2012 Men's Cross Country

Sam Hyams

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Pleasanton, Calif.

Biography

2012 (Senior)
Finished 91st at the NCAA West Regional, covering the 10K course in a personal-best 31:17
Established an 8K career-best 24:52.2 to place 15th at the Big West Championships
Came in eighth at the Titan Invitational 6K (18:03.5)
Added a top-five showing at the UCI Invitational (25:19.7)
Named UCI's 2012-13 Big West Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year

2011 (Redshirt)
Did not compete

2010 (Junior)
Competed at the NCAA West Regional (98th)
Placed 39th overall at the Big West Championships, completing the 8K course in a season-best 25:33.7
Finished fifth at the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational and 10th at the Cal Poly Invitational
Opened the season with a 24th-place showing at the UCI Invitational (25:45.8)

2009 (Sophomore)
Came in 93rd at the NCAA West Regional
UCI's top finisher at the Big West Championships, placing 24th overall (25:02.0)
Took fifth at the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational (25:59.33)
Added a top-12 showing at the Cal Poly Invitational

2008 (Freshman)
Finished the NCAA West Regional 10K course in 32:54.92 (130th)
Placed 50th at the Big West Championships
Top collegiate runner at the Titan Invitational (8K), clocking in at 25:38.0
Established an 8K season-best 25:36.57 in his collegiate debut at the Pepperdine Invitational

High School
• Graduated from Foothill High School in 2008
• Advanced to the state championships and broke the school record in the 1600m
• Named MVP of his cross country team

Personal
Majoring in history
• Parents are Jamie and Michael Hyams

TOP MARKS AT UCI
6K = 18:03.5 (2012 Titan Invitational)
8K = 24:52.2 (2012 Big West Championships)
10K = 31:17 (2012 NCAA West Regional)