- Samuel Borchers
Samuel Borchers (born May 25, 1988) is an Ohio-born athlete in
track and field as well ascross country , and currently a freshman running forPennsylvania State University . Borchers recently won the 2008Big Ten Conference outdoor 1500 meter run. Borchers set three Ohio High School Athletic Association Division III records in 2007 while a senior year atYellow Springs High School inYellow Springs, Ohio . These records, which still stand today, are 1:51.54 for800 meters , 4:10.83 for 1600 meters, and 7:48.39 as a member of the 4x800 meter relay along with Alexis Onfroy, Andy Peters, and Evan Firestone [ [http://ohsaa.org/sports/records/tfrecrd.htm State Records : Track and Field ] ] .In high school Borchers successfully defended his state title in the 1600 twice after his first championship as sophomore year in a time of 4:17.55 [ [http://www.ohsaa.org/Sports/tf/2005/bd3reslt05.htm TF: Boys Div ision III Results ] ] with times of 4:16.54 his junior year [http://www.ohsaa.org/Sports/tf/2006/bd3reslt06.htm TF: Boys Div ision III Results ] ] and 4:16.37 his senior year [http://www.ohsaa.org/Sports/tf/2007/bd3reslt07.htm TF: Boys Div ision III Results ] ] . Additionally, he claimed the state title in the 800 meter run his junior year in a time of 1:54.19 and his senior year in a time of 1:51.54. In his junior year, 2006, Borchers placed third in the Junior National Track and Field Championships 1500 meter run with a very impressive time of 3:46.32, the second fastest high school time that year, which converts to a 4:02.95 in the 1600 meter and a 4:04.36 in the mile which would better the all time Ohio high school record of former Olympian
Bob Kennedy [http://www.runohio.com/news/07-06-06Borchers.html] . In his senior year Borchers went on to win the Division III Ohio State title in cross country and led his team to a great performance at the state track meet [ [http://www.ysnews.com/stories/2007/06/060707_statetrack.html Yellow Springs News Online ] ] . At the 2007 Nike Outdoor Nationals, won the mile in a time of 4:03.33 [ [http://www.flocasts.org/flotrack/coverage.php?c=57&id=3876 Boys - Heat 3 mile | 2007 Nike Outdoor Nationals - Day 2 and 3 on Flotrack ] ] , the fastest time ran by a high school athlete in 2007 [ [http://www.usatoday.com/sports/preps/track/top-boys.htm USATODAY.com ] ] .References
External links
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=qgkH56Vbo80 2008 Big Ten Conference Outdoor 1500m]
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