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Sammy Silva
| Year: | Freshman |
| Hometown: | La Mesa, Calif. |
| High School: | Our Lady of Peace |
| Position: | Distance |
Honors and Awards
All-Regional (cross country, 2009)
Personal Bests
XC 5k -17:53.7
XC 6k -21:35.2
2009-10
Won the Iona Meet of Champions with a time of 22:35.43 and helped
the Crimson earn the team title … Third among Harvard
runners and 49th overall at the NCAA Pre-National Invitational with
a personal best time of 21:35.2 … Earned second-team All-Ivy
League at the Heps Championships … Ran a personal best
17.53.7 to finish 12th at the Heps Championships and helped the
Crimson to a runner-up finish, is best performance at the
conference event since 1995 ... Earned all-region honors ... Third
among Harvard runners and 11th overall at the NCAA Regionals with a
time of 22:35, helping the team earn a fifth-place finish at the
event ... First among Harvard runners and 20th overall at the
ECAC Championships with a time of 17:58.5.
Before Harvard
Competed in four years of track and three years of cross country
… Cross country and track team captain as a senior …
Cross country and track teams’ Most Valuable Player all four
years … Western League cross country champion as a
sophomore, junior and senior … Western League champion in
the 800 meters, 1,600 meters and 3,200 meters … Division 3
cross country state champion as a senior … State champion in
the 1,600 as a senior … School Rookie of the Year …
Holds high school records in the 800 meters, 1,500 meters, 1,600
meters, 3,200 meters and 5k … San Diego Union Tribune Athlete of the
Year as a senior … Member of the National Arts Honor
Society.
Personal
Enjoys painting, reading, camping, and singing.









