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2020-21 Men's Cross Country Roster

Samuel Saia

  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 165
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Jackson, Miss.
  • Highschool St. Andrew's

Biography

TFRRS Bio

Awards and Honors
  • 2019 SAA Academic Honor Roll
Junior Season (2019): Named to the SAA Academic Honor Roll... Competed in all eight meets for the Majors... Ran a career-best 5K time of 16:43.5 at the 2019 Allstate Sugar Bowl XC Festival in September... Ran a career-best 8K time of 27:59.7 at the NCAA Division III South/Southeast Region Championships in November. Finished a career-best 4th place overall at the Major Invitational in September.

Sophomore Season (2018): Competed in all six meets for the Majors... Ran a season-best 5K time of 17:51.8 at the Mississippi College Season Opener in August... Ran a season-best 8K time of 29:16.1 at the SAA Cross Country Championships... Finished a season-best 19th place overall at the Mississippi College Season Opener in August.

Freshman Season (2017): Competed in five meets for the Majors... Ran a season-best 5K time of 19:08.5 at the Mississippi College Season Opener in September... Ran a season-best 8K time of 30:49.0 at the Berry College XC Invitational in October... Finished a season-best 43rd place overall at the Mississippi College Season Opener in September.

Prior to Millsaps: Ran both cross country and track & field, and played football... Winner of the Art Book Award... 3x Maxima Cum Laude.

Personal: He is also a member of the track & field team at Millsaps... Majoring in Philosophy with a Minor in Psychology... Member of Psi Chi... Completed a summer internship with the Frates Biomedical Ethics Fellowship.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017Freshman

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  • 2018Sophomore

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  • 2019Junior

    6'2" 0 lbs
  • 2020-21Senior

    6'2" 165 lbs