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2017-18 Track & Field Roster

Dave Wegiel

Samuel Urben

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Geneva, Ill.
  • High School Geneva Community
  • Prev School Geneva Community

Biography

2017-18: Saw only action of the indoor season at the GVSU Big Meet, running as part of 4x400m relay that finished seventh (3:25.76) ... Finished seventh (50.61) in the 400m dash at the Bill Cornell Spring Classic ... Member of Loyola's third-place (3:14.67) 4x400m relay team at the Beach Invitational ... Helped lead relay to a victory (3:14.67) at the Wisconsin Alumni Classic ... Closed out Loyola career by running on 4x400m relay that posted a time of 3:10.96, the ninth fastest time in program history, en route to taking third place at the MVC Outdoor Championships ... MVC Scholar-Athlete Team honoree.

2016-17: Helped lead Loyola's 4x400m relay team to back-to-back victories at the GVSU Holiday Open (3:15.98) and the John Tierney Classic (3:22.93) to open the indoor season ... Member of squad that posted season-best mark of 3:14.23 (9th) at the SPIRE D1 Invitational ... Moved to ninth on Loyola's all-time 400m dash record board following a time of 48.52 (4th) at the Alew Wilson Invitational ... Put points on the board for the Ramblers at the MVC Indoor Championships in both the 400m dash (5th; 48.80) and the 4x400m relay (4th; 3:18.48) ... Opened the outdoor campaign with a personal-best 800m run time of 1:56.68 (5th) at the Stan Lyons Invitational ... Earned a fifth-place finish (49.55) in the 400m dash at the Redbird Invitational ... Clocked a 400m personal-best of 48.20 during a preliminary heat at the MVC Outdoor Championships ... Contributed to the team score at the outdoor league meet in the 400m dash (8th; 48.68), the 4x100m relay (6th; 43.12) and the 4x400m relay (6th; 3:14.90). 

2015-16: Recorded a career-best 600m time of 1:20.75 at the Meyo Invitational that moved him up to eighth all-time on Loyola's indoor record board in the event ... Ran the top 400m time (48.90) at the Alex Wilson Invitational two weeks later ... Member of Distance Medley Relay team that posted a time of 10:00.01, the eighth fastest time in school history, en route to capturing the league title in the event at the 2016 Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships ... Also contributed to the team score at the league meet as a member of third-place 4x400m relay team (3:19.19) ... Competed exclusively in the 400m dash during the outdoor season, clocking a season-best time of 48.71 at the 2016 Missouri Valley Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships.

2014-15: Clocked a personal-best 400m time of 51.80 at the Indiana Relays...Recorded two top-10 finishes in the 400m during the outdoor season...Placed fifth in the 200m at the Beach Invitational...Competed in both the 200m and 400m at the MVC Outdoor Championships.

High School: Qualified for the 2014 IHSA State Championships in the 400m...Four-time Academic All-Conference.
 

Urben's Collegiate Bests
Event Time Meet Date
200m (I) 24.04 Illini Classic 2015
400m (I) 48.52 Alex Wilson Invitational 2017
600m (I) 1:20.75 Meyo Invitational 2016
200m (O) 22.61 MVC Championships 2015
400m (O) 48.20 MVC Championships 2017
800m (O) 1:56.68 Stan Lyons Invitational 2017

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Junior

    Sprints
  • 2017-18Senior

    Sprints