Sam Hardy

Bio

2019-20 at Taylor:

Indoor: Raced to a second-place finish in the 3,000-meters at the Findlay Open, logging a career-best time of 9:29.92 … Member of the 4x800-meter relay squad at the Crossroads League Championships … Honored as an NAIA Scholar Athlete … Named Academic All-Crossroads League.

Outdoor: Outdoor season cancelled due to COVID-19.

2018-19 at Taylor:

Indoor: Logged a season-best time of 9:35.48 in the 3,000-meters at the Grand Valley State Invite … Recorded a time of 17:08.30 in the 5,000-meters at the IWU Invite.

Outdoor: Clocked a season-best in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 10:02.66 at the Crossroads League Championships for a sixth-place finish … Ran a time of 16:03.53 in the 5,000-meters at the Hillsdale Invite.

2017-18 at Taylor:

Indoor: Had a season-best of 9:53.40 in the 3,000-meters at the Findlay Meet … Recorded a mark of 17:44.96 in the 5,000-meters at the Indiana Wesleyan Invitational.

Outdoor: Crossed the finish in 16:53.43 in the 5,000-meters at the Hillsdale Invitational for a season-best time … Competed in the 3,000-meter steeplechase and had a season-best time of 10:41.46 at the Indiana Little State Championships … Finished seventh at the George Glass Invitational in the 3,000-meter steeplechase.

Prep: Ran four varsity seasons of cross country and track for Dave Waterstradt and Paul Henderson at North Muskegon High … Earned Most Improved Award for both teams … Competed in the 3,200-meter run at West Michigan All-Star Meet … Claimed All-West Michigan Conference honors in cross country … Academic All-Michigan selection … Graduated Summa Cum Laude … Member of National Honor Society.

Personal: Son of Dennis and Mary Hardy … Majoring in Christian ministries.