Sammy Biggs Class: Junior Hometown: Morrison, Ill. High School: Morrison Event: Sprints

Updated Nov. 7, 2008

At SIU: 2008 NCAA Outdoor Mideast Regional Qualifier in the 400m, 4x100 and 4x400...Finished sixth at regionals in the 4x400 relay...Won the 400m title at the 2008 MVC Indoor Championships...Won event titles in the 4x100 and 4x400 at the 2008 MVC Outdoor Championships...Earned indoor and outdoor all-conference honors in 2008...Ran career-bests in the 200 (21.52) and 400 (46.46) at the 2008 MVC Outdoor Championships...Registered career-bests in the indoor 60 (6.96), 200 (21.98) and 400 (47.73)...Posted 21 top-10 finishes over the 2007-08 season...Finished among the top-10 individuals a total of 17 times in 2006-07...2007 NCAA Mideast Regional Qualifier in the 400m, finishing 23rd...Earned all-conference honors after finishing third in the 400 at the 2007 MVC Outdoor Championships...Ran team-bests in the indoor 200, 400 and 600, and the outdoor 200 and 400 as a freshman.

Pre-SIU: Attended Morrison High School, where he won state in both the 100 (10.64) and 400-meter (47.91) events, while finishing second in the 200 as a senior...Set school records in the 300 hurdles...Scored 28 points individually at the 2006 Illinois State track meet...Qualified for Junior Nationals...Also played football.

Personal: Full name is Sammy Donald Lee Biggs...Majors in Community Health...Son of Deanne Rosenow and Dan Elliott...Plays wide receiver on the Saluki football team, as well.