Sam Sheldon - Men's Track & Field - Gettysburg College Athletics

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2019-20 Men's Track & Field Roster

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Sam Sheldon

Sam Sheldon

Position:

Mid-Distance/Steeple Chase
Class:

Senior
Height:

5-9
Hometown:

Tully, N.Y.
Highschool:

Tully

Summary
Media
Historical

Top Performances/Career Results

2019-2020

Season-best marks - Indoor:
- Mile: 4:21.51 – Notched third-place at the Centennial Conference Championship on the way to ranking seventh all-time at Gettysburg
- 3,000-meter run: 8:42.32 – Ranks second all-time in program history
- 5,000-meter run: 14:58.10 – Shattered the program record and became the first Gettysburg runner to break 15 minutes indoor at the Noke Elite Meet
- 4x800-meter relay: 8:09.77 – Claimed fifth at the CC Championship
- Won a total of 4 events (Mile, SU Invitational (4:24.16); Mile, Coach I Open (4:24.18); 3,000-meter run, SU Challenge (8:42.32); 5,000-meter run, Noke Elite Meet (14:58.10)
- Earned All-Centennial Conference Honorable Mention accolade in the mile

2018-2019

Season-best marks - Outdoor:
- 800-meter run: 2:02.35 – Personal-record
- 1,500-meter run: 4:05.40 – Personal-record
- Mile: 4:31.44
- 3,000-meter steeplechase: 9:28.44 – Collected third-place at the Centennial Conference Championship, which is the third fastest outdoor time in Gettysburg history
- 4x400-meter relay: 3:38.62 – Tallied third-place at the 37th Millersville Metrics
- 4x800-meter relay: 8:00.18 – Took fifth at the Centennial Conference Championship with the time ranking ninth all-time at Gettysburg
- Captured victory in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Little 3 Championship (9:39.84)
- Named All-Centennial Conference Honorable Mention (3,000-meter steeplechase)
Season-best marks - Indoor:
- 800-meter run: 2:05.38
- Mile: 4:33.90 – Took sixth at the Noke Elite
- DMR: 10:29.07 – Finished fourth at the CC Championship

2017-2018

Season-best marks - Outdoor:
- 800-meter run: 2:03.86
Season-best marks - Indoor:
- Won the mile by seven-hundredths of a second (4:46.78) at the Albright Invitational
- 4x800-meter relay: 8:04.52 – Registered third at the CC Championship to become the fifth-fastest relay in school history
- Distance medley relay: 10:30.04 – Claimed fourth at the CC Championship, which ranks third in school history
- 800-meter run: 2:06.53 – Tallied the teams third fastest time at the S.U. Invitational
- 3,000-meter run: 9:22.50 – Finished fifth at the Dickinson DuCharme Invitational, which was the team’s fastest mark of the indoor season

2016-2017

Season-best marks - Outdoor:
- 800-meter run: 2:03.02 - Placed 16th at the Centennial Conference Championships with a season personal best time
Season-best marks - Indoor:
- 800-meter run: 2:05.95 - Placed 19th at the Centennial Conference Championships with a season best time

High School

Competed in football, lacrosse, soccer, and track & field during his career at Tully High School
Competed as a safety in football, an attackman in lacrosse, and a right back in soccer
Competed in middle distance events in track
Earned all-league honors twice in track, gaining first-team recognition indoors and outdoors as a senior
Named to the National Honor Society and Spanish National Honor Society

Off the Field

History major and Political Science and Physics minor
Also competes for the Bullets cross country team
Participates with the Shots in the Dark Improv Comedy and the Gettysburg College Film Society

Personal

Son of Christopher and Janice Sheldon
Father played football at Grove City College, one cousin raced cross country/track & field at Syracuse University, another cousin ran cross country/track & field at Allegheny College, and sister ran cross country at Keuka College

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2016-17Freshman

Mid-Distance

5'9"
2017-18Sophomore

Mid-Distance

5'9"
2018-19Junior

Mid-Distance

5'9"
2019-20Senior

Mid-Distance/Steeple Chase

5'9"