Samual Spranger

Year:

Jr.
Hometown:

Fond du Lac, Wis.
High School:

St. Mary's Springs
Events:

Sprints
Major:

Social Work
Indoor/Outdoor:

Indoor/Outdoor

Bio

Junior Season (2019): Indoor Season: Season-best time of 22.64 in the 200-meter dash at the Titan Challenge … School record and season-best time of 49.29 at GVSU in the 400-meter dash … Competed in the 4x400 meter relay three times. Outdoor Season: NACC Champion in the 400-meter dash at 48.32 … Season-best 200-meter time of 22.45 at the NACC Championships … Competed in the 4x400 meter and the sprint medley relays.

2018 Season (Sophomore): INDOOR: Competed in the 200 and 400-meter dashes, along with the 4X400-meter relay…Set the school record in the 400-meter dash with a winning time of 49.78 at the UW-Oshkosh Titan Challenge (February 17)…Won the 400 and was on the winning 4X400 team at the Private College Invite (January 13)…OUTDOOR: Qualified for the NCAA Division III Championships (May 25) in the 400-meter dash after running a school-record time of 48.09 at the NACC Championships (May 4-5)…Finished 16th at the NCAA Championships…Won the 400-meter dash at the St. Norbert Twilight (March 29), the Wisconsin Private College Championships (April 7), the UW-Whitewater Drake Alternative (April 28), and the North Central Gregory Final Qualifier (May 16).

2017 Season (Freshman): INDOOR: Competed in the 200, 300 and 400-meter dashes, as well as the high jump...Won the 400-meter dash at the NACC Indoor Championships (February 25)...Was also a member of the 4X400-meter dash team which also took first at the NACC Indoor meet...Posted wins in both the 400 and the 4X400 relay at the Private College Invite (January 14) as well...Ran season-best times of 23.03 (200), 36.42 (300), 50.15 (400), while clearing a season-best 1.80 meters (high jump)...OUTDOOR: Competed in the 200 and 400-meter dashes, along with the high jump...Set the school record in the 400-meter dash, running a 48.60 at the North Central Final Qualifier (May 18)...Placed second in the 400 at the NACC Championships (May 5-6)...Won the 400 at the North Central Dr. Keeler Invite (May 11) and the St. Norbert Quadrangular (April 29)...Was on the second-place 4X400-meter relay team at the NACC Championships.

High School (Saint Mary's Springs Academy): Helped the football team earn two state championships...400-meter dash record holder for track...Two-time state champion...All Fly-Way Conference running back and linebacker in football.

Personal: Son of Neil and Brenda...Has one younger brother, Spenser.