Sam Hyams
Personal Records
- 800m = 1:51.48 - (2013 adidas/Steve Scott Invitational)
- 1500m = 3:45.19 - (2011 Oxy Invitational)
- 5000m = 14:38.76 - (2013 Ben Brown Invitational)
Personal
2013 (Senior)
• NCAA West Preliminary qualifier in the 1500m
• Finished sixth at the Big West Championships (3:51.95)
• Established a season-best 3:46.21 at the Beach Invitational
• Had the team's top times of the year in the 800m (1:51.48) and 1500m
• Added a 5000m personal-record 14:38.76 at the Ben Brown Invitational
• Named UC Irvine's Big West Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year
2012 (Redshirt)
• Did not compete
2011 (Junior)
• Earned All-Big West honors in the 1500m with a third-place showing at the conference championships (3:46.32)
• Notched a personal-record 3:45.19 at the Oxy Invitational
• That time ranks seventh in school history
• Ran an 800m season-best 1:52.20 at the Big West Challenge
2010 (Sophomore)
• Big West qualifier in the 1500m
• Placed 15th at the conference championships (3:57.88)
• Ran season-bests of 1:54.88 in the 800m and 3:50.97 in the 1500m
2009 (Freshman)
• Came in 17th in the 1500m at the Big West Championships (4:02.22)
• Registered a season-best 3:57.89 at the Steve Scott Invitational
• Also had an 800m season-best 1:58.18 at the Pomona-Pitzer All-Comers Meet
High School
• Graduated from Foothill High School in 2008
• Advanced to the state championships & broke the school 1600m record
• Named MVP of his cross country team
Goals
- Sub 1:10.00 - (Half Marathon)
- Sub 30:00 - (10K)
- Sub 14:00 - (5K)
- Sub 4:00 - (Mile)
- Sub 1:50 - (800m)