PR's:
| 800 | Birmingham Southern | 2014 | 2:00.78 |
| 1500 | SAA Championships | 2016 | 4:04.54 |
| Mile | ETSU | 2016 | 4:33.03 |
| 3000 | ATC All Comers | 2016 | 8:59.00 |
| 5000 | Victor Ice Dual Breakers | 2016 | 15:27.92 |
2016: Second Team All Conference in the 1500m...SAA Academic Team...competed in nine meets and set four personal records...achieved a two second personal best in the mile at the ETSU Buccaneer Invitational (2/6), posting a time of 4:33...ran a personal best in the 5000m at the Victor Ice Dual Breakers (3/5), clocking in at 15:27...improved his 1500m time by one second at the SAA Championships (4/23), posting a time of 4:04 while earning a second place finish...competed in the 5000m and the 1500m at the Dr. Keeler Invitational (5/12-13) in Naperville, Illinois.
2015: Named to the SAA Spring 2015 Student-Athlete Academic Honor Roll...Second Team All-Conference...competed in eight meets and set four personal records...dropped significant time in the 1500m...held the top team time in the 1500m and was second on the team in the 5000m...started off the season with a personal record in the 3000m at the ETSU Buccaneer Invitational (2/7), clocking in at 9:22...broke the 16 minute barrier in the 5000m at the Shorter Invitational (3/28), posting a personal best time of 15:56...achieved a personal record in the 1500m at the UNF Twlight (4/10), clocking in at 4:05...placed second in the 1500m at the SAA Championships (4/24-25), posting a time of 4:05 while earning Second Team All-Conference honors...competed in the 5000m at the Dr. Keeler Invitational (5/8), at North Central College in Naperville, Illinois.
2014: Named to the SAA Spring 2014 Student-Athlete Academic Honor Roll and the Dean's List. Competed in nine meets and set five personal records...was second on the team in the 800m and third on the team in the 1500m...placed sixth in the mile at the SAA Indoor Challenge (2/15) with a personal best time of 4:45...achieved a five second personal record in the 800m at the 'Southern Invitational in Birmingham, Alabama (3/15), posting a time of 2:00...ran a personal record in the 1500m at the SAA Track and Field Championships (4/26), clocking in at 4:08 and finishing sixth...competed in the 5000m at the Dr. Keeler Invitational (5/8), at North Central College in Naperville, Illinois.
High School: Four-year letterwinner in cross country at South Effingham High School in Guyton, Georgia...team captain...named to the South Georgia Team as a senior...all-region selection...lettered twice in track...set school record in 800m (2:04)...two-time state qualifier...played two seasons of varsity soccer.
Personal: Samuel Jay Berendsen was born in Lufkin, Texas...the son of Donna and William Berendsen...has two brothers: Kaleb and Joshua...named to the Dean's List fall 2013, spring 2014 and fall 2014...also a member of the Berry cross country team...an engineering major at Berry.
