2022 Cross Country Roster
Bowers, Sam
Sam Bowers
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Milton, Ga.
- High School:
- Milton
Bio
2021-22 NCAA South Region All-Region
2021 All-SEC First Team
2020 All-SEC Second Team
2022: After sitting out the opener, scored in the final five meets, including being the Bulldogs’ top finisher in four of those…Finished 31st to lead the team at the 8k North Alabama Invitational with a 24:21.89…Was Georgia’s top finisher at the 8k Live In Lou Classic after taking 51st (24:20.0)…Posted a top-10 finish to be the first Bulldog across the line at the 8k Crimson Classic (10th – 24:18.9)…Scored at the 8k SEC Championships after taking 35th (24:25.28)…Earned All-Region honors at the 10k NCAA South Regional after running the course in 30:15.10 for 20th.
2021: Opened at the 8k Pre-Nationals and was the Bulldogs’ top finisher with a 24:16.6 for 101st…Posted an All-SEC First Team finish at the 8k SEC Championships after taking sixth (23:45.6)…Earned All-Region honors by clocking a 29:46.20 for ninth at the NCAA South Regional….Advanced to the 10k NCAA Championships individually and finished 206th (31:15.4).
2020: Posted the top finish at the 8k SEC Championships for the Bulldogs since 2013 by taking 10th (24:13.1) to earn All-SEC Second Team honors and lead Georgia to a third-place finish…Won his first career meet after clocking a 24:07.4 at the 8k FSU Invitational to lead his team to its first victory since 2017.
2019: Redshirted.
2018: Competed and scored in four meets for the Bulldogs, including a team best 103rd-place finish (25:05.4) at the 8k Pre-Nationals…Earned SEC All-Freshman honors after taking 28th at the 8k SEC Championships thanks to a time of 23:46.49…Was Georgia’s top finisher at the 10k NCAA South Regional after clocking a 32:44.4.
2021 All-SEC First Team
2020 All-SEC Second Team
2022: After sitting out the opener, scored in the final five meets, including being the Bulldogs’ top finisher in four of those…Finished 31st to lead the team at the 8k North Alabama Invitational with a 24:21.89…Was Georgia’s top finisher at the 8k Live In Lou Classic after taking 51st (24:20.0)…Posted a top-10 finish to be the first Bulldog across the line at the 8k Crimson Classic (10th – 24:18.9)…Scored at the 8k SEC Championships after taking 35th (24:25.28)…Earned All-Region honors at the 10k NCAA South Regional after running the course in 30:15.10 for 20th.
2021: Opened at the 8k Pre-Nationals and was the Bulldogs’ top finisher with a 24:16.6 for 101st…Posted an All-SEC First Team finish at the 8k SEC Championships after taking sixth (23:45.6)…Earned All-Region honors by clocking a 29:46.20 for ninth at the NCAA South Regional….Advanced to the 10k NCAA Championships individually and finished 206th (31:15.4).
2020: Posted the top finish at the 8k SEC Championships for the Bulldogs since 2013 by taking 10th (24:13.1) to earn All-SEC Second Team honors and lead Georgia to a third-place finish…Won his first career meet after clocking a 24:07.4 at the 8k FSU Invitational to lead his team to its first victory since 2017.
2019: Redshirted.
2018: Competed and scored in four meets for the Bulldogs, including a team best 103rd-place finish (25:05.4) at the 8k Pre-Nationals…Earned SEC All-Freshman honors after taking 28th at the 8k SEC Championships thanks to a time of 23:46.49…Was Georgia’s top finisher at the 10k NCAA South Regional after clocking a 32:44.4.
High School: Captured the GHSA Class 7A individual cross country and 3200-meter run titles on the track twice each…Claimed the state individual cross title his senior year as the only competitor to break 16 minutes in the 5000 meters, and was joined on the podium by fellow Georgia freshman Nicholas Yanek to complete a 1-2 sweep by the Milton runners in Carrollton...Named Georgia Gatorade Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year…Finished eighth at the state cross country meet as a sophomore…Personal-best times of 14:50 (5k CC), 9:16 (3200m) and 4:15 (1600m).
Personal: Born Oct. 5, 1999…Son of Richard Bowers and Cindy Bowers…Father, Richard, also attended UGA…Intended dual-major in Landscape Architecture and Management.Georgia Cross Country NCAA South Regional Championship Video Recap
Friday, November 10
Georgia Cross Country SEC Championship Video Recap
Friday, October 27
Georgia Cross Country Regionals Highlights
Friday, November 11
Georgia Cross Country SEC Championships Postmeet Recap
Saturday, October 29
