2020 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Ritz, Sam
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Sam Ritz
- Position:
- Mid-Distances
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Philadelphia, Pa.
- High School:
- Germantown Academy
- Prev School:
- Columbia
Bio
2019 All-America Second Team (Mile, Indoors)
2019-20 (Indoor Track; Outdoor Season Canceled): In his one indoor season as a Dawg, was one of five Huskies to run under 4:01.00 in the mile, as he had a best of 4:00.85 at the Husky Classic that ranked 53rd in the NCAA … ran the lead-off leg on the top DMR of the year which ran 9:35.64 (converted for track size) at the JDL DMR Invite, a time that ranked ninth in school history and 16th in the NCAA … also had a mile time of 4:01.44 at the BU Last Chance Qualifier … opened his season with a 2:24.26 time in the 1,000-meters at the UW Indoor Preview, ranking fifth in school history ... (Cross Country): Ran just once in the fall, placing 23rd at the John Payne Invite at Chambers Bay.
2018-19 (Track At Columbia): Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminaries and advanced to the quarterfinals in the 1,500-meters, running 3:47.68 in the first round to advance … was Ivy League runner-up in the 1,500-meter final … ninth in the 1,500m at the Stanford Invitational in 3:45.62 … indoors, qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships in the mile, finishing 15th at nationals to earn Second Team All-America honors … won the Ivy League indoor title in the mile in 4:06.70 and ran on the winning DMR … broke four minutes in the mile at the Boston University Valentine Invite with a PR of 3:59.36 … won the mile at the Dr. Sander Columbia Challenge in 4:01.94 … (Cross Country At Columbia): Took 62nd overall at the Ivy League Cross Country Championships … 40th at the Princeton XC Invite … took 24th at Iona Paddy Doyle Meet of Champions.
2017-18 (Track At Columbia): Advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA East Prelims in the 1,500-meters, coming up just two spots short of a trip to Nationals with a 14th-place finish in 3:47.92 … ran on winning 4x800m relay at Ivy League Outdoors … set a PR in the 1,500m at the Virginia Challenge, taking sixth in 3:44.72 … won the Ocean State Invite mile in 4:03.43 … fifth in the 1,500m at the Stanford Invite in 3:48.28 … indoors, was fifth in the mile at the Ivy League Indoors in 4:12.51 and second on the 4x800m relay … a 4:05.09 mile time at the BU Valentine Invite … (Cross Country At Columbia): Raced just once in the fall, finishing 127th at the Princeton XC Invitational.
2016-17 (Track At Columbia): Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminaries in the 1,500-meters, placing 24th overall … third at the West Point Twilight 1,500m in 3:45.63 … first at Ivy League Outdoors on the 4x800m relay and eighth in the 1,500m final in 3:48.44 … seventh at the Florida Relays in 3:45.63 for 1,500m … indoors, took fourth in the 1,000-meters in 2:25.18 and ran on the winning 4x800m relay … season-best mile of 4:06.33 at the Fastrack National Invite … (Cross Country At Columbia): Did not compete in the fall.
2015-16 (Track At Columbia): Ran on the school-record 4x800m relay at the Penn Relays in 7:20.41 … ran an 800m season-best of 1:50.43 at the Virginia Challenge … won the Battle Road Twilight Meet 800m in 1:51.01 … took ninth in the 800m at the Ivy League Outdoor Championships and fifth on the 4x800-meters … did not compete indoors … (Cross Country At Columbia): Seventh at the IC4A/ECAC Championships … took 39th at NCAA Northeast Regionals … helped Columbia to the team title at the Ivy League Championships in 28th-place … placed 87th at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational.
High School and Personal: Born in Philadelphia … parents are Sara and Peter Ritz … has one older brother, Ben, and two younger brothers, Owen and Danny … brother Owen runs track at Dartmouth … finished third in the mile at the 2015 New Balance Indoor Nationals … won the 2015 PTFCA Indoor State title in the mile in a time of 4:09.56 … also lettered three years on the swim team.
Major Meets
2015 Ivy League XC – 28th (5th CU)
2015 Regional XC – 39th (3rd CU)
2016 Ivy Outdoor TF – 9th, 800m | 5th, 4x800m
2017 Ivy Indoor TF – 4th, 1000m | 1st, 4x800m
2017 Ivy Outdoor TF – 8th, 1500m | 1st, 4x800m
2017 NCAA Prelims TF – 24th, 1500m
2018 Ivy Indoor TF – 5th, Mile | 2nd, 4x800m
2018 Ivy Outdoor TF – 8th, 1500m | 1st, 4x800m
2018 NCAA Prelims TF – 14th, 1500m
2018 Ivy XC – 62nd (8th CU)
2019 Ivy Indoor TF – 1st, Mile | 1st, DMR
2019 NCAA Indoors – 15th, Mile (All-America Second Team)
2019 IVY Outdoor TF – 2nd, 1500m
2019 NCAA Prelims TF – 21st, 1500m
Outdoor Bests
800m.......1:50.43
1500m.......3:44.72
Indoor Bests
Mile…….3:59.36
2019-20 (Indoor Track; Outdoor Season Canceled): In his one indoor season as a Dawg, was one of five Huskies to run under 4:01.00 in the mile, as he had a best of 4:00.85 at the Husky Classic that ranked 53rd in the NCAA … ran the lead-off leg on the top DMR of the year which ran 9:35.64 (converted for track size) at the JDL DMR Invite, a time that ranked ninth in school history and 16th in the NCAA … also had a mile time of 4:01.44 at the BU Last Chance Qualifier … opened his season with a 2:24.26 time in the 1,000-meters at the UW Indoor Preview, ranking fifth in school history ... (Cross Country): Ran just once in the fall, placing 23rd at the John Payne Invite at Chambers Bay.
2018-19 (Track At Columbia): Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminaries and advanced to the quarterfinals in the 1,500-meters, running 3:47.68 in the first round to advance … was Ivy League runner-up in the 1,500-meter final … ninth in the 1,500m at the Stanford Invitational in 3:45.62 … indoors, qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships in the mile, finishing 15th at nationals to earn Second Team All-America honors … won the Ivy League indoor title in the mile in 4:06.70 and ran on the winning DMR … broke four minutes in the mile at the Boston University Valentine Invite with a PR of 3:59.36 … won the mile at the Dr. Sander Columbia Challenge in 4:01.94 … (Cross Country At Columbia): Took 62nd overall at the Ivy League Cross Country Championships … 40th at the Princeton XC Invite … took 24th at Iona Paddy Doyle Meet of Champions.
2017-18 (Track At Columbia): Advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA East Prelims in the 1,500-meters, coming up just two spots short of a trip to Nationals with a 14th-place finish in 3:47.92 … ran on winning 4x800m relay at Ivy League Outdoors … set a PR in the 1,500m at the Virginia Challenge, taking sixth in 3:44.72 … won the Ocean State Invite mile in 4:03.43 … fifth in the 1,500m at the Stanford Invite in 3:48.28 … indoors, was fifth in the mile at the Ivy League Indoors in 4:12.51 and second on the 4x800m relay … a 4:05.09 mile time at the BU Valentine Invite … (Cross Country At Columbia): Raced just once in the fall, finishing 127th at the Princeton XC Invitational.
2016-17 (Track At Columbia): Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminaries in the 1,500-meters, placing 24th overall … third at the West Point Twilight 1,500m in 3:45.63 … first at Ivy League Outdoors on the 4x800m relay and eighth in the 1,500m final in 3:48.44 … seventh at the Florida Relays in 3:45.63 for 1,500m … indoors, took fourth in the 1,000-meters in 2:25.18 and ran on the winning 4x800m relay … season-best mile of 4:06.33 at the Fastrack National Invite … (Cross Country At Columbia): Did not compete in the fall.
2015-16 (Track At Columbia): Ran on the school-record 4x800m relay at the Penn Relays in 7:20.41 … ran an 800m season-best of 1:50.43 at the Virginia Challenge … won the Battle Road Twilight Meet 800m in 1:51.01 … took ninth in the 800m at the Ivy League Outdoor Championships and fifth on the 4x800-meters … did not compete indoors … (Cross Country At Columbia): Seventh at the IC4A/ECAC Championships … took 39th at NCAA Northeast Regionals … helped Columbia to the team title at the Ivy League Championships in 28th-place … placed 87th at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational.
High School and Personal: Born in Philadelphia … parents are Sara and Peter Ritz … has one older brother, Ben, and two younger brothers, Owen and Danny … brother Owen runs track at Dartmouth … finished third in the mile at the 2015 New Balance Indoor Nationals … won the 2015 PTFCA Indoor State title in the mile in a time of 4:09.56 … also lettered three years on the swim team.
Major Meets
2015 Ivy League XC – 28th (5th CU)
2015 Regional XC – 39th (3rd CU)
2016 Ivy Outdoor TF – 9th, 800m | 5th, 4x800m
2017 Ivy Indoor TF – 4th, 1000m | 1st, 4x800m
2017 Ivy Outdoor TF – 8th, 1500m | 1st, 4x800m
2017 NCAA Prelims TF – 24th, 1500m
2018 Ivy Indoor TF – 5th, Mile | 2nd, 4x800m
2018 Ivy Outdoor TF – 8th, 1500m | 1st, 4x800m
2018 NCAA Prelims TF – 14th, 1500m
2018 Ivy XC – 62nd (8th CU)
2019 Ivy Indoor TF – 1st, Mile | 1st, DMR
2019 NCAA Indoors – 15th, Mile (All-America Second Team)
2019 IVY Outdoor TF – 2nd, 1500m
2019 NCAA Prelims TF – 21st, 1500m
Outdoor Bests
800m.......1:50.43
1500m.......3:44.72
Indoor Bests
Mile…….3:59.36
Raising the Bar | Hana & Amanda Moll
Monday, August 04
Women's 1500m final - 2025 NCAA outdoor track and field championship
Sunday, June 15
Nathan Green | 2025 NCAA 1500m Champion
Saturday, June 14
Track & Field NCAA Championships | Huskies Highlights
Friday, June 13
