2008 Cross Country Roster
Roster

Sam Bird
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Columbia City, Ind.
- High School:
- Northrop HS
FRESHMAN (2008)
Competed unattached at the Bob Timmons Classic and Missouri Cross Country Challenge, finishing in 28th place (27:26.10) and 13th place (27:42.06), respectively…Placed 121st at the OSU Cowboy Jamboree after running a career-best 27:08 8K…Posted a personal-best 8K time of 26:03.70 at the ISU Pre-Nationals to place 65th in the Men[apos]s Open Race…Finished 78th at the Big 12 Championships in an 8K time of 26:53.50.
HIGH SCHOOL
Lettered all four years in both track and cross country…Conference and section champion in cross country as a senior in 2007…Qualified for state in 2006 and 2007…Made the all-region team in 2006 and 2007…Earned all-semistate honors in 2006 and 2007…Named MVP of his cross country team in both 2006 and 2007…All-conference 2005-2007…All-section team member 2006 and 2007…Member of state-qualifying team in 2005…Named team[apos]s most valuable rookie as a freshman in 2004…Was a two-time state qualifier in track.
PERSONAL
Son of Gary and JoAnn Bird…Majoring in environmental science.