2018-19
Indoor (Junior): Threw the weight in seven meets, including The Summit League Championship ... Finished 11th at the conference championship ... Improved to No. 6 in the North Dakota record book in the weight throw with a 58-1 (17.70m) ... Finished third at the meet in the event.
Outdoor (Junior): Had his best meet of the season at the South Dakota Challenge, setting personal-bests in the hammer throw (177-3) and the discus (155-2) ... His mark in the hammer moved him into seventh all-time in the Fighting Hawks record book ... Placed 12th in the discus at The Summit League Outdoor Track & Field Championship.
2017-18
Indoor (Sophomore): Made six appearances during the indoor season … Threw over 50-feet in the weight throw in every competition … Set a personal-record at the UND Tune-Up, hurling 52-8.25 (16.06m) in the weight.
Outdoor (Sophomore): Threw in eight meets, including the Big Sky Championship … Hurled a personal-best 150-4 (45.82m) in the discus at the Beach Pacific Coast Intercollegiate ... Also threw a then-best 159-10 (48.71m) in the hammer at the event … Finished second in the hammer throw at the Ron Masanz Classic with a 165-8 (50.51m) … Closed the regular season with a PR throw in the hammer at 169-3 (51.60m) at the NDSU Tune-Up.
2016-17
Indoor (Freshman): Earned a personal record in the weight throw with a mark of 50-07.25 (15.42) at the UND Indoor Tune-Up.
Outdoor (Freshman): Earned a personal record in the discus at the Lyle Hokanson Classic with a throw of 149-04 (45.51) ... Earned first letter.
Before UND
A 2016 graduate of Burnsville High School ... Lettered four times in track ... Served as team captain as a senior and was named Team MVP and Most Valuable Thrower ... East Metro White Conference champion in the discus as a senior and placed seventh at state ... Earned all-conference honors in the discus as a junior ... Was named team's Rookie of the Year and Sophomore of the Year in each of his first two years ... Also lettered twice in football (OT, DE) and once in olympic weightlifting ... Two-time all-conference performer in football ... Led Burnsville to three straight state titles in weighlifting and was the individual state runner-up as a senior.
Personal
Majoring in graphic design & new art media ... Son of Bruce and Laurie Samuel.
