SPU: Two-year letterwinner. ... GNAC All-Academic in 2019 and 2020-21.
Junior (2020-21): Placed 6th at the CWU Winter Invite, finishing 8 kilometers in 27:58.1. That was the team's only meet and took place on Feb. 20 due to the 2020 fall season being canceled by the covid pandemic.
Sophomore (2019): Ran in all five meets and scored for SPU in both championship races. ... Placed No. 5 for the Falcons at the GNAC Championships in Billings (39th overall) and at the NCAA West Regionals in Monmouth (138th overall). ... His regional 10K time of 33 minutes, 9.9 seconds was his fastest-ever 10K, beating the 33:23.64 that he clocked at the 2018 Regionals in Billings.
Freshman (2018): Ran in all six races, scoring in four of them, including both postseason meets. ... Ran No. 5 for the Falcons (52nd overall) at GNAC, clocking 26:43.50 for 8 kilometers at Western Oregon's Ash Creek Preserve. ... Was SPU's No. 4 finisher (96th overall) at NCAA West Regionals with a time of 33;23.54 for 10 kilometers at Amend Park in Billings, Mont. ... Best placing was No. 2 for the Falcons (42nd overall) at the WWU Classic. ... Started college career by running No. 3 for SPU (13th overall) at the season-opening CWU Invite in Ellensburg.
Inglemoor High School: Capped his senior year by running in his first Washington state meet, finishing 134
th in the Class 4A (large school) race in 2017. … Also ran in the Nike NXR Northwest Regionals as a senior, placing 82
nd. … Was 88
th in the NXR Regionals as a junior in 2016.
Personal: Brayden James Schultz. ... Exercise science major.
Fun facts: Started running in 7th grade, then started taking it seriously in 9th grade. ...
Previously played soccer, but fell in love with cross country and stopped soccer as a high school sophomore. ...
Favorite sports to watch ar running, soccer, and football. ...
Dumbest movies he has ever seen are any horror movies on Netflix. ...
Books he just couldn't put down were any from the "Harry Potter" series. ...
Favorite junk food is brownies. ...
Favorite healthy food is smoothies. ...
Favorite TV programs are "The Office," "Seinfeld," or "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia." ...
His dream car is a Lamborghini Aventador Coupe. ...
Loves to shop for food. ...
Favorite sport teams are the Bowerman Track Club and the Seattle Seahawks. ...
Favorite athlete is American middle distance runner Matt Centrowitz. ...
Easiest subject in school is film. ...
Toughest subject is industrial design. ...
Pre-race ritual is having a different pair of lucky socks every season that he wears for every race....
If could invite anyone to dinner, ti would be Danny DeVito, and would serve sushi. ...
If he could be any action hero, would be Dash from the Incredibles "because I could win every race and I could just run everywhere I was going and not have to deal with traffic." ...
In 10 years, hopes to be working as an athletic trainer or physical therapist for a professional sports team.
PRs ON 2019 SCHEDULE COURSES
(All 8 kilometers unless otherwise noted)
WWU Classic (10K) @ Sudden Valley 33:42.0 (2018)
PRs ON OTHER COURSES
(All 8 kilometers unless otherwise indicated)
CWU Invite (7K) @ Rotary Park 23:50.0 (2018)
Charles Bowles Invite @ Bush's Pasture Park 26:59.5 (2018)
Inland Empire Championships @ Lewis-Clark State 27:22.0 (2018)
GNAC @ Ash Creek Preserve 26:43.50 (2018)
NCAA West Regionals (10K) @ Amend Park 33:23.64 (2018)
CWU Winter Invite @ CWU Athletic Complex 27:58.1 (2020-21)
CAREER RESULTS
