Bio

AS A SOPHOMORE…

• Ran in seven meets for the Saints
• Clocked a time of 32:39 during the Great Northeast Athletic Conference Championship meet, helping Emmanuel capture the program’s first-ever male Championship
• On Nov. 11, ran a personal best on a 8K course, finishing the ECAC Championship race in 30:29
• Earned GNAC Men’s Cross Country All-Conference Honors

AS A FRESHMAN...

• Ran in four meets for the Saints during his rookie season
• Raced to his personal best 5k time (19:52) in the opening meet of the season at the Fens Classic
• Turned in his top 8k time (31:25) at Gordon College's Pop Crowell Inivtational
• Ran distance events for Emmanuel's Outdoor Track & Field Team during the spring season
• Was nominated by the Emmanuel Athletic Department for three majors honors, including the NCAA Award of Valor, the ECAC Award of Valor and the GNAC Sportsman of the Year, after his courageous acts following the Boston Marathon bombings
• Was named the 2013 GNAC Sportsman of the Year and received one of five ECAC Awards of Valor given out on September 29, 2013
• Was recently featured in a Boston Globe South article.

BEFORE EMMANUEL...

• Schoaf was a three-sport athlete at Coyle and Cassidy High School (Taunton, Mass.)
• Ran varsity Cross Country, Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field

PLAYER PROFILE

• Major: Political Science
• Career Aspirations: to become a police officer
• Favorite Movie: Argo
• Favorite Book: A Farewell to Arms
• Favorite Pre-Race Meal: pasta
• Favorite Spot on the EC Campus: 2nd floor of the Yawkey Center
• Best Class at Emmanuel: American Foreign Policy
• Most Exciting Athletic Experience: winning the GNAC Cross Country Championship in 2013
• Most Respected Professional Athlete: Ryan Hall