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2016 Men's Cross Country Roster

Sam Pershall

  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-8
  • Hometown Severna Park, Md.
  • High School Severna Park

Biography

2016 Cross Country (Senior):

Date Meet (Distance) Time Place (Navy)
Sept. 10 Navy Invitational (8k) 26:09.77 12 of 48 (10)
Oct. 15 Army-Navy Star Meet (8k) 25:00.85 16 of 23 (11)

2015-16 Track (Junior):
• Ran a personal-best 1,500-meter time of 3:55.83 at the Larry Ellis Invite
• Tallied a personal-best 800m time of 1:56.20 at the Army-Navy Outdoor Star meet

2015 Cross Country (Junior):

Date Meet (Distance) Time Place (Navy)
Sept. 19 UMES Invitational (8k) 25:52.07 17 of 64 (14)

2014-15 Track (Sophomore):
• Clocked a personal-best 2:29.90 1,000-meter time at the Navy Four-Team meet
• Finished the 1,500-meter run at the Mason Spring meet with a season-best 4:01.52 

2014 Cross Country (Sophomore):

Date Meet (Distance) Time Place (Navy)
Aug. 29 Mount St. Mary's (5k) 15:35 8 of 39 (3)
Sept. 27 Don Cathcart Invite (8k) 25:57 16 of 184 (3)

2013-14 Track (Freshman):
• Ran a career-best mile time of 4:23.68 at the Navy Five-Team meet
• Recorded a season-best 1,500-meter time of 4:01.09 at the Navy Spring Invite

2013 Cross Country (Freshman):

Date Meet (Distance) Time Place (Navy)
Sept. 21 Towson Invitational (8k) 27:15 13 of 48 (7)

High School
• Earned All-State honors in leading Severna Park High School to the 2012 Maryland 4A cross country state championship
• Won the Maryland state indoor track title in the 800m as a senior in 2013
• Named All-State in indoor and outdoor track as a senior

Personal
• Son of Andrew and Anne

Historical Player Information

  • 2013Freshman

    5'8"
  • 2014Sophomore

    5'8"
  • 2015Junior

    5'8"
  • 2016Senior

    5'8"