2018 Track and Field Roster
Roster
Sam Prakel
- Position:
- Middle Distance
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Versailles, Ohio
- High School:
- Versailles
Five-Time All-American
Pac-12 1,500M Champion (2018)
Academic All-America, First-Team (2016)
NCAA Elite 90 Award Winner (2016 Indoor Track & Field)
2017 Pac-12 Cross Country Scholar Athlete of the Year
Four-Time Pac-12 Cross Country All-Academic, First-Team (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)
Three-Time Pac-12 Track & Field All-Academic, First-Team (2016, 2017, 2018)
2017-18: Outdoor - Earned his fifth career all-American honor by taking sixth place in the 1,500 meters with a time of 3:45.73 at the NCAA Outdoor Championships ... Advanced to the NCAA Championships in the 1,500 meters after finishing second with a time of 3:42.77 at the NCAA West Preliminary Round ... Pac-12 1,500 meter champion ... Captured first career conference title at the Pac-12 Championships, winning the 1,500 meters in 3:40.20 ... Also finished third in the Pac-12 in the 800 meters (1:50.59) to score a total of 16 points for the UO men ...Took first place in the 800 meters with a time of 1:49.57 at the Oregon Twilight ... Finished in fourth place and moved to No. 6 all-time at Oregon with a lifetime-best of 3:36.84 in the 1500 meters at the Bryan Clay Invitational ... Took third place in the 800 meters with a time of 1:52.48 at the Pepsi Invitational ... Took third place in the 1500 meters with a time of 3:39.75 at the Stanford Invitational. Indoor - Earned first-team All-America honors after finishing third in the mile (3:58.36) at the 2018 NCAA Indoor Championships ... Set an impressive personal record in the mile with a mark of 3:56.89, No. 3 in Oregon indoor history, at the Husky Classic, which also helped put him into NCAA qualifying position ... Helped his DMR team take first place and set the new NCAA lead time at the Columbia Challenge with a time of 9:31.87 ... Also competed in the mile (3:59.56) and was the first collegiate finisher in the 1500 meters (3:43.99) at the Columbia Challenge ... Cross Country - The Pac-12 men's scholar athlete of the year for cross country and a Pac-12 first-team all-academic selection for the fourth straight season ... Finished in 117th place at the NCAA Championships with a time of 30:32.8 ... Recorded a time of 24:43.3 at the Pac-12 Championships ... Took second place for the Ducks and 24th place overall (23:33.29) at the Pre-Nationals Invitational ... Opened the season by finishing second for the Ducks and 11th overall (23:53.9) at the Bell Dellinger Invitational.
2016-17: Outdoor - Advanced to the NCAA West Regionals in the 1500 meters... Was the third 1500 meter finisher at the Pac-12 Championships (3:46.71)... Took fourth place in the 1500 meters (3:43.23) at the Stanford Invitational... Finished seventh at the Bryan Clay Invitational in the men's 1500 meters (3:40.87)... Helped two relay teams achieve greatness, including the first place 4xMile team (16:21.81) and the first place distance medley relay team (9:32.61) at the Penn Relays, also named the Men's College Athlete of the Meet for his outstanding performance... Took fifth place in the 800 meters (1:50.99) at the Oregon Twilight ... Named Pac-12 first-team all-academic for second year in a row. Cross Country - Finished first in the season-opening Bill Dellinger Invitational (24:36.8) to score points for the Ducks ... Got third place in the Washington Invitational (23:27.30), scoring points for the Ducks... Was the Ducks' fifth finisher at the 2016 ISU Pre-National Invitational with a time of 24:38.8... Finished 33rd overall at the Pac-12 Championships with a time of 25:09.1... Was the Ducks' fourth finisher and 104th overall finisher at the NCAA Championships with a time of 30:53.6... Pac-12 all-academic first team for the fourth straight cross country season.
2015-16: A U.S. Olympic Trials qualifier at 1,500 meters and the NCAA Elite 90 award winner for indoor track and field. Also an NCAA scorer at both 1,500 meters and the mile. Outdoor - Great season running exclusively at 1,500 meters ... won that distance at the Payton Jordan Invitational (3:40.84) ... Was third in the 1,500 at the Pac-12 Championships in a season-best 3:40.11 ... Point-scorer for the Ducks at the NCAA Championships with a fifth-place finish in the 1,500 (3:40.84) ... Advanced to the semifinals in the 1,500 at the U.S. Olympic Trials ... Named a first team academic all-American ... Pac-12 all-academic first team. Indoor - Was the NCAA Elite 90 award winner for having the highest grade point average (3.97) among all competitors at the NCAA Championships ... Joined the sub-4:00 club at the Husky Classic, finishing third in 3:57.95 ... Was a member of the MPSF champion distance medley relay squad (9:29.89) ... Finished fourth in the mile (4:07.06) at the NCAA Championships to help lead Oregon to the team title. Cross Country - Was the runner-up at the season-opening Bill Dellinger Invitational (24:26.0)...finished 14th overall and was Oregon's fourth place runner at the Washington Invitational in 23:34.6...finished 81st at the Pre-National Invitational in 24:13.3...finished 30th at the Pac-12 Championships in 23:59.0...finished 43rd overall at the NCAA West Regionals in 31:58.0...Pac-12 all-academic first team. Season Bests: Outdoors – 1,500 Meters – 3:40.11 (PR), Pac-12 Championships, Seattle, Wash. (5/15/15). Indoors – Mile – 3:57.95 (PR), Husky Classic, Seattle, Wash. (2/12/16).
2014-15: Outdoor - Redshirt season. Indoor - redshirt season ... Raced in the mile in two early season meets before being sidelined for the year. Cross Country – Ran ninth in 24:43 at the 8,000 meter Bill Dellinger Invitational, his first cross country race as a Duck...good effort with a sixth-place finish at the Battle in Beantown (24:34, 8,000 meters) as part of Oregon's 1-2-5-6 finish...also ran at the Pre-Nationals Invitational...made Pac-12 Championships debut...placed second at the USATF Oregon State XC Championships in 25:47.0 (8,000 meters)...named to the Pac-12 all-academic first team.
2013-14: Outdoor – Qualified for the Pac-12 and NCAA Championships in the 1,500 meters…finished the 800 in fourth at the Aztec Invitational (1:51.14)…followed up with another fourth place finish at the Pepsi Dual (3:49.30) in the 1,500…came in fifth at the Oregon Relays with a then-personal best mark of 3:44.67 (1,500)…was a member of the first place 4xMile team that ran the sixth fastest time in NCAA history (16:09.67) at the Penn Relays…clocked in at 3:45.29 in the 1,500 at the Pac-12 Championships, finishing in seventh…had a great weekend at the NCAA West Preliminary meet to advance to the NCAA Championships…in the NCAA West meet, opened with a 3:43.69 1,500 to advance to the quarterfinals…earned the 12th and final spot to the NCAA Championships by running 3:42.30 in the quarters…after easing through the semis at the NCAA Championships (3:46.06), ran a personal best 3:41.04 in the final, coming in 10th. Indoor – Finished in the top 10 in all five races during the indoor season…came in 10th at the UW Preview in the 1,000 meters (2:30.32)…also came in 10th at the Rod McCravy Memorial Invitational in the 800 (1:51.11) while taking third in the distance medley relay (9:41.42)…took sixth in the mile at the MPSF Championships (4:05.80). Cross Country – Redshirt season…ran in his first collegiate race unattached at the Dellinger Invitational with a mark of 25:27 and placed 47th in the 8,000 meter. Season Bests: Outdoors – 800 Meters – 1:51.14 (PR), Aztec Invitational, San Diego, Calif. (3/28/13); 1,500 Meters – 3:41.04, NCAA Championships, Eugene, Ore. (6/14/14). Indoors – 800 Meters – 1:51.11, Rod McCravy Memorial Invitational, Lexington, Ky. (1/25/14).
Prep: Won the bronze medal in the 1,500 meters at the 2013 U.S. Junior Championships (3:46.93). A two-time Ohio Division III state champion in cross country (2011-12) for Versailles High School. Won the 800 (1:52.32) and 1,600 (4:14.00) meters at the as a senior at the 2013 Ohio state meet, where he also scored on the 4x400 meter and 4x800 meter relay. Set a prep best in the 1,600 of 4:09.92 in winning the Midwest Meet of Champions. Captured the 1,600 meters (4:10.33) and the 3,200 meters (9:16.14) at the 2012 state track championships. Went on to finish fourth in the mile at the 2012 New Balance Outdoor Nationals in 4:11.82. Was named a 2012 Wendy’s High School Heisman winner, as well as the Ohio Gatorade Runner of the Year. Was also a Footlocker Nationals qualifier in 2012. High School Bests: 800 Meters - 1:52.32, 2013; 1,500 Meters - 3:46.93, 2013; 1,600 Meters - 4:09.92, 2013; 3,200 Meters - 9:16.14, 2012.
Personal: Major is biochemistry.
Personal Bests
800 Meters - 1:49.57
Oregon Twilight
Eugene, Ore., 5/4/2018
1,500 Meters - 3:36.84
Bryan Clay Invitational,
Azusa, Claif., 4/20/2018
Mile - 3:56.89,
Husky Classic,
Seattle, Wash., 2/10/17
NCAA Outdoor Championships
2018 - 1,500 Meters, 6th, 3:45.73
2016 - 1,500 Meters, 5th, 3:40.84
2014 - 1,500 Meters, 10th, 3:41.04
NCAA Indoor Championships
2016 – Mile, 4th, 4:07.06
Pac-12 Track Championships
2018 - 1,500 Meters, 1st, 3:40.20
2018 - 800 Meters, 3rd, 1:50.59
2017 - 1,500 Meters, 3rd, 3:46.71
2016 - 1,500 Meters, 3rd, 3:40.11
2014 – 1,500 Meters, 7th, 3:45.29
NCAA Cross Country Championships
2017 - 117th, 30:32.8
2016 - 104th, 30:53.6
NCAA Cross Country West Regionals
2015 - 43rd, 31:57.9
Pac-12 Cross Country Championships
2017 - 46th, 24:43.3
2016 - 33rd, 25:09.1
2015 - 30th, 23:59.0
2014 – 43rd, 24:47
