Alice Schmidt

Alice Schmidt Kehaya (born October 3, 1981) is an American middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 meters.

Schmidt emerged as one of the top collegiate runners while at the University of North Carolina, winning back-to-back NCAA outdoor titles in 2002 and 2003.

She won the United States Indoor title in 2006 and has placed in the top three nationally at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships six times.

Born in Omaha, Nebraska,[1] she attended Elkhorn High School then went on to study journalism and political science at the University of North Carolina.

[2] In her third year at North Carolina she won a second straight NCAA Outdoor title, improving her best to 2:01.16 minutes in the process.

[2] A personal best of 4:05.64 minutes came en route to her win in the 1500 m at the 2012 Prefontaine Classic, where she beat world champion Jennifer Simpson.