Sam Bailin

Class: Sophomore Hometown: Urbandale, Iowa High School: Valley

Event: Distance

2008 -- Track - redshirted... placed sixth in 3,000 meters (9:00.42) at Iowa Open and sixth in 1,500 meters (5:16.65) at Musco Twilight X while competing unattached...Cross Country - ran collegiate bests in 6,000 meters (18:57) at Hawkeye Invite, 8,000 meters (23:36) at Auburn Invite and 10,000 meters (32:36) at NCAA Midwest Regional... his 8,000-meter time ranks fourth in school history... placed 50th at Big Ten Championships (25:40) and 54th at NCAA Midwest Regional (32:36)... academic all-Big Ten... Iowa's Big Ten Sportsmanship Award honoree... letterwinner.

2007 -- Cross Country - ran season bests in 8,000 meters (25:27) at NCAA Pre-Nationals and 10,000 meters (33:24) at NCAA Midwest Regional... competed in all six races... team earned USTFCCCA academic all-America honors... letterwinner.

High School -- conference 1,600-meter champion (4:40) and runner-up in 3,200 meters (9:41) senior year... two-time all-conference and all-district... team captain senior year.

Personal -- born July 19, 1988... son of Steven Bailin and Audrey Porter... microbiology major.

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