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SAM VAZQUEZ |
| SPORT: |
Men's Track & Field |
EVENT (If Applicable): |
1,000m |
| YEAR (S): |
2011 |
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Sam Vazquez came away from Geneva, Ohio, the site of the 2011 NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Championships with the first individual men's title in ERAU Men's Track & Field history. The Palm Coast, Fla. product smashed the rest of the field in the 1,000m run, finishing three seconds ahead of the closest competitor with a time of 2:24.61. Vazquez's effort helped push the Blue and Gold to a program-best 12th-place finish at the event.
The middle distance runner was an All-American on the ERAU men's cross country team and a four-time All-American on the track & field squad. He holds 11 Embry-Riddle men's track & field records, as well as owning five of the fastest times in ERAU Cross Country history.
Vazquez's Career Highlights
- NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Champion: 1,000m (2011)
- Four-time NAIA Track & Field All-American (1,000m, 1 mile, distance medley, 4x800m relay)
- Sun Conference Track Athlete of the Year (2011)
- NAIA Cross Country All-American (2009)
- The Sun Conference Cross Country Runner of the Year (2008)
- Three-time first team All-Conference cross country selection (2008, 09, 10)
- Holds 11 Embry-Riddle Men's Track & Field records
- Owns five of the 20 fastest times in ERAU Men's Cross Country history
