2020-21 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster
Roster
Sam Miller
- Position:
- Back
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Meridian, Idaho
- High School:
- Rocky Mountain
2021-22 (Senior): Swam four different events, with majority of action coming in the backstroke races ... at the ECAC Championships, placed 13th in the 200 backstroke and 14th in the 100 backstroke ... placed fourth in both backstroke events at Holy Cross ... went fourth in the 200 backstroke against Army West Point ... competed in four of five relays over the course of the season ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2020-21 (Junior): Swam five different events ... took second in the 100 backstroke (55.31) at Colgate ... at Bucknell's Patriot League Challenge Meet with American and Loyola, placed eighth in the 200 backstroke (1:58.14) ... competed on 200 medley, 400 medley and 200 freestyle relay teams ... led off the first-place 200 medley relay team at Colgate ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2019-20 (Sophomore): Swam four different events ... at the ECAC Championships, took 13th in the 200 backstroke and 16th in the 100 backstroke ... also led off the fifth-place 200 medley relay team ... placed third in the 100 backstroke against Binghamton and in the 200 backstroke at Holy Cross ... competed in four of five relays, with majority of action coming in the 200 medley ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2018-19 (Freshman): Primarily swam backstroke, breaststroke and IM events ... at the ECAC Championships, placed 12th in the 200 backstroke and narrowly missed qualifying for the 100 backstroke finals, finishing 17th in the preliminaries ... also swam the 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay and 200 freestyle relay at that event ... best individual finish of the season was a fifth-place effort in the 200 backstroke at the Bison Invite ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.Â
Before Bucknell: Four-year letterwinner in swimming at Rocky Mountain High School … took fourth in the 200 medley relay and sixth in the 100 backstroke at the state meet … earned team’s MVP award as a junior and senior … TVHSS All-Academic selection … Sue Shelton Hardest Worker Award winner … competed for the Boise YMCA Swim Team, which took second at the YMCA National Championship … served as that team’s captain and competed at the YMCA National Championship … entering collegiate career, posted the following personal-record times: 100 backstroke (54.25), 200 backstroke (1:57.61), 50 freestyle (23.32), 100 breaststroke (1:03.62), 200 breaststroke (2:18.08) and 200 IM (2:04.83) … also lettered twice in cross country at Rocky Mountain … was the squad’s Most Valuable Freshman.
Personal: Samuel Austin Miller … born May 12, 2000 in Highlands Ranch, Colo. … son of Michael and Jennifer Miller … has two younger brothers: Benjamin and Jack … mother played tennis at Colorado State … cousin Taylor Reiner is a member of the Wayne State women’s basketball team’s class of 2019 … relatives Janet Reidenbaugh ’66 and Robert Reiner ’64 graduated from Bucknell … spent the summer before college researching heat waves and their impact on commercial aviation at Boise State ... major was civil engineering.
