Biography
AWARDS
• Patriot League Rookie of the Week: Outdoor (5.2.23)
• First Team All-Patriot League: Outdoor (2025: 4x800m)
• Second Team All-Patriot League: Indoor (2024: 4x800m, DMR); Outdoor (2023: 1,500m; 2024: 1,500m, 4x800m)
• Second Team All-Patriot League: Indoor (2023: DMR, 4x800m)
• Patriot League Track Athlete of the Week (12.5.23)
AS A JUNIOR IN 2024-25
Ran at the NCAA East First Rounds, finishing the 1500m in 3:52.62 (May 28) … At the Patriot League Outdoor Championships, earned a bronze medal in the 1500m with a 3:51.06 time and contributed to a 4x800m gold medal, where BU finished with a 7:29.61 time (May 2-3) … Also finished the 5K in fifth with a 14:27.61 mark, his personal best (May 3) … Hit a personal best in the 800m (1:50.06) and the 1500m (3:41.14) at the Raleigh Relays (March 27-29) … Took bronze at the Patriot League Indoor Championships in the mile with a 4:03.24 mark and contributed to a fourth-place finish in the DMR with a 9:58.09 time (March 1-2) … Ran his first sub-4 mile of 2025 at the Valentine Invitational, finishing in 3:58.87 (Feb. 14).
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2023-24
During the outdoor season, finished third in the 1,500m at the Yale Twilight meet with a time of 3:45.24 … Took second in the 1,500m (3:45.91) and the 4x800m relay at the Patriot League Championships … Ran a season best time of 3:42.05 in the 1,500m at the Wake Forest Invitational … During the indoor season, helped BU to second place in both the 4x800m and distance medley relays at the Patriot League Championships … Notched a personal best in the 1,500m in 3:41.23 at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational … Ran a 8:19.20 in the 3,000m at the John Thomas Terrier Classic for a personal best … Broke the four minute barrier for the first time in the mile with a then-school record performance of 3:56.67 at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2022-23
During the outdoor season, placed second in the 1,500m with a time of 3:47.21 at the Patriot League Championships … Helped the 4x800m relay (7:35.39) place third and the 4x400m (3:21.78) relay finish seventh at the PL meet … Ran a personal best time of 3:43.28 in the 1,500m at the Wake Forest Invitational … Notched a 3:46.26 1,500m at the Penn Relays … Won the 1,500m open at the Duke Invitational at 3:48.65, leading to his weekly award … Set a personal best time of 1:51.14 in the 800m at the UConn Dog Fight … During the indoor season, helped two relays place second at the Patriot League Championships in the DMR (9:56.98) and 4x800m (7:30.41) … Finished fourth in the mile (4:12.26) at the PL Championships … Set a personal best in the mile at the BU David Hemery Valentine Invite with a time of 4:04.35.
BEFORE BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Ran track at Durand-Arkansaw High School ... Was a 4x state qualifier and the 2020 State Champion in Cross Country ... As a senior, was the State Champion in the 800m, 1600m and the 3200m ... In 2021, went undefeated in the 400m, 800m and 1600m on his way to State Champion titles in the 800m and 1600m ... Finished as the state runner-up in the 4x800m in his freshman year.
PERSONAL
Son of Herb and Jennifer Schneider ... Has one sibling, Payton ... Sister, Payton, runs track at the University of Wisconsin -Stout and cousin, William Wolf, ran track at Marquette University ... Enrolled in the College of Communication.
