Princess Anne's Schwartzer qualifies for Nike Cross Country Nationals

Princess Anne senior Matthew Schwartzer qualified for the Nike Cross Country Nationals this past weekend.

Schwartzer, who placed fourth at the Group AAA state meet, ran 15 minutes, 20 seconds at the Nike Southeast Regional meet in Cary, N.C.

"I was excited to qualify for the national championships," Schwartzer said. "That was my goal going into the race. I had a good two weeks of training and I was able to put the disappointment of the state meet behind me. I had to beat a lot of quality athletes to get there. I stuck to my race plan and didn't get pushed out with the early pace. I moved up steadily throughout the race. It was great to get a personal best and qualify for the national championship."