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2026-27 Men's Track & Field Roster
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Sam Peterson
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Position:
- Distance
- Hometown:
- Charlevoix, Mich.
- High School:
- Charlevoix
EMU: 2025-26: Indoor: Competed in four meets… Scored in two events at the MAC Indoor Championships, Feb. 27-28, finishing fourth in the 5,000m (14:31.35), and fifth in the 3,000m (8:20.73)… Recorded a second-place finish in the mile (4:14.65) at the Bob Parks Memorial, Jan. 24… Ran a personal-best 3,000m in 8:16.01 at the GVSU Big Meet Friday, Feb. 13… Outdoor: Competed in four meets… Named Academic All-MAC… Scored in two events for the Eagles at the MAC Outdoor Championships, May 14-16, finishing fifth in the 5,000m (14:36.11) and sixth in the 10,000m with a personal-best 30:08.42.
2024-25: Indoor: Competed in the GVSU Holiday Open, Dec. 6, setting a personal-best 5000m (14:22.88)… Outdoor: Did not compete in the outdoor season.
2023-2024: Academic All-MAC for both indoor and outdoor seasons…Indoor: Competed in six meets with three top-three finishes…Earned first place in the 3000m (8:29.51) at Bob Parks Memorial…Set a PR 8:25.89 3,000m at the MAC Indoor Track & Field Championships…Had three top-three finishes...Outdoor: Competed in five meets, with two top-three finishes...Set PRs in the 3000m steeplechase (9:08.14) at the MAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships and the 5000m (14:34.05) at Wake Forest Invitational.
2022-23: Joined EMU as an incoming recruit...Indoor: competed in seven meets and placed third in the DMR (10:03.54) and seventh in the 3,000 meters (8:33.27) at the MAC Championships…had PR’s of 1:54.70 in the 800 meters at the Silverston Invitational, 4:11.56 in the mile at the GVSU Big Meet, 8:27.24 in the 3,000 meters at the Meyo Invitational and 15:34.06 in the 5,000 meters at the GVSU Holiday Open...Outdoor: placed seventh in the 3,000 meter steeplechase (9:32.13) at the MAC Championships … posted PR’s of 3:53.25 in the 1,500 meters at the Elaine Leigh Invite and 9:31.09 in the 3,000 meter steeplechase at the GVSU Extra Weekend Meet.
HIGH SCHOOL: Competed in cross country and track for the Rayders under head coach Doug Drenth…Earned All-State honors after finishing sixth in the cross country championships…Won conference championships in the 800m, 1600m, and 3200m as a junior…Seven-time all-region honoree…Traverse City Record Eagle Dream Team first team member for cross country and track and field…Petoskey News Review First Team honoree in cross country his sophomore and junior seasons…NBIN qualifier in the mile…
PERSONAL: Full Name: Samuel Jon Peterson…Son of Matthew and Karen Peterson…Has one brother, Ben…Major: Media studies and Journalism.
2024-25: Indoor: Competed in the GVSU Holiday Open, Dec. 6, setting a personal-best 5000m (14:22.88)… Outdoor: Did not compete in the outdoor season.
2023-2024: Academic All-MAC for both indoor and outdoor seasons…Indoor: Competed in six meets with three top-three finishes…Earned first place in the 3000m (8:29.51) at Bob Parks Memorial…Set a PR 8:25.89 3,000m at the MAC Indoor Track & Field Championships…Had three top-three finishes...Outdoor: Competed in five meets, with two top-three finishes...Set PRs in the 3000m steeplechase (9:08.14) at the MAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships and the 5000m (14:34.05) at Wake Forest Invitational.
2022-23: Joined EMU as an incoming recruit...Indoor: competed in seven meets and placed third in the DMR (10:03.54) and seventh in the 3,000 meters (8:33.27) at the MAC Championships…had PR’s of 1:54.70 in the 800 meters at the Silverston Invitational, 4:11.56 in the mile at the GVSU Big Meet, 8:27.24 in the 3,000 meters at the Meyo Invitational and 15:34.06 in the 5,000 meters at the GVSU Holiday Open...Outdoor: placed seventh in the 3,000 meter steeplechase (9:32.13) at the MAC Championships … posted PR’s of 3:53.25 in the 1,500 meters at the Elaine Leigh Invite and 9:31.09 in the 3,000 meter steeplechase at the GVSU Extra Weekend Meet.
HIGH SCHOOL: Competed in cross country and track for the Rayders under head coach Doug Drenth…Earned All-State honors after finishing sixth in the cross country championships…Won conference championships in the 800m, 1600m, and 3200m as a junior…Seven-time all-region honoree…Traverse City Record Eagle Dream Team first team member for cross country and track and field…Petoskey News Review First Team honoree in cross country his sophomore and junior seasons…NBIN qualifier in the mile…
PERSONAL: Full Name: Samuel Jon Peterson…Son of Matthew and Karen Peterson…Has one brother, Ben…Major: Media studies and Journalism.
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