Schultz was named the Empire 8 Swimmer of the Championship Meet, held in conjunction with the Allegheny Empire Championships from Webster Aquatic Center from February 16-19. Schultz won a pair of individual championship events and was part of two winning relay teams, while garnering a pair of runner-up finishes. Schultz won the 200-yard individual medley (1:56.07) and 200-yard butterfly (1:51.76) events and was also part of the winning 400-yard medley (3:32.57) and 400-yard freestyle (3:09.36) relay teams. He was also second in the 100-yard butterfly and 800-yard freestyle relay. It is Schultz’s fifth E8 weekly honor of the season.