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2026 Cross Country Roster

Nick Schade

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Olney, Md.
  • Highschool:
    Sherwood

Summary

Biography

Two-time member of the NCAC Dr. Gordon Collins Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll … Six-time member of the AD Honor Roll.

2026 Outdoor: Competed in six meets … Raced to 23rd place in the 5k at the NCAC Championships (May 1-2) in a time of 16:43.72 … Top collegiate 5k time of 16:37.64 came at Duane Gomez Invitational (Apr. 18), good for eighth place … Bookended that meet with additional PRs of 4:30.94 in the 1,500 at the home Wooster Invitational (Apr. 3-4) and 9:42.47 in the 3k at the Denison Big Red Invitational (Apr. 24).

2026 Indoor: Competed in six meets … Posted one collegiate best of 2:18.28 in the 800 at the Ohio Wesleyan Open (Feb. 13) … Season best mile time was 4:58.34 at the Kenyon Tune Up (Feb. 20) … Had pair of fifth-place finishes in the mile (5:11.43) at the home Fighting Scots Invitational (Jan. 24) and the 5k (17:44.20) at the Bob Shannon Invitational (Feb. 7).

2025 Cross Country: Became a three-time letterwinner as one of the Scots’ top harriers at NCAC Championships (Nov. 1) … Recorded collegiate-best of 28:32.6 at NCAC meet for 72nd place … Went 28:53.4 at NCAA Div. III Great Lakes Regional Championships (Nov. 15) … Had 5k time of 17:14.6 at home Wooster Twilight Challenge (Nov. 7) and 4-mile time of 25:15.7 at home Wooster Invitational (Aug. 29).

2025 Outdoor: Did not compete in any meets.

2025 Indoor: Did not compete in any meets.

2024 Cross Country: Repeated as letterwinner … Finished 78th at NCAC Championships (Nov. 3) in a time of 29:49.0 … Had a season-best 8k time of 29:22.6 at the Jenna Strong Classic (Oct. 18) … Went 25:01.9 in four miles at the season-opening Wooster Invitational (Aug. 30).

2024 Outdoor: Made six starts … Competed in 1,500 at NCAC Championships (May 3-4) … Top collegiate 1,500 time of 4:32.20 came week before at Denison Invitational (Apr. 26) … Posted top 5k time of 18:25.87 at home Wooster Invitational (Apr. 6) … Opened outdoor season strong with 4:54.56 in the mile and 9:51.88 in the 3k at multi-division Alan Connie Shamrock Invitational (March 14-16).

2024 Indoor: Made five starts … Collegiate-best 2:27.56 in the 800 during dual meet vs. Denison (Jan. 25) … Dropped indoor mile time down to 4:57.21 at Denison dual.

2023 Cross Country: Earned letter as part of Scots’ NCAC contingent … Went 29:38.5 at NCAC Championships (Oct. 28) to finish 80th overall … Posted top championship length time of 28:45.0 at NCAA Div. III Great Lakes Region Championships (Nov. 11) … Helped Wooster to first non-dual meet team victory since 2021 with ninth-place finish at Dan Mullen Memorial Invitational (Sept. 30) in a time of 31:30.5 … Opened collegiate career in ninth-place at home Wooster Invitational (Sept. 1), finishing the 4K course in 14:46.7 … Had top 5K time of 16:55.1 to finish 13th at Wooster Twilight Challenge (Nov. 3).

Prior to Wooster: Part of Sherwood High School’s state championship qualifying squad … Lettered in cross country and track & field … Coached by Daniel Reeks.

Personal: Parents are Julie and Mark Schade … History and studio art major … Part of the digital visual storytelling pathway program … Editor and cartoonist for the student newspaper.
 

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