2014-15 Track and Field Roster
Roster
Steven Champlin
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Castroville, Texas
- High School:
- Medina Valley
Five-Time USTFCCCA All-American
- 2017 First Team Outdoor 4x400-Meter Relay- 2017 First Team Indoor 4x400-Meter Relay
- 2016 Second Team Indoor 4x400-Meter Relay
- 2015 Honorable Mention Outdoor 4x400-Meter Relay
- 2015 First Team Indoor 4x400-Meter Relay
2018 Outdoor
Did not compete.
2018 Indoor
Ran in six meets … opened season at Corky Classic, helping 4x400 squad take third while placing second in the 400m … won the 400m at the Red Raider Invitational while the 4x400 team took second … PR’d in the 200m at the Texas Tech Open with a 20.89 … took third in the 400m at the Texas Tech Shootout while 4x400 team once again finished runner-up … scored points in both the 400m (fourth place) and 200m (sixth) at the Big 12 Indoor Championships … was part of 4x400 squad that ran at the NCAA Indoor Championships.
2017 OUTDOOR
Competed in nine meets during his outdoor slate securing a lifetime-best in the men's 400-meter race ... this lifetime run happened on home turf at the Texas Tech Red Raider Shootout, where Champlin took first-place with his 45.01 run, securing the No. 5 all-time outdoor record ... at the Big 12 Outdoor Track & Field Championship, Champlin had a silver-medal finish in the men's 4x400 with a 3:05.40 race for All-Big 12 honors ... Champlin qualified for the NCAA DI West Preliminaries in the 400m, 4x100m and 4x400m, finishing 15th (46.06) , 19th (40.09) and seventh (3:03.88) overall, respectively ... the 4x400 relay that qualified to compete on the national stage in Eugene, Oregon, wrangled fifth-place overall with their 3:02.29 race, which was the fastest Tech race since the 2005 championships relay.
2017 INDOOR
Ran in seven indoor meets for the Red Raiders ... took part in the No. 5 school record 4x400-relay time of 3:05.95 as the anchor at the Tyson Invitational ... also claimed All-Big 12 honors in the men's 400m in seventh-place, clocking a 47.70 run in the finals ... ran a season-best 47.38 400m race at the Tyson Invitational ... contributed to the First Team All-American 4x400-meter relay in College Station, Texas, as the Red Raiders finished sixth overall with a time of 3:05.63 for a No. 4 all-time school mark.
2016 OUTDOOR
Was hampered by injuries during a portion of the outdoor season, but competed in the 400m & 4x400-meter relay ... his top time in the open 400m came at the Big 12 Championship prelims at 47.98 ... helped the 4x400 relay to a sixth-place time at the Texas Relays invitational section at 3:07.47 ... also competed on the sprint medley relay team that finished second in Austin at 3:17.86.
2016 INDOOR
Competed primarily in the open 400 meters and the 4x400-meter relay during the indoor season ... opened the season with a third-place time of 47.55 in the 400m at the Texas A&M Quadrangular ... dropped down to 46.88 at the Tyson Invitational, finishing fourth overall in the event ... also ran the fastest time of the season for the Red Raiders and the second-fastest in school history in the 4x400-meter relay at Tyson, circling the track to a time of 3:04.98 ... finished fifth in the open 400m at the Big 12 Championship at 46.95 and fourth on the relay at 3:09.55 to earn All-Big 12 honors ... also helped relay squad to a ninth-place finish and second team All-America accolades at the NCAA Indoor Championships at 3:07.17.
2015 OUTDOOR
Featured on the 4x100 and 4x400-meter relays and the 200 and 400-meter dash events during the outdoor campaign ... notched two second-place times in the 400 meters ... his first at the Texas Tech Open at 47.04, followed by a mark of 45.92 a week later at the Wes Kittley Invite ... was a member of the fastest relay times of the season by the Red Raiders ... ran the anchor leg at the Texas Relays to give the 4x400 squad a time of 3:03.47, which was the seventh-fastest outdoor mark in school history and was No. 2 in the nation at the time ... earned Honorable Mention All-America honors for qualifying for the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
2015 INDOOR
Competed in seven meets in the 200 and 400-meter dash events, as well as a staple on the 4x400-meter relay during the indoor season ... racked up four third-place finishes in 2015 ... his best time of the season in the 400 meters came at the Tyson Invitational behind a time of 46.97 ... earned All-Big 12 performer honors after matching that time at the conference meet en route to a third-place finish ... as the leadoff of the 4x400 relay, he helped the squad to the seventh-best time in school history at the Arkansas Open at 3:07.00 ... earned First Team All-America honors after a seventh-place finish at 3:07.52 at the NCAA Indoor Championships.
MEDINA VALLEY HS
Attended Medina Valley High School, in Castroville, Texas, where he won a 2014 4A state title in the 400 meters ... He competed in the 100 meters, 200 meters and 400 meters at the state meet ... Holds school records in all three events--100 meters (10.20), 200 meters (21.41) and 400 meetrs (46.81) ... Born Feburary 16, 1996 ... Son of Scott and Sarah Champlin ... Has three siblings: Samuel Champlin, Kayla Agee and Dalton Agee.
