PR's: 
| CC 5K | High School | 2012 | 16:57.03 |
| CC 8K | Regionals | 2013 | 26:45.04 |
| 10K | Big Peach Sizzler | 2015 | 35:12.00 |
| Half Marathon | Kiawah Island | 2014 | 1:14:46 |
2015: Named All Region...Second Team SAA All-Conference...USTFCCA All-Academic...named to the SAA Academic Honor Roll...competed in seven races...had four top-twenty finishes, with two top-ten...finished 13th at the Emory Dual 4 Mile with a time of 22:13 (9/1)...placed fifth with a time of 35:12, a personal record, at the Big Peach Sizzler 10K (9/7)...finished 17th with 26:51 at the Berry Invite 8K (10/17)...finished sixth at the SAA Championships with 27:10 (10/31)...finished the season with a 24th place finish at the NCAA Regional 8K with a time of 27:06 (11/14).
2014: Named to the SAA Honor Roll and the Dean's List...placed in the top-twenty twice, including one top-ten finish. Competed in five 8K races...missed two races due to injury...placed 54th at the Rhodes Invitational (9/27) in his race of the season, clocking in at 27:55 and helping the team to a sixth place finish...helped the team to a first place finish at the Maryville (Tenn.) Invitational (10/4), by placing eighth...helped the team to a second place finish at the SAA Cross Country Championships (11/1), clocking in at 27:34 and finishing 18th...helped the men's team to a eighth place finish at the South/Southeast Regional Championships (11/15), by placing 41st and posting a season-best 8K time of 26:55...also competed in the Kiawah Island Half Marathon (12/14), posting a 2:57 personal record time of 1:14:46 while finishing ninth.
2013: Named to the SAA Fall 2013 Student-Athlete Academic Honor Roll and the Dean's List. Totaled one top-twenty finish. Competed in eight races, including five 8Ks, two 5Ks and one half marathon...achieved two personal records...saw improvement in each race...began the season running a 30:27 8K at the Sewanee Cross Country Invitational (9/7)...helped the team to a second place finish at the SAA Cross Country Championships (11/2), clocking in at 27:25 and placing 16th...finished 55th at the South/Southeast Regional Cross Country Meet (11/16), posting a time of 26:45 to help the team to a sixth place finish...ran a personal record at the Kiawah Island Half Marathon, clocking in at 1:17:43.
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 and spring 2014...an engineering major at Berry.
