2024 Track & Field Roster
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Affolder, Sam
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Sam Affolder
- Position:
- Distances
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Purcellville, Va.
- High School:
- Loudoun Valley
Bio
2024 Pac-12 Steeplechase Runner-Up
NIL Opportunities: Samuel Affolder
2023-24 (Track): The Pac-12 runner-up in the steeplechase as the Huskies went 1-2 in the event, helping win the team title … advanced to NCAA West Prelims in the steeplechase, finishing 30th overall … ran a season-best steeplechase time of 8:45.57 at the Payton Jordan Invitational … steeple time of 8:49.71 to start the outdoor season at the Stanford Invite, placing fourth … competed at three meets indoors … opened with a mile time of 4:13.62 at the UW Preview … a 3,000-meters season-best of 8:18.62 at the Husky Classic … named to the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll … a USTFCCCA All-Academic Team member ... (Cross Country): Raced one time during the fall, running at the Wisconsin Invitational where he was seventh on the squad and 271st overall … work in the classroom earned a spot on the Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll.
2022-23 (Track): Raced three times indoors before missing the outdoor season due to an injury … indoors, opened the season with a mile time of 4:06.95 at the UW Indoor Preview … ran a 3,000-meters in 8:08.92 at the UW Invitational … part of the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll. ... (Cross Country): Ran in the top-seven at all five meets for the Dawgs including his first NCAA Championship run … was the No. 6 finisher for the Huskies at Nationals, placing 171st overall, as the Dawgs finished 14th … scored at the Pac-12 Championships, placing fourth on the squad and 23rd overall in 23:39, helping UW place third … was the fourth Husky finisher at the Wisconsin Invite, placing 114th in 24:09 … opened the year as the No. 3 Husky finisher at the Cowboy Jamboree, in 24:42, for 104th-place overall.
2021-22 (Track): Scored at the Pac-12 Championships and advanced to NCAA Prelims in the 3,000m steeplechase while lowering his PRs across the board … took seventh in the Pac-12 steeple final in a time of 8:44.54, and also was 16th in the 5,000-meters in 14:10.28 … placed 19th overall at NCAA West Prelims with a steeple time of 8:47.88 … ran a 1,500m best of 3:45.73 at the Sound Running Meet … second in the steeple at the UW-WSU Dual in 8:51.44 … set a steeplechase PR of 8:43.95 at the Mt. SAC Relays … indoors, set a new mile PR of 4:03.27 at the Husky Classic … ran a 3,000m PR of 7:55.91 at the Pac-12 Invitational, the 10th-fastest time in school history ... (Cross Country): Ran at the season-opening Charles Bowles Invitational, taking sixth as UW swept the top six spots, in 24:39.
2020-21 (Track): Made his first mark collegiately during the outdoor season, competing four times in the steeplechase including at the Pac-12 Championships … at his first Pac-12 meet, took 11th in the steeplechase in 9:21.95 and was 20th in the 5,000-meters in 14:14.13 … had a top steeple time of 9:03.96 in the UW-WSU Dual to take fifth … was 15th in the steeplechase at the West Coast Relays in 9:04.65 ... named to the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll.
2019-20 (Indoor Track; Outdoor Season Canceled): Redshirted the indoor season ... (Cross Country): Redshirted the fall season.
High School and Personal: Born in Hopewell, Virginia … parents are Brandyn and Jason Affolder … has three brothers, Murphy, Noah, and Luke, and a sister, Hope … Noah Affolder currently runs track and cross country at Oregon … a standout recruit, he was named Track & Field News’ 2019 Boys Track Athlete of the Year for indoor track after leading Loudoun Valley to three relay championships and two national records at the 2019 New Balance Indoor Nationals … clocked 4:06.21 on the final 1,600m leg of the DMR at the New Balance Indoors to lead his team to the win in a national record of 9:54.41 and was part of the 4xMile record-setters in 17:01.81 with a mile split of 4:06.19, and also got a win on the 4x800m relay … also won those same indoor relay titles during his sophomore season … a two-time Virginia State Champion in cross country, winning as a junior and a senior … the 2017-18 Gatorade Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year for Virginia … runner-up twice at Nike Cross Southeast Regionals, taking 23rd at Nike Cross Nationals in 2017 and 31st in 2018 and was part of two NXN team titles … was a Foot Locker XC finalist as a sophomore in 2016 … fourth in the mile at the 2019 Millrose Games in a time of 4:09.68 … won the VA Showcase 2-mile in 9:11.74 in January, 2019 … part of a military family, moving 14 times growing up.
Major Meets
2021 Pac-12 TF - 11th, Steeplechase | 20th, 5000m
2022 Pac-12 TF - 7th, Steeplechase | 16th, 5000m
2022 NCAA Prelims TF - 19th, Steeplechase
2022 Pac-12 XC - 23rd (4th UW)
2022 Regionals XC - 70th (7th UW)
2022 NCAA XC - 171st (6th UW)
2024 Pac-12 TF - 2nd, Steeplechase | 20th, Steeplechase
2024 NCAA Prelims TF - 30th, Steeplechase
Outdoor Bests
1500m.......3:45.73
5000m.......14:10.28
3000m Steeplechase.......8:43.95
Indoor Bests
Mile.......4:03.27
3000m.......7:55.91
5000m.......14:34.93
Academic Honors
2024 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team TF
2024 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2023 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
2023 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2021 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
NIL Opportunities: Samuel Affolder
2023-24 (Track): The Pac-12 runner-up in the steeplechase as the Huskies went 1-2 in the event, helping win the team title … advanced to NCAA West Prelims in the steeplechase, finishing 30th overall … ran a season-best steeplechase time of 8:45.57 at the Payton Jordan Invitational … steeple time of 8:49.71 to start the outdoor season at the Stanford Invite, placing fourth … competed at three meets indoors … opened with a mile time of 4:13.62 at the UW Preview … a 3,000-meters season-best of 8:18.62 at the Husky Classic … named to the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll … a USTFCCCA All-Academic Team member ... (Cross Country): Raced one time during the fall, running at the Wisconsin Invitational where he was seventh on the squad and 271st overall … work in the classroom earned a spot on the Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll.
2022-23 (Track): Raced three times indoors before missing the outdoor season due to an injury … indoors, opened the season with a mile time of 4:06.95 at the UW Indoor Preview … ran a 3,000-meters in 8:08.92 at the UW Invitational … part of the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll. ... (Cross Country): Ran in the top-seven at all five meets for the Dawgs including his first NCAA Championship run … was the No. 6 finisher for the Huskies at Nationals, placing 171st overall, as the Dawgs finished 14th … scored at the Pac-12 Championships, placing fourth on the squad and 23rd overall in 23:39, helping UW place third … was the fourth Husky finisher at the Wisconsin Invite, placing 114th in 24:09 … opened the year as the No. 3 Husky finisher at the Cowboy Jamboree, in 24:42, for 104th-place overall.
2021-22 (Track): Scored at the Pac-12 Championships and advanced to NCAA Prelims in the 3,000m steeplechase while lowering his PRs across the board … took seventh in the Pac-12 steeple final in a time of 8:44.54, and also was 16th in the 5,000-meters in 14:10.28 … placed 19th overall at NCAA West Prelims with a steeple time of 8:47.88 … ran a 1,500m best of 3:45.73 at the Sound Running Meet … second in the steeple at the UW-WSU Dual in 8:51.44 … set a steeplechase PR of 8:43.95 at the Mt. SAC Relays … indoors, set a new mile PR of 4:03.27 at the Husky Classic … ran a 3,000m PR of 7:55.91 at the Pac-12 Invitational, the 10th-fastest time in school history ... (Cross Country): Ran at the season-opening Charles Bowles Invitational, taking sixth as UW swept the top six spots, in 24:39.
2020-21 (Track): Made his first mark collegiately during the outdoor season, competing four times in the steeplechase including at the Pac-12 Championships … at his first Pac-12 meet, took 11th in the steeplechase in 9:21.95 and was 20th in the 5,000-meters in 14:14.13 … had a top steeple time of 9:03.96 in the UW-WSU Dual to take fifth … was 15th in the steeplechase at the West Coast Relays in 9:04.65 ... named to the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll.
2019-20 (Indoor Track; Outdoor Season Canceled): Redshirted the indoor season ... (Cross Country): Redshirted the fall season.
High School and Personal: Born in Hopewell, Virginia … parents are Brandyn and Jason Affolder … has three brothers, Murphy, Noah, and Luke, and a sister, Hope … Noah Affolder currently runs track and cross country at Oregon … a standout recruit, he was named Track & Field News’ 2019 Boys Track Athlete of the Year for indoor track after leading Loudoun Valley to three relay championships and two national records at the 2019 New Balance Indoor Nationals … clocked 4:06.21 on the final 1,600m leg of the DMR at the New Balance Indoors to lead his team to the win in a national record of 9:54.41 and was part of the 4xMile record-setters in 17:01.81 with a mile split of 4:06.19, and also got a win on the 4x800m relay … also won those same indoor relay titles during his sophomore season … a two-time Virginia State Champion in cross country, winning as a junior and a senior … the 2017-18 Gatorade Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year for Virginia … runner-up twice at Nike Cross Southeast Regionals, taking 23rd at Nike Cross Nationals in 2017 and 31st in 2018 and was part of two NXN team titles … was a Foot Locker XC finalist as a sophomore in 2016 … fourth in the mile at the 2019 Millrose Games in a time of 4:09.68 … won the VA Showcase 2-mile in 9:11.74 in January, 2019 … part of a military family, moving 14 times growing up.
Major Meets
2021 Pac-12 TF - 11th, Steeplechase | 20th, 5000m
2022 Pac-12 TF - 7th, Steeplechase | 16th, 5000m
2022 NCAA Prelims TF - 19th, Steeplechase
2022 Pac-12 XC - 23rd (4th UW)
2022 Regionals XC - 70th (7th UW)
2022 NCAA XC - 171st (6th UW)
2024 Pac-12 TF - 2nd, Steeplechase | 20th, Steeplechase
2024 NCAA Prelims TF - 30th, Steeplechase
Outdoor Bests
1500m.......3:45.73
5000m.......14:10.28
3000m Steeplechase.......8:43.95
Indoor Bests
Mile.......4:03.27
3000m.......7:55.91
5000m.......14:34.93
Academic Honors
2024 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team TF
2024 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2023 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
2023 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2021 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
Raising the Bar | Hana & Amanda Moll
Monday, August 04
Women's 1500m final - 2025 NCAA outdoor track and field championship
Sunday, June 15
Nathan Green | 2025 NCAA 1500m Champion
Saturday, June 14
Track & Field NCAA Championships | Huskies Highlights
Friday, June 13
