2016-17 Men's Track & Field
Taylor Allen Sprints
Kyle Baker Pole Vault
Charles Banks Mid-Distance
Cameron Behymer Throws
Cameron Beisel Jumps
Alexander Bruno Mid-Distance
Aaron Clark Jr. Multi-Events
Michael Collins Multi-Events
Emanuel Daggett Sprints/Mid-Distance
Victor Fortin Distance
Anthony Franze Sprints
Noah Frump Throws
Tyler Grimes Mid-Distance
Andrew Guzek Throws
Montel Hall Jumps
Elliott Hanke Mid-Distance
Karl Hanke Mid-Distance
Jonny Heagy Jumps
Austin Henkel Sprints
Connor Hickey Multi-Events
Quinten Holley Sprints/Hurdles
Jeru Lollis Sprints
Jack Mader Distance
Collin McCullough Jumps
Drew McKissick Jr. Throws
William Michener Mid-Distance
Maxwell Morello Distance
Keith Nagel Throws
Sidney Noble Distance
Brandon Riley Sprints
Bryce Otterbach Sprints
Connor Parrell Distance
Mark Pinnow Sprints/Hurdles
Matt Pinnow Mid-Distance
Hector Reyes Sprints
Jake Rasawehr Throws
Peter Rhodes Throws
Nick Ricks Jumps
Malik Riley Sprints/Jumps
Leland Robertson Distance
Alex Ruscitti Multi-Events
James Sampson Sprints
Alex Schuessler Mid-Distance
Jeremy Seiler Pole Vault
Ben Sekuloski Sprints
Evan Snow Pole Vault
Zach Topper Pole Vault
Dan Walters Distance
Alexander Watson Pole Vault
Nathan Woltmann
Josh Yonker Sprints
Tim Zange Mid-Distance
Ben Zibricky Mid-Distance
Full Roster
James Sampson

James Sampson

Events Sprints
Yr. Jr.
Hometown Naperville, Ill.
High School (Prev. School) Neuqua Valley

2018: Started the indoor season off strong on Dec.1, receiving an eighth-place finish in the 60-meter dash with a 7.14… He then captured sixth in the 200-meter dash with a time of 22.90, this was the team’s season best 200-meter dash time…Ran his outdoor-season best 200 meters on May 12 at the MVC Championships with a time of 22.66…Also performed well in the MVC Championships of the 4x100 meter relay race, where his squad scored three points with a sixth-place finish in a time of 42.41.

2017: Second on the team in the indoor 60m dash at 7.09 on Jan. 13... Owned the team's top time in the indoor 200m dash, 22.66 on Feb. 17... Had the team's best outdoor 100m dash time of the season, a 10.75 on April 15... Also owned the squad's best 200m dash time of the year, 21.82, which came on April 22... Part of the 4x100 relay squad that finished in 42.15 on April 15, the fifth-best time in that event in program history. 

2016: Member of the indoor 4x400m relay team (3:25.67) that led Valpo for the year…second-place in the 60m dash (7.07)…23.23 in the 200m race…part of the 4x100m relay team (41.84) that sits in second-place all-time for the Crusaders…held a mark of 10.95 in the 100m event…23.85 in the 200 meters.

2015: As a freshman, moved his way up the ranks as one of the top sprinters for Valpo…ran in three indoor events…55m (6.93), 60m (7.29) and 200m (23.75) dashes…kept the momentum going into the outdoor season…team best in the 100m dash (11.20)…22.92 in the 200m sprint…member of the squad’s top 4x100m relay (42.97).

Prep: Four-time letter winner for the Wildcats...named Sprints MVP award during the 2012-13 season.

Personal: Son of Diane and Jamie Sampson...deciding between a major of engineering or exercise science...born on Dec. 30, 1995.