roll (3.5 GPA or higher)
- Inducted into the National College Athlete Honor Society in May 2018
2016-17 Season
- A redshirt season in cross country and track & field
- Member of both the Fall and Spring A.D. Honor Roll with at least a 3.3 GPA
- Member of the Fall America East Honor Roll with at least a 3.0 GPA
- Member of the Spring America East Commissioner's Honor Roll with at least a 3.5 GPA
- Earned a bronze medal with a third-place finish in the 5,000 at the U.S. Junior National Outdoor Track & Field Championships
Before Binghamton
- Named first-team all-state in cross country by the New York State High School Sportswriters Association (NYSSWA) as a junior and senior and was a sixth team pick as a sophomore
- Was 28th overall at the 2015 Nike National Cross Country Meet
- The 2016 New York State (NYS) Outdoor Track Federation champion in the 1,600 and was third in the 3,200
- Also placed seventh overall in the NYS Federation in the 3,200 as a junior
- The Class B outdoor track state champion in the 3,200 as a junior and senior
- A member of the National Honor Society
Personal
- Parents are Charles and Catherine Schaffer
- Majored in electrical engineering and his master's degree in the same field and also earned his MBA
Top Times
Mile: 3:57.47
3,000: 7:50.05
5.000:13:36.23
USTFCCCA All-American (1)
2022 Outdoor Track: Honorable Mention in 5,000
Cross County Honors
USTFCCCA All-Northeast Region (2): 2018 & 2021
AE XC Individual Champion (1): 2021
AE XC All-Conference (3): 1st Team (2018, 2020 & 2021)
AE XC All-Academic (3): 2018, 2020 & 2021
AE XC Most Outstanding Rookie: 2017
AE XC Men's Performer of the Week (3): Sept. 18, 2017, Oct. 2, 2018 & Oct. 6, 2021
NCAA Outdoor Track National Appearances (1)
2022: 5,000
NCAA Outdoor Track Regional Appearances (3)
2019: 5,000
2021: 1,500
2022: 5,000
AE Track Championships (8)
2019 Outdoor: 1,500
2020 Indoor: Mile
2021 Outdoor: 1,500, 4x800 relay
2022 Indoor: Mile, DMR
2022 Outdoor: 1,500, 4x800 relay
AE Track All-Conference (5)
2019 Outdoor: 1,500
2020 Indoor: Mile
2021 Outdoor: 1,500, 4x800 relay
2022 Indoor: Mile, DMR
2022 Outdoor: 1,500, 4x800 relay
COSIDA Academic All-America Honors (1)
2022 (2nd Team)
COSIDA Academic All-District Honors (2)
2021 & 2022
AE Track All-Academic (6)
Indoor: 2020 & 2022
Outdoor: 2019, 2020, 2021 & 2022
AE Track Weekly Honors (10)
Indoor Track Athlete (6): Jan. 15, 2019, Jan. 14, 2020, Jan. 28, 2020, Jan. 18, 2022, Feb. 1, 2022 & Feb. 8, 2022
Outdoor Track Athlete (4): April 17, 2019, March 30, 2022, April 20, 2022 & April 27, 2022
Historical Player Information
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2017Redshirt Freshman
5'7"
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2017-18Redshirt Freshman
5'7"
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2018Redshirt Sophomore
5'7"
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