Samuel Spencer
Samuel Spencer
Height: 5-10
Weight: 145
Year: Jr
Hometown: Seekonk, Mass.
High School: Seekonk
Position: Mid-Distance/Distance
Major: History

Career Personal Bests:
800m: 1:55:.65 indoors/1:55.96 outdoors.
1,000m:
2:28.98 at the BU Valentine Invitational, February 11, 2011.
1,500m:
4:00.17 at the Skyhawk Invitational, April 29, 2011.
1 Mile:
4:16.73 at the NE-10 Indoor Championships, February 18, 2012.
3,000m: 9:09.62 at the Harvard Invitational, December 11, 2010.
5,000m: 16:14.74 at the Wheaton College Invitational, January 23, 2010.

Indoor Season

2011-12: Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall Semester). NE-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall Semester). Competed in seven individual races and four relays for the Skyhawks on the season. Finished fifth overall out of 19 competitors with a personal best time of 4:16.73 in the one mile run at the Northeast-10 Conference (NE-10) Championships (2/18/12). Placed 55th overall out of 208 competitors in the 800-meter run at the Boston University Valentine Invitational (2/11/12) with a time of 1:55.65, a personal best indoors. Aided the Skyhawks in posting an NCAA Provisional Qualifying time (10:04.38) in the distance medley relay and finish eighth overall at BU running the first leg of the event. Finished fourth overall in 1:56.54 in the 800-meter run at the Charley Torpey Memorial Invitational (2/4/12). Ranked 17th overall out of 82 competitors in the one mile run (4:19.53) at the New Balance Boston Collegiate Indoor Games (1/27/12). Finished second overall out of 12 competitors in the 1,000-meter run with a time of 2:33.93 at the University of New Hampshire Tri-Meet (1/21/12).  Placed third overall in the 800-meter run at the Reggie Poyau Invitational (12/10/11) with a time of 1:57.88. Also, helped Stonehill finish first overall in the 4x800-meter relay (8:00.42) as the second leg of the event. Ran a time of 4:19.17 (eighth place) in the one mile run in his first race of the season at the Jay Carisella Invitational (12/3/11).

2010-11: NE-10 Commissioner's Fall Honor Roll. All-New England Honors (1,000 meters). Earned All-New England Honors in the 1,000 meters with a seventh place finish overall in 2:31.66. Ran to a personal best time of 2:28.98 in the 1,000 meter run at the Boston University Valentine Classic. Placed fourth overall at the NE-10 championships (2:32.95). Also posted a ninth place finish in the 1,000 meters at the Reebok Boston Collegiate Indoor Games in 2:32.32. Competed in the 800 meter run at the Tufts Stampede with a time of 1:58.68. Placed 23rd overall in the 3,000 meters at the Harvard Invitational in 9:09.62. Competed in the one mile run two other times during the season at the University of New Hampshire Tri-Meet (4:27.19) and the Jay Carisella Invitational (4:28.64). Helped Stonehill to a fourth place finish in the 4x800 meter relay at the NE-10 championships running the opening leg in a split time of 1:58.4. Ran on the "B" team 4x800 meter relay at the UNH Tri-Meet (8:36.04).

2009-10 Personal Bests:
5000m:
16:14.74 at the Wheaton College Invitational, January 23, 2010
3000m:
9:07.10 at the Tufts Stampede, February 6, 2010
1 Mile:
4:30.30 at the Reebok Indoor Games, January 29,2010

Outdoor Season

2010-11: Finished 12th overall at the NE-10's in the 1,500 meters running a time of 4:04.62. Placed 24th overall at New England's in the 1,500 meters in 4:00.82. Posted a personal best time in the 1,500 meters at the Skyhawk Invitational in 4:00.17 placing fifth overall. Also competed in the 1,500 meters at the Bryant University Invitational (4:07.60, eight overall) and the George Davis Invitational (4:03.68, 10th overall). Helped Stonehill to a first place finish at the NE-10 championships in the 4x800 meter relay running a second leg split of 1:59.4 (8:00.17). Placed 13th oerall in the 800 meter run in 1:58.57 at the UMass Minutemen Invitational.

High School: 2009 graduate of Seekonk High School. Lettered in cross country and track for coaches Eli Mello and Frank Mooney. Holds the school record in the 600m with a time of 1:25.95. Earned Sun Chronicle All-Star honors.

Personal: Born September 25, 1990, in Providence, R.I. Son of David and Elizabeth Spencer of Seekonk, Mass. Has three sisters. Lists favorite athlete as Tiger Woods.