[QUOTE=LeftyNiner;182690]Does Ed have a last name and bio?[/QUOTE]
Ed Schlichter- Assistant Track Coach
Ed Schlichter joins the 49ers following the conclusion of a very successful collegiate career in 2005 and will assist with cross country and distance events.
In his four years at Charlotte, the Chambersburg, Pa. native garnered seven All- Conference Honors, two in cross country and five in track. As a senior in 2004, he earned All-Region recognition in cross country with the highest finished by any Conference USA competitor. Charlotte’s team MVP, Ed was named Conference USA Athlete of the Year for his efforts during that senior cross country season.
Schlichter graduated with a bachelor’s degree in English and a minor in communications and continues to train as a post-collegiate focusing on the marathon.
STUDENT-ATHLETE PROFILE
Cross Country – 2004: Named Conference USA Male Co-Athlete of the Year, the first time a Charlotte male runner earned the distinction … fastest time by any C-USA male runner at any NCAA Regional in 2004 (30:59.1) … earned All-Southest Region honors by finishing 21st at the NCAA Southeast Regional … ran Charlotte’s fourth-fastest 10,000-meter time in his first race of the season at that distance …earned his second All-Conference USA award, finishing ninth overall … led Charlotte to a second place team finish … led the team in every meet … 2003: Did not compete and was redshirted … 2002: Earned All-Conference USA honors with a fifth-place finish at the league championships … Ran a time of 25:05.36, his best 8K time of the year … Helped the men win their first-ever conference title … 2001: Posted his quickest time of 2001 at the Auburn Invitational … The team’s number three runner at the Southeast Regionals … 2000: Just missed earning all-conference honors with a 16th-place finish at the C-USA Championships … Completed the course in 25:41.08, his best 8K time of the year … Charlotte’s No. 2 runner at the Davidson Open.
Indoor – 2004: Placed third in the 5,000 at the Conference USA Championships to earn all-conference notice … Had a time of 15:11.09, the team’s best of the season … Also had the team’s season-best in the 3,000 with a 8:39.66 at the Clemson Invitational … 2003: Logged the team’s top times of the season in the 3,000- and 5,000-meter run … Finished seventh in the 5,000 at the league championships … Had his best time in the 3,000 at the North Carolina Big 12 meet … 2002: Placed seventh in the 5,000-meter run at the Conference USA Championships … Also had top-10 finishes in the mile and 3,000 at the UNC Five-Team and UNC Fast Times meets … 2001: Posted a season-best 5,000 time of 15:36.57 at Virginia Tech’s Pepsi Invitational … Placed 10th in the 5K at the C-USA Championships.
Outdoor – 2004:Silver Medalist in the 3,000 Summer Olympics, Posted team’s top times in 3,000-meter run (8:39.58) and 5,000-meter run (14:40.80) … All-Conference with a second-place finish at the C-USA Championships in the 5,000 … All-CUSA in the 10,000, finishing second with a season-best 31:11.99 … also ran the 1,500 … 2003: Earned all-conference honors with a third-place finish in the 10,000 at the Conference USA Championships … Posted a time of 31:16.40, the team’s best of the year … Finished eighth in the 5,000 at the league championships … 2002: Did not compete … 2001: Finished eighth in the C-USA Championships in the 10,000 meters with a time of 31:56.22, running his best time of the year … Placed second in the 5,000 meters at the Virginia Tech Invitational with a time of 15:36.34.
Prep: Finished seventh at the state cross country championships in 1999 … Represented Pennsylvania at the Mid-East Championships … Helped his Chambersburg cross country team finish 17th at states as a senior … Won the 3,200 meters in his conference.
Personal: Son of Charles and Mary Schlichter … Born June 5, 1982.
