2022 Cross Country Roster
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Sam Gilman
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Hilton Head Island, S.C.
- Squadron:
- 04 Fightin' Fourth
- High School:
- Hilton Head Island
Bio
- THREE-TIME ALL-AMERICAN | 2021 CROSS COUNTRY, 2022 INDOOR TRACK, 20222 OUTDOOR TRACK
- TWO-TIME MOUNTAIN WEST ATHLETE OF THE YEAR | 2022 INDOOR SEASON, 2022 OUTDOOR SEASON
- THREE-TIME NCAA INDIVIDUAL QUALIFIER | 2021 OUTDOOR TRACK, 2022 INDOOR TRACK, 2022 OUTDOOR TRACK
- TWO-TIME MOUNTAIN WEST CHAMPION | 1500-METER RUN (2021), MILE RUN (2022)
- HOLDS SIX ACADEMY RECORDS | INDOOR: MILE, 3000M RUN, 5000M RUN, DMR; OUTDOOR: 1500M RUN, 5000M RUN
- MOUNTAIN WEST RECORD HOLDER | INDOOR 5000-METER RUN
- SEVEN-TIME MOUNTAIN WEST ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
- 2022 AIR FORCE TRACK AND FIELD MVP
- 2021 AIR FORCE TRACK AND FIELD OUTSTANDING COMPETITOR
JUNIOR YEAR | 2021: All-American…Mountain West runner-up…first-team all-conference honoree…clocked the fastest 10K in program history (29:25.4) to finish 26th out of 253 runners at the NCAA Championships…added a 30:39.0 to place 34th at the NCAA Mountain Regional…clocked a career-best 8K time of 23:31.1 to finish second at the MW Championships and lead the men to their second-straight conference title…finished 42nd out of 246 runners at the Nuttycombe Invitational (23:57.0) and 41st out of 149 runners at the Bill Dellinger Invitational (24:03.4)…opened the season with a four-mile time of 20:15.5 at the Air Force Open (eighth).
SOPHOMORE YEAR | 2020: Runner-up at the Mountain West Championships…first-team all-conference honoree…clocked an 8K time of 23:39.2 to lead Air Force to the conference title…also posted the Falcons’ top finish (12th) at the Silver State Collegiate Challenge (personal-best 23:34.6)…named Mountain West Runner of the Week following that meet…also competed at the NCAA Championships, posting a 10K debut of 32:43.0 (193rd).
FRESHMAN YEAR | 2019: Earned the team’s Newcomer of the Year award...competed in three 8K races, including the conference championships...scored for the Falcons at the Bill Dellinger Invitational (career-best 24:30.8, 51st)...also ran that distance at the Mountain West Championships (24:33.8, 44th) and Nuttycombe Invitational (24:49.7, 130th).
MAJOR TRACK AND FIELD HIGHLIGHTS: Two-time All-American in the 5000-meter run, earning second-team status at the 2022 NCAA Indoor Championships (14th) and first-team honors at the 2022 NCAA Outdoor Championships (fifth)…named Mountain West Athlete of the Year for both the indoor and outdoor seasons as a junior…three-time Mountain West champion (1500-meter run in 2021, distance medley relay in 2022, mile run in 2022)…set a Championship Meet Record in the 1500-meter win (3:40.44)…three-time NCAA Qualifier…five-time all-conference selection…set the Academy Record in the 1500-meter run with a 3:40.39 performance in 2021…set five Academy Records as a junior – mile run (3:57.52a), 3000-meter run (7:47.93), indoor 5000-meter run (13:25.17), outdoor 5000-meter run (13:30.82), distance medley relay (9:31.62a)… that indoor 5000-meter time is the fastest time in Mountain West history, while the 3000-meter time is second and the outdoor 5000-meter time is third…six-time Mountain West Track Athlete of the Week…holds Class Records in the 1500-meter run (sophomore), mile (junior), 3000-meter run (junior) and 5000-meter run (sophomore, junior)…earned the team’s Outstanding Competitor award as a sophomore…claimed MVP honors as a junior.
HIGH SCHOOL: Hilton Head Island High School...accounted for two state titles in the 1600-meter run...also claimed one at 800 meters and one at 3200 meters...clocked a South Carolina state record in the mile at the Music City Distance Carnival (4:06.50)...that was the 10th-fastest mile by a high school senior in 2019...indoor All-American.
PERSONAL: Full name is Samuel Joseph Gilman...goes by Sam...nickname is “Hollywood”…son of Douglas and Annette Gilman...has one older brother, Ben, who ran cross country and track at Lee University...also has two younger siblings...majoring in management…future plans include becoming an acquisitions officer...serving as Athletics Officer for squadron…hobbies include playing video games such as competitive ranked Fortnite, walking up to strangers and acting as if he knows them, and engaging in extremely awkward conversations with people he just met...avid softball fan...worked Falcon Sports Camps over the summer…also worked in the Cadet Operations Center during Basic Cadet Training…member of Cadet Squadron 04.
- TWO-TIME MOUNTAIN WEST ATHLETE OF THE YEAR | 2022 INDOOR SEASON, 2022 OUTDOOR SEASON
- THREE-TIME NCAA INDIVIDUAL QUALIFIER | 2021 OUTDOOR TRACK, 2022 INDOOR TRACK, 2022 OUTDOOR TRACK
- TWO-TIME MOUNTAIN WEST CHAMPION | 1500-METER RUN (2021), MILE RUN (2022)
- HOLDS SIX ACADEMY RECORDS | INDOOR: MILE, 3000M RUN, 5000M RUN, DMR; OUTDOOR: 1500M RUN, 5000M RUN
- MOUNTAIN WEST RECORD HOLDER | INDOOR 5000-METER RUN
- SEVEN-TIME MOUNTAIN WEST ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
- 2022 AIR FORCE TRACK AND FIELD MVP
- 2021 AIR FORCE TRACK AND FIELD OUTSTANDING COMPETITOR
JUNIOR YEAR | 2021: All-American…Mountain West runner-up…first-team all-conference honoree…clocked the fastest 10K in program history (29:25.4) to finish 26th out of 253 runners at the NCAA Championships…added a 30:39.0 to place 34th at the NCAA Mountain Regional…clocked a career-best 8K time of 23:31.1 to finish second at the MW Championships and lead the men to their second-straight conference title…finished 42nd out of 246 runners at the Nuttycombe Invitational (23:57.0) and 41st out of 149 runners at the Bill Dellinger Invitational (24:03.4)…opened the season with a four-mile time of 20:15.5 at the Air Force Open (eighth).
SOPHOMORE YEAR | 2020: Runner-up at the Mountain West Championships…first-team all-conference honoree…clocked an 8K time of 23:39.2 to lead Air Force to the conference title…also posted the Falcons’ top finish (12th) at the Silver State Collegiate Challenge (personal-best 23:34.6)…named Mountain West Runner of the Week following that meet…also competed at the NCAA Championships, posting a 10K debut of 32:43.0 (193rd).
FRESHMAN YEAR | 2019: Earned the team’s Newcomer of the Year award...competed in three 8K races, including the conference championships...scored for the Falcons at the Bill Dellinger Invitational (career-best 24:30.8, 51st)...also ran that distance at the Mountain West Championships (24:33.8, 44th) and Nuttycombe Invitational (24:49.7, 130th).
MAJOR TRACK AND FIELD HIGHLIGHTS: Two-time All-American in the 5000-meter run, earning second-team status at the 2022 NCAA Indoor Championships (14th) and first-team honors at the 2022 NCAA Outdoor Championships (fifth)…named Mountain West Athlete of the Year for both the indoor and outdoor seasons as a junior…three-time Mountain West champion (1500-meter run in 2021, distance medley relay in 2022, mile run in 2022)…set a Championship Meet Record in the 1500-meter win (3:40.44)…three-time NCAA Qualifier…five-time all-conference selection…set the Academy Record in the 1500-meter run with a 3:40.39 performance in 2021…set five Academy Records as a junior – mile run (3:57.52a), 3000-meter run (7:47.93), indoor 5000-meter run (13:25.17), outdoor 5000-meter run (13:30.82), distance medley relay (9:31.62a)… that indoor 5000-meter time is the fastest time in Mountain West history, while the 3000-meter time is second and the outdoor 5000-meter time is third…six-time Mountain West Track Athlete of the Week…holds Class Records in the 1500-meter run (sophomore), mile (junior), 3000-meter run (junior) and 5000-meter run (sophomore, junior)…earned the team’s Outstanding Competitor award as a sophomore…claimed MVP honors as a junior.
HIGH SCHOOL: Hilton Head Island High School...accounted for two state titles in the 1600-meter run...also claimed one at 800 meters and one at 3200 meters...clocked a South Carolina state record in the mile at the Music City Distance Carnival (4:06.50)...that was the 10th-fastest mile by a high school senior in 2019...indoor All-American.
PERSONAL: Full name is Samuel Joseph Gilman...goes by Sam...nickname is “Hollywood”…son of Douglas and Annette Gilman...has one older brother, Ben, who ran cross country and track at Lee University...also has two younger siblings...majoring in management…future plans include becoming an acquisitions officer...serving as Athletics Officer for squadron…hobbies include playing video games such as competitive ranked Fortnite, walking up to strangers and acting as if he knows them, and engaging in extremely awkward conversations with people he just met...avid softball fan...worked Falcon Sports Camps over the summer…also worked in the Cadet Operations Center during Basic Cadet Training…member of Cadet Squadron 04.
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