Sammy Silva

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.