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Bridgewater College

OFFICIAL ATHLETIC WEBSITE OF THE BRIDGEWATER COLLEGE EAGLES

2015-16 Men's Track and Field

Sam Gunther

  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 160
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Chesterfield, Va.
  • High School Matoaca
  • Position Mid-Distance

Biography

Career Highlights: Holds top time in BC all-time performance list as a member in distance medley relay...Holds record in BC all-time list for indoor 500...Holds top time in BC all-time performance list as a member of indoor 3200 meter relay...Ranks No.2 in BC all-time performance list for indoor 400 meter run...Ranks No.6 as member of indoor 1600 meter relay team on all-time performance list...Ranks No.5 on BC all-time list for indoor 800...Ranks No. 7 in BC all-time records in outdoor 400 meter run...Ranks No. 10 in BC all-time records in outdoor 800...Ranks third as member of outdoor 1600 meter relay team. 

2016 Outdoors: Set new conference and school record in the 800 meter (1:50.58)...Finished 11th in the 800 meter on a time of 1:51.91 at NCAA Outdoor Championships...All-Region in the 800 and 400 meter...Claimed the ODAC title in the 800 meter...Earned third team All-ODAC in the 400 meter...Ran a season-best time of 4:09.23 in the 1500 meter at W&L Carnival.

2016 Indoors: Set program records in the 500 meter (1:05.85), 600 meter (1:23.55) and 800 meter (1:54.15)...Contributed to new school records in the 4x200 (1:33.07) and 4x400 (3:22.84)...Second team All-ODAC in the 800 meter and a member of the second team All-ODAC 4x400 meter relay squad...Named ODAC Track Athlete of the Week on Feb. 22...Ran a season-best time of 24.12 seconds in the 200 meter at Crusader Classic...Ran a season-best time of 51.76 seconds in the 400 meter at Crusader Classic.

2015 Outdoors: Ran a season-best time of 49.28 seconds for All-ODAC honors in the 400 meter...Ran a school record breaking time of 1:51.67 in the 800 meter at Virginia Grand Prix...Ran a season-best time of 23.16 seconds in the 200 meter at Hopkins Loyola Invitational...ODAC All-Academic team.

2015 Indoors: Ran season-best 800 meter time of 1:58.64 at Tufts Last Chance...ran season-best 1000 meter time of 2:37.09 at Liberty Open...ran season-best time of 50.75 in 400 meter at ODAC Championships.

2014 Outdoors: Ran season-best 800 meter time of 1:56.87 at ODAC Championships...ran season-best 400 meter time of 51.16 at Liberty.

2014 Indoors: Ran season-best time of 52.06 in 400 meters at Hilton Garden Innvitational...Ran season-best time of 1:59.47 in 800 meters at Crusader Classic...Ran season-best 500 meter time of 1:06.58 at Liberty.

2013 Outdoors: Ran season-best time of 22.52 in 200 meter dash at Liberty...season-best time in 400 meter run at Mason Spring Invitational with 50.01 seconds...member of 4x400 meter relay team with season-best time of 3:20.97 at ODAC Championships.

2013 Indoors: Ran season-best in 400 meter run at Liberty with a time of 52.16 seconds...member of distance medley relay with a time of 10:17.20 at the Armory...member of 4x400 meter relay with a season-best time of 3:27.41 at ODAC Championships...ran season-best in 200 meter dash at Liberty with time of 23.91 seconds. 

Personal: Son of Bill and Pam Gunther...majoring in athletic training...born March 17, 1994.

Historical Player Information

  • 2012-13Freshman

    Sprints
    5'10" 160 lbs
  • 2013-14Sophomore

    Sprints
    5'10" 160 lbs
  • 2014-15Junior

    Sprints
    5'10" 160 lbs
  • 2015-16Senior

    Mid-Distance
    5'10" 160 lbs