Education
He is currently a Doctor of Philosophy student at North Carolina State University studying Chemical Engineering. Schulte attended the University of Dayton, playing on the men’s soccer team from 1996 to 1999.
He is currently a Doctor of Philosophy student at North Carolina State University studying Chemical Engineering. Schulte attended the University of Dayton, playing on the men’s soccer team from 1996 to 1999.
His research interests are gas to liquid fuels. In addition to his research activities, Mark serves as a teaching assistant for a graduate transport phenomena course. He was a two-time USL Second Division player of the year and has played professionally in Iceland and Uruguay was well as with the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer.
On January 27, 2010 he was ranked 10th in the USL Second Division Top 15 of the Decade, which announced a list of the best and most influential players of the previous decade.
College and Amateur
In 1998 and 1999, he played as an amateur with the Twin Cities Tornado of the USL Premier Development League during the college off seasons. Professional
In February 2000 the Tampa Bay Mutiny selected Schulte in the fifth round (fifty-first overall) in the 2000 Master of Library Science SuperDraft.
The Mutiny sent him on loan to the Minnesota Thunder of the USL A-League for the 2000 season before waiving him in 2001. He then played from 2001 through 2003 with the Thunder.
Schulte also played for the Cleveland Force in Major Indoor Soccer League from 2001 to 2002.
In 2004, he had an unsuccessful trial with Crewe Alexandra before signing with ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar in the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild (First Division). He returned to the United States and joined the Columbus Crew for the 2005 Major League Soccer season. On February 22, 2007, the expansion Cleveland City Stars of the USL Second Division announced that Schulte had become the first player to sign with the team
Following the championship game, Schulte signed with the Minnesota Thunder of USL-1 on loan from the Stars.
On February 3, 2009, Schulte signed with the Carolina RailHawks of USL-1. Schulte was not listed on the 2011 roster for Carolina released April 4, 2011.