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2024 Men's Cross Country Roster

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Sam Duncan

  • Height 5-7
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Lebanon, Ohio
  • Highschool Lebanon

Biography

Event Personal Record Date
5K 14:56.3 9/6/2024
8K 24:34.7 9/30/2022
10K 31:32.4 11/15/2024

2024 (Graduate Student)
  • Ran the sixth fastest time in program history and finished the year with a personal best in the 10K (31:32.4) at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional.
  • Top Flyer to finish at the Atlantic 10 Championships in the 8K by placing 31st.
  • Ran 24:43.9 at the Joe Piane Invitational hosted by Notre Dame and finished 26th.
  • Finished second at the Jaguar Invitational hosted by IU Indy. Ran 25:20.99 and helped the Flyers finish first.
  • Named Atlantic 10 Performer of the Week for his performance at Wright State. 
  • Finished third at the Mike Baumer Cross Country Classic hosted by Wright State. Ran a personal best 14:56.3 and helped the Flyers finish third.
  • Named to the 2024-25 Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll
2023 (Senior)
  • PR and 7th best time in program history at the Meyo Invitational in the 5000m (14:42.65)
  • PR (32.35.9) at the NCAA Great Lakes Region Championship 10k 
  • Finished 50th at the Atlantic 10 Conference Championship (25:11.8)

2022 (Junior)
  • Ran a personal best 31:38.2 at the NCAA Great Lakes Region Championships
  • Finished 32nd at the Atlantic 10 Championships with a 5M PR of 25:08.1
  • Finished 14th at the All-Ohio Championships with a time of 24:51.0
  • Finished in the top-10 at the Falcon Invitational with a time of 25:06.1
  • Finished in the top-150 at the Paul Short Invitational with a time of 24:34.7
  • Finished 2nd at the Mike Baumer Classic with a time of 15:02.3
2021 (Sophomore)
  • Finished 8th at the Atlantic 10 Championships with a time of 25:05.3
  • Finished 117th at the Regionals 10k race with a time of 32:32.1
  • Finished 13th at the All-Ohio Championships with a time of 25:29.0
  • Finished 6th at the Mike Baumer Invitational
  • Finished 25th at the Bradley Classic with a time of 24:24.2
  • Finished 29th at the Joe Piane Invitational with a time of 25:16.6
2020-21 (Freshman)
  • Named to Atlantic 10 All-Rookie team
  • Placed third at the Wright State meet
  • Finished 30th at the A-10 Championship
  • Recorded sixth-best time in 3000m in program history
  • Named to A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll

High School

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Graduated from Lebanon High School in Ohio
• Was a four-year varsity letterwinner
• Named OHSAA All-State as a senior
• Qualified for state meet three times
• Won league championship in 2019
• Finished as runner-up in the league championship as a junior
• Earned First Team All-League honors three times and Second Team as a freshman
• Was All-District four years in a row and won the title in 2019
• Received First Team All-Conference honors in track as well
• Named All-Region three years
• Served as cross country team captain
• Earned AP Scholar with Distinction honors and was OATCCC Academic All-Ohio

Personal

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Son of Lisa and Robert Duncan
• Has one sibling, Faith
• Majoring in mechanical engineering

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

    5'7"
  • 2021-22Sophomore

    5'7"
  • 2022Junior

    5'7"
  • 2023Senior

    5'7"
  • 2024Graduate Student

    5'7"