Verrol Sam
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- Hometown:
- Petit Bordel, St. Vincent and the Grenadines
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- Year:
- Sophomore
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- High School:
- St. Vincent Grammar School
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- Events:
- Jumps
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- Major:
- Exercise Science
Bio
AWARDS & HONORS
2025 Second Team Indoor All-American
SAC Athlete of the Week (April 30, 2024)
2025: Indoor - Opened indoor season with a second-place high jump finish and a height of 2.02m at the John Weaver Invitational hosted by Appalachian State. Shined in the Finn Pincus Invitational, taking home first-place finishes in the high jump and long jump. The Finn Pincus Long Jump event not only set a new PR for Sam, but at the time, it was the eighth-best long jump in the nation at the Division II level. Finished in tenth place at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships in the long jump, just one position out from qualifying for the event finals, he earned his first All-American honors while being named a Second Team All-American.
Outdoor - Competed at the Tennessee Invite for his lone event of the outdoor season, finishing 10th in the high jump, 1.93m.
2024: Indoor - Set former PR, placing second in the long jump at the VMI Invitational with a distance of 7.19m. Had a first-place finish at the VMI Winter Classic in the high jump with a height of 2.05m. Finished fourth and fifth, respectively, in the long jump and high jump at the SAC Indoor Track and Field Championships.
Outdoor - Set PR in the high jump at the first meet of the outdoor season, the LR Bears Open, setting a height of 2.10m en route to winning the event. Saw three consecutive first-place high jump finishes at the UNC-Asheville Bulldog Invite, App State Open, and won the SAC Outdoor High Jump Championship.
PERSONAL: Attended the Saint Vincent Grammar School, but finished his final two years of high school in Jamaica. Grew up in Petit Bordel, about an hour north of the capital city of Kingstown, SVG.
News mentions
Carson-Newman featured strong results at the 2025 Tennessee Invitational.
The USTFCCCA has announced that 13 Eagles have been named to the Southeast All-Region Team for performances during the 2024-25 indoor track and field season.
Verrol Sam earns tenth place in the men’s long jump to earn Second Team All-American honors.
The Carson-Newman sprinters performed well on day one of the NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships, sending one to Saturday’s championship heat.
Three Eagle athletes have qualified for the NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships in Indianapolis.
Carson-Newman Track and Field had a stellar outing on day one of the South Atlantic Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships.
Carson-Newman Track and Field broke four school records and set multiple personal records at the 2025 Music City Challenge at Vanderbilt University.
Carson-Newman Track and Field shined on day one of one of its biggest meets of the indoor season.
Four more first-place finishes highlight Carson-Newman’s trip to the 2025 Liberty Open.
Carson-Newman Track and Field athlete Verrol Sam was honored as the SAC Male Field Athlete of the Week after his performance at the Finn Pincus Invitational in Salem.
Carson-Newman shined at the Finn Pincus Invitational, with multiple athletes setting new PRs en route to seven top finishes.