Verrol Sam
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- Hometown:
- Petit Bordel, St. Vincent and the Grenadines
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- Year:
- Junior
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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
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCA) announced Wednesday afternoon that eight members of the Carson-Newman track & field team earned All-Region status for their efforts during the 2026 outdoor season.
EMORY, Va. – After two days filled with perseverance and strong performances, the Carson-Newman track and field teams both finished in the top four. The men’s side claimed third with 95.5 points, while the women’s took fourth, missing out on third by just one point, 88 points.
EMORY, Va. – On the opening day of the South Atlantic Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships, which featured periods of rain with pockets full of sunshine, Carson-Newman set itself up for some hardware tomorrow.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The postseason begins for Carson-Newman Outdoor Track and Field as it heads to Emory, Virginia, for the South Atlantic Conference Outdoor Championships on Wednesday and Thursday.
Rylan Jordan built off his strong first day at the Tennessee Invite with an impressive Saturday to conclude his weekend against stronger competition. The sophomore continues to top the time sheets in his respective events, cementing himself as one of the top sprinters in the nation.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - Following a quaint and restful Easter weekend where six athletes competed at two events, Carson-Newman returns to full force with a pair of events in the Volunteer State. Athletes will either head to the UT Invite in Knoxville or the Scots Invitational, hosted by Maryville College.
ROCK HILL, S.C. - Four members of the Carson-Newman men's track & field team have been named SAC Athletes to watch in the upcoming outdoor season. Bronze medalist in the 60m during the indoor season, Rylan Jordan, is joined by fellow All-American Amine Kasmi. Along with Carlos Kouassi and Verrol Sam.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The USTFCCCA has announced that 17 Eagles have been named to the Southeast All-Region Team for performances during the 2025-26 Indoor Track and Field season.
Four athletes take the top step in their events, and an additional 12 get podium finishes