Arizona State: 2012 Outdoor: Finished top eight in three of her six 1500m races at the Tri-Meet (3rd), 33rd Sun Angel Classic (8th) and the Baldy Castillo Invitational (5th).
High School: A 2011 graduate of Jesuit High School (Portland, Ore.)... Earned four varsity letters in both track and field and cross country for a total of eight... Led the Jesuit girl's track and field team to three state championships (2008, '10 and '11) and the cross country team to four consecutive state championship titles (2008-11)... Competed at the Nike Cross Country Nationals four times, leading her team to three Regional Championships in the process... Guided team to a fourth place finish at the 2010 Nike Cross Country Nationals... Named to the COA Oregon Girl's Cross Country All-Decade team... Was a 2011 Steve Prefontaine Award finalist and earned first-team All-State honors for cross country for three consecutive seasons from 2008-10... Was the 2009 Division 6A runner-up... Earned first-team All-Regions honors at the Nike Cross Country Northwest regional and was named to the 2008 Nike Borderclaash All-Bowerman team in 2008...
Personal:Payton Brie Schutte ... Born December 29, 1992 to Amy and Todd Schutte in Lacey, Wash. ... Plans to study psychology and is contemplating a position as a child life specialist or child psychologist ... Parents, Todd (University of Washington, 1987-90) and Amy (College of Southern Idaho, 1987), both competed in track and field during their collegiate years ... Sister, Bailey, ran for the University of Washington track and field and cross country program from 2006-10 ...
Bests 1500: 4:37.24 3000: 10:06.95