General: Enters his fourth season in the Pitt State program in 2026 ... One of the top place kickers in Division II ... All-American and All-Super Region performer in 2025 ... MIAA Special Team Player of the Year in 2025 ... Two-time All-MIAA honoree, earning first-team honors in 2025 ... Converted 40 career field goals and 99 PATs while scoring a rushing touchdown to account for 225 points ... Enters the 2026 season in third for career PAT percentage (.980), fourth for career field goals made, tied for fourth for career field goals attempted (56), sixth for career scoring by a placekicker and field goal percentage (.714) and is 10th for career PATs made and attempted (101).
2025: The MIAA Special Teams Player of the Year and first-team All-MIAA kicker, Schmitt also was named an All-American and All-Region ... Honorable Mention All-American by the Don Hansen Football Committee... A first-team D2CCA Super Region Four kicker ... Named MIAA Special Teams Player of the Week four times (
Oct. 13) (
Oct. 20) (
Nov. 3) (
Nov. 10) ... Finished the season with 19 made field goals (3rd in PSU history) in 30 attempts (T-1st in PSU history) with a long of 56 yards ... Went 44-of-45 on PATs and scored a rushing touchdown against Washburn (Oct. 11) ... Accounted for 107 points on the season, the seventh-most in PSU history by a placekicker ... Made three field goals against Nebraska - Kearney (Oct. 4), Missouri Western (Oct. 18) and Missouri Southern (Nov. 1).
2024: Played in three games before an injury ended his season ... Finished going 6-of-8 from field goal attempts and converted on all eight PAT tries ... In the Week 0 marquee game against #3 Ferris State (Aug. 31) went 4-of-5 from field goal attempts to tie a program record for makes and earned
MIAA and
D2Football.com Special Teams Player of the Week honors.
2023: Saw action in all 13 games … Second-team All-MIAA ... Converted 15-of-18 field goal attempts and 47-of-48 PAT tries on the season … Scored a team-leading 92 points … Ranked in the top 20 nationally in field goal percentage (.833) and field goals per game (1.2 pg) … Made each of his first six field goal attempts of his career to start the season, including a season best 45 yarder in the season opener vs. WU (Aug. 31).
HS: A two-time Missouri Class 5A All-State performer as a placekicker at Grain Valley High School (2021-22) and coach David Allie … Also a two-time first-team All-Conference and two-time first-team All-District performer for the Eagles … Connected on nine of 12 field goals attempts, including a long of 48, his senior season.
Personal: Born May 12, 2005 … Son of Scott and Pam Schmitt … A three-time member of the MIAA Academic Honor Roll with a 3.81 cumulative GPA following the conclusion of the 2025-26 school year as an exercise science major ... Named MIAA Scholar Athlete in 2023 and 2025 ... CSC Academic All-District selection in 2025.
