2008-09:
Outdoors, garnered All-America honors for the second straight season in the pole vault for placing eighth and matching own school record of 17-feet, 6.50-inches at the NCAA Championship ... Tied for ninth in the pole vault (16-7.25) at the NCAA East Regional Championship ... Broke the school record in the pole vault with a winning height of 17-6.50 at the Duke Asics Invitational ... Finished second in the "Championship" division of the pole vault (17-4.50) at Penn Relays ... Also won the event at Princeton's Larry Ellis Invitational and Raleigh Relays ... Indoors, became the school's first Division I All-American in a field event and second overall for placing sixth in the pole vault at the NCAA Championship, clearing 17-6.50 ... Reset own school record three times, capped by a first-place performance of 17-9 at the NYU Fastrack Invitational ... Finished fourth in the pole vault for clearing a height of 16-4.75 at the IC4A Championship, helping the Great Danes claim the team title for the first time ... Registered a winning mark of 17-0.75 in the pole vault at the America East Conference Championship to garner all-conference laurels.
2007-08:
All-American, All-East and All-America East selection ... Named to the America East Academic Honor Roll (indoor/outdoor) ... Outdoors, placed fifth at the NCAA Championship, clearing 17-2.75, to become the program's first Division I All-America pole vaulter ... Matched outdoor program record (17-5) and tied for second at the NCAA East Regional ... Placed second and cleared 16-10.75 at the IC4A championship ... Set the school and facility record (17-5) at the UAlbany Spring Classic ... Set the meet record at the America East championship, clearing 17-3, to win the individual title... Placed fourth in the "Eastern" division (16-6.75) at Penn Relays ... Indoors, finished ninth at the IC4A Championship, clearing 16-0.75 ... Set the indoor school record (16-8.75) and placed second at the Valentine Invitational.
2006-07:
Outdoors, tied for ninth in the pole vault (15-11) at the USA Junior National Championship ... Finished 15th at the NCAA East Regional with a jump of 16-1.25 ... Placed third, clearing 16-6.75, at the IC4A Championship ... Named all-conference for placing second in the pole vault (16-8.75) at the America East Championship ... Finished third in the pole vault "Eastern" division (15-7) at Penn Relays ... Indoors, tied for 10th in the pole vault (15-5) at the IC4A championship ... Finished sixth (14-9) in the event at the America East championship.
High School:
Lettered in track and field for three years at West Islip ... Suffolk County Athlete of the Year ... Three-time all-county selection indoors and outdoors ... Also an all-county pick as a hurdler and high jumper ... Helped team win two county championships ... State champion ... Personal-best mark in the pole vault was 15-6.
Personal:
Majoring in economics with a minor in business administration ... Born April 12, 1988 ... Son of Kenneth and Cathy Schoen ... Has three older brothers, Greg, Kevin and Kurt, and an older sister, Danielle ... Father, Kenneth, played on UAlbany's first three varsity football teams.
