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Steve Schmidt of Clarkston, Mich., was an exemplary runner in both Track & Field and Cross Country, where he lettered in both sports all four years and was named Cross Country Most Valuable Player (1980, 1981) and captain (1981). In 1980, he set a school record for the five-mile run in Cross Country, and he still holds second place all-time at Millikin for the best time running the steeplechase. He also still holds fourth place for all-time at Millikin in the 10,000M (1982).
Schmidt graduated from Millikin with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting. Since graduating, he has stayed active as a standout runner and is one of only four runners worldwide to complete six decades of completing a sub-three hour marathon time. In addition, he was a national champion in his age group for the 2021 USATF Masters Outdoor Track & Field Championship in the 5000M and the 10,000M, won first place in the 2021 Chicago Marathon, and competed in the 2022 London Marathon after being the top point scorer for his age group at the 2021 Abbott World Majors Championship. Steve is married to his wife, Janice, and he retired as a DEA special agent/pilot for the Department of Justice in 2017. He has eight family members who are Millikin alumni, including his grandfather, Duane Garver ’38, a 1972 AHOF inductee.
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