Heather Schmidt Season 2023-24

Career Highlights

• Pac-12 Champions- Team (2023)
• NCAA Champion- Team (2023)
• NCAA Champion- Second Varsity Eight (2023)

As a Freshman (2022-23) • NCAA Champion (Team, Second Varsity Eight) • Pac-12 Champion (Team) 

• Rowed to a second-place finish in the 2 seat with the second varsity eight at the San Diego Crew Classic
• Helped the second varsity eight in the bow seat (Fri PM) and third varsity eight in the 2 seat (Sat AM) to two top finishes at the Big-10 Invite, also led the varsity four to a second-place finish in the 2 seat (Sat AM)
• Led the third varsity eight boat to a first-place finish over Cal in 2 bow seat
• Helped the varsity four boat top Iowa at the Pac-12 Challenge in the 2 seat
• Part of the second varsity eight boat that finished second at the Pac-12 Championship
• Led team and second varsity eight boat to national championship victories, Stanford's first since 2009

International Competition

• Part of US U19 4x at 2021 U19 World Championships in Plodiv, Bulgaria that placed sixth
• Part of US U119 4x at 2022 U19 World Championships in Varese, Italy that placed fourth
• First Niskayuna female student to ever make the US national rowing team

Prior to Stanford

• Graduate of Niskayuna High School
• Three-year letterwinner and starter for the Niskayuna Varsity Basketball team
  • Team co-captain for 2021-22 season
• Three-time New York State Scholastic Champion with Niskayuna High School rowing team
  • Part of Niskayuna’s 4x 2019 State Champion boat
  • Part of Niskayuna’s 2x 2021 State Champion boat
  • Part of Niskayuna’s 4x 2022 State Champion boat
• Raced in Women’s Youth 2x boat at the 2021 Stotesbury Cup Regatta that finished in first place
• Raced in Women’s Senior 2x boat at the 2022 Stotesbury Cup Regatta that placed first
• Raced in WYouth 4x+ boat at the 2021 Head of the Charles that finished in fifth place
• Raced in W2x that earned silver at the 2021 Youth Nationals
• Raced in the W4X that earned silver at the 2022 Youth Nationals
• Holds high school team’s 2k record (broken in her sophomore year)

Personal

• Parents are Mark and Mary Schmidt
• Has a brother, James
• Mother Mary played basketball at LeMoyne College
• Dad Mark skied for Penn State
• Brother James currently rows at Drexel University
• Capital District Sports Women of the Year Class of 2022
• NHSCA (National High School Coaches Association) Academic All-American
• National Honor Society Member 

Why Heather Schmidt Chose Stanford

• “I chose Stanford because of the amazing balance between athletics and academics. Doing both at such a high level is exactly what I have always wanted out of my college experience.”