Keith Schmerer

Class: Senior Hometown: Buffalo Grove, Ill. High School: Stevenson

Height: 6-0 Event: Distance

2004 Indoor: Placed fourth in the 800m at the K-State All-Comers meet with a time of 2:00.26 ... Finished ninth in the 800m at both the Wildcat and Jayhawk Invitationals.

2004 Outdoor: Recorded his best 800m time of the outdoor season with a mark of 1:57.06 at the Kansas Relays ... Placed 10th in the 800m (1:58.36) at the ESU Relays.

High School: Earned all-conference and all-county honors in track after the 2001, 2002, and 2003 seasons ... Was a member of the 2002 regional cross country champion Patriots in 2002 ... Received the Big Gun award and was named team captain of the track team in 2003 ... Earned all-conference honors in the 2002 season for cross country. Born: March 21, 1985, in Chicago, Ill. Parents: Jack and JudytSchmerer. Major: Communications.