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Jaxon Schoedel

Runner
MOHAWK HS
NEW CASTLE, PENNSYLVANIA
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-11
Press Release

Peak Performance

1st - 15:52.0

PIAA Class 1A state meet

3rd

NXN Northeast Regional championships

66th

national NXN Final
“Jaxon Schoedel shifted into a higher gear in his final prep distance-running postseason, first roaring to a blowout win at states before capturing bronze at Nike Cross regionals,. It will be exciting to see how he carries that success to the track oval this spring.”
Rich Gonzalez
PrepCalTrack
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-11, 130-pound senior won his second straight PIAA Class 1A state meet this past season with an all-divisions best time of 15:52.0, breaking the tape 27 seconds ahead of his next-closest competitor and leading the Warriors to seventh place as a team. Schoedel took third at the NXX Northeast Regional championships—the state’s top finisher at the event—and earned First Team All-Region honors to advance to the national NXN Final, where he placed 66th. He clocked a 5K personal-best of 15:33.0 in winning at the District 7 WPIAL Championships. He was unbeaten by an in-state competitor through NXN regionals.

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Academic Achievement

Schoedel has maintained a weighted 4.23 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a written letter of athletic aid to run at Penn State University this fall.

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Exemplary Character

A member of the National Honor Society, Schoedel has volunteered locally as a summer counselor for the Vacation Bible School at Bethel Church. He has also donated his time to the Mohawk Health Careers Club by organizing an annual blood-donation drive and to Club Hope for Mohawk, participating in an easter egg hunt program for elementary school students.