Concordia University Chicago

Jamal Thomas (Weirsdale, FL) of the men’s indoor track team is honored for the week of Feb. 13-19.

Thomas earned 14 of the Cougar men’s 27 team points with two top performances at the Feb. 17 Cardinal Classic. He scored a personal-best mark of 21’ 9” in the long jump that was good for second place. Thomas also placed third in the triple jump with a leap of 42’ 3 ½”.
           
Thomas, the son of Ante and Joyce Thomas, is a 2008 graduate of Lake Weir High School in Ocala, Fla. He is a junior marketing major.

Alex Schmidt (Frankenmuth, MI) of the women’s indoor track team is honored for the week of Feb. 13-19.

Schmidt set a new school record for the second time in two weeks at the Feb. 17 Cardinal Classic hosted by North Central College. She won the event with a time of 10:42.17, bettering her time of 10:53.07 which was set Feb. 9 at the Chicagoland Indoor Championships. Schmidt is currently the conference leader in the 3,000-meters as well as the 5,000-meter and the mile.

Schmidt, the daughter of Tyson and Sharon Schmidt, is a 2009 graduate of Frankenmuth High School. She is a junior physical education major.