Sam leads with his word, actions, and deeds, always early to practice and the first to volunteer. He is always there for his team. His hard work and dedication have resulted in him being one of the fastest HS Cross Country runners in the South Sound. All league multiple years, state qualifier two years, Team Captain, leader, and helps others with their races. He leads warm-ups and cooldowns. When allowed, he would stand at the end of the chute and shake the hand of every competitor until the very last athlete has finished. In the eyes of Sam, everyone in the race deserves to be recognized as we all ran the same race. Sam enlisted in the Army and plans to run at either the University of Puget Sound or Pacific Lutheran University to stay in his unit out of JBLM. Sam does not have any financial backing from his family to attend college. His father works at Sea-Tac for the TSA, and his mother works part-time at a Church. Sam joined the military as a way to pay for his college education. Sam qualified to run in the State Meet as an individual in 2018 and as part of the team in 2019. He has been instrumental in keeping the team running during COVID. He kept running and would remind and encourage others to keep running. Sam will finish in the top 5 at the SPSL League meet 2020 and would have again qualified for State if the State meet would have been run.