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2020-21 Men's Track and Field Roster

Samuel Saia

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

Biography

TFRRS Bio

Awards and Honors
  • 2020 - 2021 SAA Academic Honor Roll
  • 2020 SAA Academic Honor Roll
Top Career Times
  • 800 Meters - 2:03.13 - Mississippi College Twilight - April 13, 2018
  • 1500 Meters - 4:16.42 - Mississippi College Season Opener - March 7, 2020
  • 3000 Steeplechase - 10:54.77 - 2018 SAA Track & Field Championships
  • Mile Run - 4:45.15 - Rhodes Invitational - March 16-17, 2018
Senior Season (Spring 2021): Second team All-SAA in the 800m and 3000 steeplechase … Marked a time of 4:18.93 in the 1500m at the Carey Outdoor Challenge in March … Posted a school record time of 1:59.06 in the 800m at the Border Battle in April … Placed second with a time of 2:00.03 in the 800m at the 2021 SAA Track and Field Championships in April … Raced a time of 9:52.55 in the 3000 steeplechase at the 2021 SAA Track and Field Championships.  

Junior Year (2019-20): Named to the SAA Academic Honor Roll ... He competed in both meets for the Majors in a season that was shortened by the CoVID-19 pandemic ... Ran a career-best 4:16.42 in the 1500 meters at the Mississippi College Season Opener in March.

Sophomore Year (2018-19): Saia did not compete in any track & field meets. 

Freshman Year (2017-18): He competed in all ten meets for the Majors ... He ran a career-best 10:54.77 in the 3000 Steeplechase at the SAA Track & Field Championships in April ... He ran a career-best 2:03.13 in the 800 meters at the Mississippi College Twilight in April ... He ran a career-best 4:45.15 in the mile run at the Rhodes Invitational in March... He ran a season-best 4:27.17 in the 1500 meters at the Southern Invitational in March.

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 cross country 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

  • 2019-20Junior

    Distance
    6'2" 0 lbs
  • 2020-21Senior

    Distance/Steeplechase
    6'2" 165 lbs