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Sam Gaffney
Has yet to make collegiate debut after redshirting last season ... a four-time state track champion and four-time state cross country champion ... one of just two athletes in state history to sweep cross country state titles in all four years ... has competed in numerous regional and national meets, including the Foot Locker Cross Country Regionals and Golden West Games. 2006-07: Reshirted the cross country and track seasons to preserve a year of eligiblity ... did not compete unattached. High School and Personal: Parents are Lorrie and David ... has a younger sister, Jessica ... swept 3A state cross country titles all four years ... was just the second person in state history to accomplish the feat ... set 3A state cross country meet record of 18:22 for 5000m in 2005 ... also won four state track titles, and led the Sandy girls' team to three state track crowns ... captured state 1600m honors in 2003 and 2005, and won 3200m crowns in 2003 and 2004 ... placed second in the 3200m at the 2005 state meet ... overcame injury to finish fifth in the 3200m at state as a senior ... a seven-time all-state honoree ... named state 3A Cross Country Athlete of the Year in all four seasons ... ran 14th at the Footlocker West Regional cross country meet in 2005 ... was second at the 2005 Stanford Cross Country Invitational ... placed 14th in the 3200m at the 2005 Golden West Games, and was eighth in the two-mile at the 2005 Arcadia Invitational ... earned a 3.93 GPA ... considering a biology major, with an interest in medicine. Personal Best Marks |
