Jeff Schirmer Class: Junior Hometown: Troy, Ill. High School: Triad Event: Distance/Cross Country Birthdate: 11/08/1986

Updated Nov. 7, 2008

At SIU: 2007 MVC Cross Country Athlete of the Year...All-conference honoree and MVC Scholar-Athlete in cross country...Posted three individual cross country titles...Won the conference meet with a time of 24:31.47...2008 NCAA Mideast Regional Qualifier...Garnered event titles in the 3000m and 5000m at the 2008 MVC Indoor Championships...Won the 10,000m and 5,000m events at the 2008 MVC Outdoor Championships...Took all-conference accolades in both indoor and outdoor competition...2008 MVC Scholar-Athlete...Posted a outdoor career-bests in the 1500m (3:53.22), 10,000m (30:07.50) and 800m (1:55.58)...Set career indoor bests in the 800m (1:55.65), mile (4:13.95), 3000m (8:16.88) and 5000m (14:46.22)...Ran in six outdoor meets in 2007...Won the conference title in the 10,000m...Earned all-conference honors...Finished in the top-10 in six of eight outdoor performances as a freshman, and posted two meet titles...Ran in all seven cross country meets during the 2006 season, never finishing below 25th...Won the Bradley Classic and finished second at the SIU Early Bird.

Pre-SIU: Cross country and track Most Valuable Player at Triad High School...Broke school records in the 800m, 1600m and 3200m and 3-mile (cross country)...Two-time state qualifier in the 4x800 and 3200m and one time in the 1600m...Personal bests in the 800m and 1600m were 1:56 and 4:15, respectively.

Personal: Full name is Jeffrey Scott Schirmer...Majors in Accounting...Born November 8, 1986.