At least one eastern Nebraska native will be representing the Cornhusker State in Beijing. 
Alice Schmidt finished second in the finals of the women’s 800 meters in Eugene Monday night, earning her way to the summer games. She clocked in with a time of 2:00:46 for her first-ever trip to the Olympics.
Schmidt was a track star at Elkhorn High School before going to the University of North Carolina. But the reason for her success can be traced to her time as an intern at KETV.
In life, you can do all the workouts, training and weight-lifting you want. But nothing gets you ready for the trials of both track and life than putting up with Jon Schuetz for an extended period of time.
Congratulations, Alice.
I would say “Do us proud,” but you already did.
