Joseph Sams
Joseph Sams
  • Year:
    Fr.
  • Hometown:
    Lawai, Hawaii
  • High School:
    Waimea
  • Event(s):
    Sprints

Bio

Honors & Awards
  • Letterwinner (2023)
2023 | freshman
  • Part of the Storm’s winning 4x200 meter relay team (1:36.86) at the Darren Young Classic
  • Won the 100 meters at the Central Dual in a season-best 11.07 seconds
  • Ran a 22.66 in the 200 meters at the same meet, the fastest time by a Storm runner on the year, to claim second place
High School
  • A 2022 graduate of Waimea High School
  • Selected as Most Outstanding Male Athlete
  • Named Male Athlete of the Rotary/KIF track meet
  • Qualified for state in the 110m hurdles
  • Valedictorian of class
  • Member of National Society of High School Scholars
Personal
  • Parents are Timothy and Alicia Sams
  • Has two siblings, Jaiden and Jayna
  • Majoring in mathematics with a minor in Spanish

News Mentions

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Moon earns co-outdoor MVP after 5,000 meter title

Spencer Moon became the first athlete in Simpson track and field history to sweep the indoor and outdoor conference MVP awards, after claiming...

May 13, 2023

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Storm complete hosting of Kip Janvrin Open with strong showing

Multiple career-bests and athletes moving up the all-time lists concluded a strong showing for the Simpson College track and field teams at their...

April 28, 2023

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Moon lowers outdoor 5k record in Wisconsin

Behind a trio of performances from Spencer Moon, Lara Kallem, and Teghan Booth, the Simpson men and women’s track and field teams competed...

April 15, 2023

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Berkey paces Storm in outdoor opener

The Simpson College men and women’s track and field teams opened their outdoor seasons at the Central Dutch Invite in Pella, Iowa.

April 8, 2023

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Moon’s record-breaking performance paces Storm

The Simpson College men and women’s track and field teams completed another weekend, with Spencer Moon turning in another record-breaking...

February 11, 2023

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Storm men rise one spot in regional rankings

The Simpson College men’s track and field team rose one spot to ninth in the newest edition of the USTFCCCA Midwest Regional Rankings, as...

February 7, 2023

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Storm set multiple personal-bests in Nebraska

Both Simpson track and field squads traveled to the Prairie Wolf Invite, hosted by Nebraska Wesleyan, that saw multiple season and career-bests...

January 20, 2023

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Storm track and field begins new year at Pella

Simpson men’s and women’s track and field teams had multiple event winners as they opened the calendar year at the Dutch Athletics...

January 14, 2023