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The University of the South

2022 Men's Cross Country Roster

Sam Kearley

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Salida, Colo.
  • High School Salida

Biography

Career Accolades:

  • SAA Academic Honor Roll (2019, 2020-21)
  • University of the South Dean’s List
    • 2019-20 (Advent & Easter)
    • 2020-21 (Advent & Easter)
    • 2022-23 (Advent)

Career-best times (after 2022 season):

  • 8K - 27:20.4 at the NCAA South/Southeast Regionals (11/16/19)
  • 5K - 17:51.4 at the JSU Struts Invitational (8/30/19)

Top Performances and Career Results (TFRRS)


2022: Member of USTFCCCA All-Academic Team … SAA Academic Honor Roll … University of the South Dean’s List for Advent Semester … Competed in five events on the season … Finished as a scoring runner for the team five times … 

  • Finished 23rd at the Pretorius Invitational with an 8K time of 30:48.5 (Sept. 17)
  • Finished 243rd at the Louisville Classic with an 8K time of 28:45.1 (Oct. 1)
  • Finished 61st at the Berry Invitational with an 8K time of 28:19.8 (Oct. 15)
  • Finished 40th at the SAA Championships with an 8K time of 28:37.4 (Oct. 29)
  • Finished 81st at the NCAA South Regionals with an 8K time of 29:19.4 (Nov. 12)

2021: Did not compete as a member of the varsity team … 


2020-21: Team unable to participate due to the COVID-19 pandemic … Member of USTFCCCA All-Academic Team … SAA Academic Honor Roll … University of the South Dean’s List for Advent & Easter Semesters … 


2019: Member of USTFCCCA All-Academic Team … SAA Academic Honor Roll … University of the South Dean’s List for Advent & Easter Semesters … Competed in all seven events on the season … Finished as a scoring runner for the team seven times … 

  • Finished 67th at the JSU Struts Invitational with a 5K time of 17:51.4 (Aug. 30)
  • Finished 38th at the North Georgia Invitational with an 8K time of 29:53.6 (Sept. 14)
  • Finished 6th at the Sewanee Invitational with an 8K time of 29:48.4 (Sept. 28)
  • Finished 237th at the Louisville Classic with an 8K time of 28:42.4 (Oct. 5)
  • Finished 72nd at the Berry Invitational with an 8K time of 27:53.5 (Oct. 19)
  • Finished 29th at the SAA Championships with an 8K time of 27:32.71 (Nov. 2)
  • Finished 99th at the NCAA South/Southeast Regionals with an 8K time of 27:20.4 (Nov. 16)

On-Campus at Sewanee: Order of the Gown … President of Delta Tau Delta fraternity … Crafting Guild … Sewanee Sangha … Behavioral Neuroscience Research Assistant … 

Prep: Lettered three seasons with the cross country team at Salida High School … Member of State Runner-Up Championship Team … Also collected varsity letters with track and field, nordic skiing and mountain biking … Academic Honor Roll of Distinction … 

Personal: Son of John Kearley and Molly Chilson … Uncle Stephen C’90 attended the University of the South … Majoring in Neuroscience with a Religion minor … 

Historical Player Information

  • 2019Freshman

  • 2020-21Sophomore

  • 2021Junior

  • 2022Senior