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2015-16 Men's Track Roster

Art McKinnon

Sam Schaefer

Sam Schaefer

  • Position:
    Middle Distance
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Weight:
    145
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Sausalito, Calif.
  • Previous Team:
    The Branson School
  • Major:
    Biochemistry

Summary

Biography

Senior Year (2015-16): Outdoor Track: Squad member ... Did not compete in any meets. Indoor Track: Participated in three meets ... Ran the 500 meters in 1:10.75 for 17th place at the Scarlet and White Invite ... Clocked a time of 54.92 seconds in the 400 meters at the Class of '32 Invitational ... Helped the 4x400 and 4x800 meter relay teams post times of 3:48.59 and 8:09.48, respectively, at the Greg Page Relays.

Junior Year (2014-15): Outdoor Track: Competed in three of the seven meets … Recorded a season-best time of 2:03.09 in the 800m run at the Holy Cross Invitational, earning him 21st place … Notched another season-best performance at the Yellow Jacket Invitational, finishing the 1500m run with a time of 4:35.23. Indoor Track: Competed in four of the eight meets … Recorded a season-best time at the Upstate Challenge, finishing the 400m dash with a time of 56.25 seconds … Grabbed another season-best time in the 500m run at the Class of ’32 Invitational, finishing in ninth place with a time of 1:12.95 … Notched another season-best performance at the Hamilton College Continental Invitational, finishing the 800m run in 11th place with a time of 2:06.66.

Sophomore Year (2013-14): Outdoor Track: Competed at the Holy Cross Invite earning a career-best time of 2:04.82 in the 800 meters. Indoor Track: Ran in six of the Raiders nine meets this season ... Registered a career-best time of 1:10.66 in the 500 meters at the Robert Kane Invite, while also notching a personal-best in the 800 meters at the Giegengack Invite with a time of 2:04.57 ... Posted a career-best in the 400 meters as well at the Class of ’32 Invite, clocking in at 55.50 seconds.

Freshman Year (2012-2013): Outdoor Track: Ran the 200 meter-dash in 26.30 at Navy and posted a time of 57.97 in the 400 meter-dash at Army. Indoor Track: Ran the 500 meter-run at Boston University with a time of 1:12.35 and at Cornell in 1:13.01.

Before Colgate: Served as co-captain his senior year ... Ran a 2:04 in 800m and 4:57 in the mile ... Top-10 in MCAL in 800m.

Personal: Given name is Samuel Schaefer ... Parents are Edward Schaefer and Elizabeth Gilbert ... Grandfather, Donald Schaefer, and uncle, Scott Schaefer are Colgate alums ... Born in San Francisco, Calif. ... Majoring in physics.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2012-13First Year

    Middle Distance
    5'10" 155 lbs

  • 2013-14Sophomore

    Middle Distance
    5'8" 155 lbs

  • 2014-15Junior

    Middle Distance
    5'8" 155 lbs

  • 2015-16Senior

    Middle Distance
    5'7" 145 lbs