Sam Ketch - 2026-27 Track and Field Roster
Roster
Sam Ketch
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Clarkesville, Ga.
- High School:
- Tallulah Falls HS
2025–26 (SOPHOMORE): Competed in throwing events for USC Upstate after transferring from Davidson College … Recorded a personal-best hammer throw of 52.12 meters (171-0) at the Big South Outdoor Track and Field Championships … Posted a discus throw of 46.78 meters (153-6) at the Charlotte Invitational … Recorded a season-best shot put mark of 13.80 meters (45-3.5) at the Duke Invitational … Earned a fourth-place finish in the hammer throw at the Electric City Invitational with a mark of 47.73 meters (156-7) … Recorded a personal-best weight throw of 17.05 meters (55-11.25) at the Big South Indoor Track and Field Championships.
PRIOR TO USC UPSTATE:Â
2024–25 (FRESHMAN): Began his collegiate career at Davidson College … Recorded a personal-best discus throw of 46.97 meters (154-1) at the Davidson Relays, finishing sixth … Posted a hammer throw of 47.44 meters (155-8) at the Wake Forest Invitational … Finished ninth in the hammer throw at the VertKlasse Meeting with a mark of 44.68 meters (146-7) … Competed at the Atlantic 10 Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
PRIOR TO COLLEGE: Attended Tallulah Falls High School in Tallulah Falls, Ga. … Earned runner-up honors in the discus at the 2024 GHSA Class 1A Division I State Championships with a school-record throw of 162 feet, 10 inches … Finished third in the shot put at the same championships with a mark of 48 feet, 3 inches … Captured regional championships in both the shot put (48-8.5) and discus (153-7) during his senior season … Helped Tallulah Falls finish 12th at the 2024 state championships … Earned a third-place finish in the discus at the 2023 GHSA Class 1A Division I State Championships … Received recognition as a 2022 BLITZ Track and Field Athlete of the Year nominee … Joined USC Upstate following one season at Davidson College.
