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Samson Colebrooke Season 2020-21

PositionSHORT SPRINTS
YearSenior
HometownExuma, Bahamas
Previous SchoolBarton CC (Kan.)

IN THE PURDUE RECORD BOOKS

  • Owns the school record, the top three times and five of the six fastest outdoor 4x100-meter relay times in school history, highlighted by a Purdue-best time of 38.75 (May 25, 2019), a No. 2 time of 38.92 (June 7, 2019) and a No. 3 mark of 38.94 (June 5, 2019)
  • Is No. 2 in the Purdue record books in the outdoor 200 with a time of 20.46 (May 25, 2019)
  • Has the second, third, sixth ans seventh-fastest outdoor 4x400 relay times in team history, led by the No. 2 time of 3:05.43 (May 25, 2019) and the No. 3 mark of 3:05.58 (March 30, 2019)
  • Ranks No. 3 in school history in the indoor 200 with a time of 20.80 (Feb. 28, 2020)
  • Is No. 3 in Purdue history in the outdoor 100 with a time of 10.19 (April 6, 2019)
  • Tied for No. 3 in Purdue history in the indoor 60 with a time of 6.65 (Feb. 22, 2019)
  • Owns the No. 3, No. 5 and No. 7 indoor 4x400 relay times in the Purdue record books, with a mark of 3:07.81 (Jan. 26, 2019) as third-fastest in school history
 

2019-20

Outdoor Track & Field / As a Senior
  • 2020 outdoor season canceled due to the global COVID-19 pandemic
Indoor Track & Field / As a Senior
  • All-America: 200-meter (USTFCCCA)
  • NCAA Qualifier: 200-meter
  • Big Ten Sportsmanship Award
  • Big Ten Men’s Track Athlete of the Week (December 11, 2019)
  • Participated in seven meets and competed in the 60, 200 and 4x400 relay
  • Ran the 200 prelims in 20.80, the third-fastest time in school history, and placed third in the finals in 20.91 and added a sixth-place finish in the 60 in 6.75 seconds at the Big Ten Championships on Feb. 28
  • Won three events, the 60 (6.70), 200 (21.06) and 4x400 (3:10.92) at the Music City Challenge on Feb. 14
  • Placed fourth in the 60 in 6.74 and was sixth in the 200, in 20.98, at the Razorback Invite on Jan. 31
  • Earned two wins, in the 60 in 6.69 and the 200 in 21.28, at the Larry Wieczorek Invite on Jan. 17
  • Ran a career-best-tying time of 6.65 seconds in the 60 prelims, which is tied for third-fastest in school history, and finished third in the finals in 6.79, at the Gene Edmonds Memorial on Jan. 10
  • Won the 60 in 6.72 seconds at the Fred Wilt Open on Dec. 7
 

2018-19

Outdoor Track & Field / As a Junior
  • First Team All-America: 4x100 relay
  • All-Big Ten First Team
  • Big Ten Sportsmanship Award
  • NCAA Qualifier: 200-meter, 4x100 relay and 4x400 relay
  • Big Ten Men’s Track Athlete of the Week (April 9, 2019)
  • Competed in eight events and ran in the 100, 200, 400, 4x100, 4x200, 4x400 and 1,600 sprint medley relay
  • Raced to a seventh-place finish at the NCAA Championships on June 7 in the 4x100 in 38.92, the second-fastest time in school history, two days after a 38.94 in the prelims, the third-fastest time in the Purdue record books
  • Finished 15th in the 200 (20.49) and 17th in the 4x400 with a time of 3:07.65, No. 7 in Purdue history, at the NCAA Championships on June 5
  • Ran in four events at the NCAA Regionals on May 25, highlighted by a time of 20.46 in the 200, the second-fastest time in Purdue history and the fastest since 1972
  • Won a Big Ten title in the 4x100 in 39.39, the No. 6-fastest time in Purdue history, and placed fourth in the 100 (10.29), 200 (20.73) and 4x400 (3:08.30) at the Big Ten Championships on May 10
  • Recorded the third-fastest time in program history in the 100 with a 10.19 to win the event and also took home gold in the 200, in 20.74, and the 4x100, in 39.39, the sixth-fastest time in team history, at the Jim Click Shootout on April 6, and was named the Big Ten Men’s Track Athlete of the Week
  • Won the 4x400 in 3:05.58, which ranks No. 3 at Purdue, at the Florida Relays on March 30
Indoor Track & Field / As a Junior
  • Competed in seven events and ran in the 60, 200, 300 and 4x400 relay
  • Earned two top-10 times at the Big Ten Championships on Feb. 23, tying the fourth-fastest time in team history in the 200 with a 21.19, the fastest time at Purdue in four years, to finish fifth in the race, and winning bronze in the 4x400 in 3:07.93, the fifth-fastest time in school history, and also placed fifth in the 60 finals in 6.75
  • Ran the 60 in 6.65 seconds, tied for the third-fastest time in school history, to finish sixth in the finals and also placed third in the 4x400 in 3:08.52, the seventh-fastest time in Purdue history, at the Tiger Paw Invite on Feb. 9
  • Finished third in the 60 finals in 6.75 at the Fred Wilt Open on Feb. 1
  • Recorded the third-fastest 4x400 relay time in the school record books with a 3:07.81 to finish third at the Razorback Invite on Jan. 26
  • Took home silver in the 60 in 6.73 seconds and was fifth in the 200 in 21.55 at the Larry Wieczorek Invite
  • Won the 200 in 21.74 at the Gene Edmonds Open on Jan. 12
  • On the 300, in 33.87, and added a runner-up finish in the 60 finals in 6.68 at the Hoosier Open on Dec. 7
International Competition
  • After the NCAA season, competed for the Bahamas at the NACAC U23 Championships and won the 200-meter dash with a time of 20.58 and ran a personal-best 100-meter dash in 10.01 seconds
 

PRIOR TO PURDUE / AT BARTON CC FROM 2016-18

2018 Outdoor Track & Field / As a Sophomore
  • All-America (USTFCCCA)
  • Competed at the NJCAA Division I Outdoor National Championships in the 200m, 4x100m and the 4x400m
  • Shaved .27 seconds off the 100m dash from the previous year, earning a personal-best time of 10.33 at the 2018 Region VI Outdoor T&F Championships
  • Won the NJCAA Division I Outdoor Championships 4x100m with a time of 39.78
  • Recorded top-10 finishes in four event finals at the NJCAA Division I Outdoor Championships
2017-18 Indoor Track & Field / As a Sophomore
  • Ran a personal-best 6.72 in the 60 meters
 
2017 Outdoor Track & Field / As a Freshman
  • All-America (USTFCCCA)
  • Placed third in the 4x100 and 4x400 at the NJCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field National Championships
  • Placed ninth in the 200m at the NJCAA Outdoor National Championships with a time of 21.43
  • Secured two first-place finishes at the Region IV Outdoor Championships in the 4x100m and the 4x400m
  • Posted a 400m best time of 49.05at the ESU Spring Invitational
 

PERSONAL

  • Parents are Shenique and Modesta
  • Has 10 brothers and four sisters
  • Majoring in law and society
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