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Sam Bender
Distance
Class: Senior
Hometown: Saline, Mich.
High School: Saline
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Personal: Is a Biology major...Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team six times between track and cross country, named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence team in Fall 2010.

2010-2011
Indoor Track:
Cross Country: Captain for the 2010-2011 season...Took 56th overall at the 2010 GLIAC championship meet, held at Hillsdale, with a time of 26:51.1...Turned in identical times of 27:28 at the Spartan Invitational as well as the Charger Invitational.

2009-2010
Outdoor Track: Finished 20th overall at the 2010 GLIAC Outdoor championships in the 10,000 meter run with a time of 33:51.04.
Indoor Track: Ran a season-best of of 16:17.12 at the Kent State Invitational during indoor season.

2008-2009
Outdoor Track: Took 12th in the 5000 meter run at the Polar Bear Invitational with a time of 16:24.49.
Indoor Track: Finished 11th in the 5000 meter run with a time of 16:24.59 at the SVSU Indoor Classic.
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