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2025 Men's Cross Country Roster

Colin Sams (he/him/his)

  • Height 5-10
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Fairfield, Ohio
  • Highschool St. Xavier

Biography

Event Personal Record Date
5K     15:59.0 9/6/2024
8K    26:09.2 11/2/2024
10K 32:50.3 11/10/2023
1,500 4:06.66 4/5/2025
5,000 15:49.06 3/29/2025

2025 Sophomore
Outdoor Track
  • PR in the 1,500m at the Oliver Nikoloff Invitational hosted by Cincinnati.
  • Posted a personal best in the 5,000m (15:49.06) at the Pacesetter Sports Invitational hosted by Indiana State.
2024 Sophomore
Cross Country
  • Recorded another PR in the 8K (26:09.2) at the Atlantic 10 Championships.
  • Ran a personal best in the 8K at the Bradley Pink Classic (26:09.6).
  • Finished 14th (26:48.07) at the Jaguar Invitational hosted by IU Indy and helped the Flyers finish First.
2023 Freshman
Cross Country
  • PR in the 10k at the NCAA Great Lakes Region Championships (32:50.3)
  • Personal best in the 8k at the Atlantic 10 Conference Championships (26:11.0)
  • Ran 26:13.3 and finished 31st in the Bradley Pink Classic
High School
  • Team Captain (2022)
  • 1x State Champion
  • 2x State Runner-Up
  • 4x GCL Champions
  • 4x District Champions
  • 2x All-City (2021-22)
  • 2x All-Conference (2020, 2022)
  • All-State (2022)
Personal
  • Majoring in Communications
  • Career aspiration is to become a broadcaster

Historical Player Information

  • 2023Freshman

    5'10"
  • 2024Sophomore

    5'10"
  • 2025Junior

    5'10"