2017-18 Men's Track and Field Roster
Roster
Bloom, Samuel

Samuel Bloom
- Event(s):
- Mid-Distance
- Indoor:
- Junior
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Spokane, WA
- High School:
- Joel E. Ferris HS
- Major:
- Mechanical Engineering
Bio
Bloom's Performance History & Personal Bests
2018-19 Season
Indoor (Senior): Capped season with two all-conference performances … Earned first podium appearance of career individually in 800 at Big Sky Championships … Advanced through prelims in second and earned silver medal in finals with a time of 1:53.31 … Served as opening leg of gold-medal winning distance medley relay that achieved eighth fastest mark in program history … Took first place in 800 at Dual Meet Invite on Jan. 18 with converted time of 1:50.35 … Mark was a personal best and moved him to sixth on MSU top 10 list in event … Finished season atop Big Sky performance list in 800 and 11th in the mile (4:10.79) … Had two second-place 800 showings during season … Participated in all seven indoor meets.
2017-18 Season
Indoor (Junior): Earned all-conference accolades by closing year as member of Bobcats’ third-place distance medley relay squad at the Big Sky Indoor Championships … Member of relay that completed a time of 10:14.96 … Placed fifth overall at the conference meet in the 800 (1:53.37) … Season-best time of 1:51.82 was set at MSU home meet in Worthington Arena on Feb. 9 … Mark was the fifth fastest during the year on the Big Sky performance list … Member of two 4x400 relay first-place finishing during the season … Took third in the 800 on two occasions … Named to Big Sky Winter All-Academic Team.
Outdoor (Junior): Completed year by placing sixth at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships in the 800 (1:51.14) … Registered 10th best time of 1:52.49 on Big Sky performance list in appearance at the Utah/Weber State Spring Classic (April 6) … Participated in both of MSU’s California trips in the Triton Invitational and Beach Invitational … Earned one first-place finish at the Cat-Griz Dual in the 800 (1:53.58) … Named to Big Sky Spring All-Academic Team.
2016-17 Season
Indoor: (Sophomore): Moved to sixth all-time in program history in the 800m at 1:50.65 (converted) at Feb. 4 home meet … Completed season with a sixth-place finish at Big Sky Championships in the 800 … Advanced to finals with third-best preliminary time of 1:55.15 … Also served as member of Bobcats’ fourth-place 4x400 relay team at conference meet … Appeared in five meets during indoor campaign … Earned six first-place showings … Had top time among competitors in the 800 in home meets on Jan. 20 and Feb. 4 … Big Sky All-Academic Team.
Outdoor (Sophomore): Joined top 10 in 800 with a time 1:52.04 at Bryan Clay Invite in California (April 14) … Appeared in nine events for the Bobcats … Earned five separate top finishes during season spanning four events … Completed campaign with a fourth-place finish in the 4x400 (3:14.74) and 10th-place finish in the 800 at the Big Sky Championships in Sacramento … Earned first place in the 800 in matchups versus Montana at the Al Manuel Northwest Invite (April 1) and the Cat-Griz Dual (April 22) … Took third in the 800 and eighth in the 1,500 at the Utah/Weber State Spring Classic (April 7-8) … Also a member of traveling team that competed in California … Ran the 800 on back-to-back tdays in the Bryan Clay Invite and Beach Invitational (April 15) … Big Sky All-Academic Team … Named to USTFCCCA All-Academic Team.
2015-2016 Season
Indoor (Freshman): Ranked 11th in the Big Sky Conference in the 800 during regular season meets ... Finished sixth at the conference championships in the 800 ... Ran his fastest time of 1:53.86 in the Big Sky 800 finals ... Competed in a total of five meets ... Top finisher in the 800 in two dual meets held in Worthington Arena ... Ran the second leg of the 4x400 relay, placing sixth at conference.
Outdoor (Freshman): Participated in six meets ... Earned a victory in the 800 at the Al Manuel Northwest Dual (April 2) ... Ran the 200, 400 and 800 during the spring ... Earned runner-up finishes at the MSU Open in both the 400 and 4x400 relay ... Finished season with a second-place showing in the 400 at the Cat/Griz Dual (April 23).
High School: A 2015 graduate of Joel E. Ferris High School … Earned four letters in track, one in cross country and two in football … Team captain as a senior … Named to all-league team as a senior ... All-league second team as a junior ... Wrapped up senior year with District 8 Track Athlete of the Meet honors.
2018-19 Season
Indoor (Senior): Capped season with two all-conference performances … Earned first podium appearance of career individually in 800 at Big Sky Championships … Advanced through prelims in second and earned silver medal in finals with a time of 1:53.31 … Served as opening leg of gold-medal winning distance medley relay that achieved eighth fastest mark in program history … Took first place in 800 at Dual Meet Invite on Jan. 18 with converted time of 1:50.35 … Mark was a personal best and moved him to sixth on MSU top 10 list in event … Finished season atop Big Sky performance list in 800 and 11th in the mile (4:10.79) … Had two second-place 800 showings during season … Participated in all seven indoor meets.
2017-18 Season
Indoor (Junior): Earned all-conference accolades by closing year as member of Bobcats’ third-place distance medley relay squad at the Big Sky Indoor Championships … Member of relay that completed a time of 10:14.96 … Placed fifth overall at the conference meet in the 800 (1:53.37) … Season-best time of 1:51.82 was set at MSU home meet in Worthington Arena on Feb. 9 … Mark was the fifth fastest during the year on the Big Sky performance list … Member of two 4x400 relay first-place finishing during the season … Took third in the 800 on two occasions … Named to Big Sky Winter All-Academic Team.
Outdoor (Junior): Completed year by placing sixth at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships in the 800 (1:51.14) … Registered 10th best time of 1:52.49 on Big Sky performance list in appearance at the Utah/Weber State Spring Classic (April 6) … Participated in both of MSU’s California trips in the Triton Invitational and Beach Invitational … Earned one first-place finish at the Cat-Griz Dual in the 800 (1:53.58) … Named to Big Sky Spring All-Academic Team.
2016-17 Season
Indoor: (Sophomore): Moved to sixth all-time in program history in the 800m at 1:50.65 (converted) at Feb. 4 home meet … Completed season with a sixth-place finish at Big Sky Championships in the 800 … Advanced to finals with third-best preliminary time of 1:55.15 … Also served as member of Bobcats’ fourth-place 4x400 relay team at conference meet … Appeared in five meets during indoor campaign … Earned six first-place showings … Had top time among competitors in the 800 in home meets on Jan. 20 and Feb. 4 … Big Sky All-Academic Team.
Outdoor (Sophomore): Joined top 10 in 800 with a time 1:52.04 at Bryan Clay Invite in California (April 14) … Appeared in nine events for the Bobcats … Earned five separate top finishes during season spanning four events … Completed campaign with a fourth-place finish in the 4x400 (3:14.74) and 10th-place finish in the 800 at the Big Sky Championships in Sacramento … Earned first place in the 800 in matchups versus Montana at the Al Manuel Northwest Invite (April 1) and the Cat-Griz Dual (April 22) … Took third in the 800 and eighth in the 1,500 at the Utah/Weber State Spring Classic (April 7-8) … Also a member of traveling team that competed in California … Ran the 800 on back-to-back tdays in the Bryan Clay Invite and Beach Invitational (April 15) … Big Sky All-Academic Team … Named to USTFCCCA All-Academic Team.
2015-2016 Season
Indoor (Freshman): Ranked 11th in the Big Sky Conference in the 800 during regular season meets ... Finished sixth at the conference championships in the 800 ... Ran his fastest time of 1:53.86 in the Big Sky 800 finals ... Competed in a total of five meets ... Top finisher in the 800 in two dual meets held in Worthington Arena ... Ran the second leg of the 4x400 relay, placing sixth at conference.
Outdoor (Freshman): Participated in six meets ... Earned a victory in the 800 at the Al Manuel Northwest Dual (April 2) ... Ran the 200, 400 and 800 during the spring ... Earned runner-up finishes at the MSU Open in both the 400 and 4x400 relay ... Finished season with a second-place showing in the 400 at the Cat/Griz Dual (April 23).
High School: A 2015 graduate of Joel E. Ferris High School … Earned four letters in track, one in cross country and two in football … Team captain as a senior … Named to all-league team as a senior ... All-league second team as a junior ... Wrapped up senior year with District 8 Track Athlete of the Meet honors.
Personal: Son of Gina and Will Bloom … Majoring in mechanical engineering ... Grandfather, Jerry Wagner, competed in track and field at CSU-Pueblo (1961-65) ... Grandfather, Robert Bloom, wrestled at Ohio University (1951-55) ... Father, Will, wrestled at Pacific Lutheran University (1984-86).
Big Sky Preview
Friday, February 11
Track and Field Big Sky Championships
Monday, February 18
Coach Kennedy - Feb. 11, 2013
Tuesday, February 12
Coach Kennedy - Feb. 4, 2013
Tuesday, February 05