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Kenton Sams
- Height:
- 6-4
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Brookshire, Texas
Personal Bests:
High Jump - 6'8.75" (indoor)
High Jump - 6'8.75" (outdoor)
Triple Jump - 44'10.75" (outdoor)
2015 Sophomore (INDOOR): Posted a mark of 6'8.75" in the high jump ... (OUTDOOR): Did not compete in any events ... 2014 Freshman (INDOOR): Posted a season-best mark of 6'8.75" in the high jump ... Recorded three top eight finishes including first-place at the Southern Miss Invitational ... Finished seventh at the C-USA Championship ... (OUTDOOR): Recorded a season-best jump of 6'8.75" in the high jump ... Posted six top eight finishes in the event ... Had a season-best mark of 44'10.75" in the triple jump ... High School: Attended Royal High School where he was a three-year letterwinner in track and field while also earning letters in basketball ... Recorded a PR in the high jump with a mark of 6'6" ... He had a PR in the long jump with a jump of 23'1" ... Named to the all-region and all-state teams in basketball ... Played in the TABC All-Star game and named MVP ... Personal: Son of Cecil Sams and Sabrena Williams ... Father played basketball at Prairie View and also played in Spain ... A psychology major.
High Jump - 6'8.75" (indoor)
High Jump - 6'8.75" (outdoor)
Triple Jump - 44'10.75" (outdoor)
2015 Sophomore (INDOOR): Posted a mark of 6'8.75" in the high jump ... (OUTDOOR): Did not compete in any events ... 2014 Freshman (INDOOR): Posted a season-best mark of 6'8.75" in the high jump ... Recorded three top eight finishes including first-place at the Southern Miss Invitational ... Finished seventh at the C-USA Championship ... (OUTDOOR): Recorded a season-best jump of 6'8.75" in the high jump ... Posted six top eight finishes in the event ... Had a season-best mark of 44'10.75" in the triple jump ... High School: Attended Royal High School where he was a three-year letterwinner in track and field while also earning letters in basketball ... Recorded a PR in the high jump with a mark of 6'6" ... He had a PR in the long jump with a jump of 23'1" ... Named to the all-region and all-state teams in basketball ... Played in the TABC All-Star game and named MVP ... Personal: Son of Cecil Sams and Sabrena Williams ... Father played basketball at Prairie View and also played in Spain ... A psychology major.
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