2012 Men's Cross Country Roster

Sam Cross
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Springfield, IL
- High School:
- Springfield HS
| Event | Mark | Meet | Date |
| Cross Country | |||
| 8K | 27:20 | Gary Stoner Invitational | 10/06/2012 |
Noteworthy:
- Springfield City Track Champion in 1600m (2012)
- Track Sectional Champion in 4x800m (2012)
- Cross Country Springfield City Champion (2011)
- All-State in Cross Country (2011)
- Runner of the Year (2011)
High School:
Ran for Springfield High School under coaches Trae Cotner and Dan Devlin...Cross Country team was 3rd in the State (2009), 2nd in the State (2010) and 4th in the State (2011)...As an individual, was All-Conference for Cross Country (2010, 2011)...Springfield City Cross Country Champion in 15:57.54 (2011)...All-State for Cross Country in 15:11 (2011)...Was All-Conference in Track (2010, 2011)...Springfield City Track Champion in the 4x800m...Sectional Champion in Track for the 4x800m in 7:54.33 (2012)...Springfild City Track Champion for 1600m in 4:31.11 (2012)
High School Bests:
400m-51.8; 800m-1:57; 1600m-4:25; 3200m-9:47; 3-mile XC-15:11
Personal:
Parents are Brian and Carol Cross...Born May 17, 1994...Was SHS Most Improved Runner (2009, 2010), Most Valuable Runner (2011) and Distance MVP (2012)...Was Academic All-Conference in Cross Country and Track (2009-2012)...Member of the National Honor Society...Illinois State Scholar (2012)...National Scholar/Athlete Award winner from the U.S. Army Reserve for Academic and Athletic Excellence...Plans to study Mechanical Engineering






