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2025-26 Track & Field Roster

Samuel Dirkes

  • Position Throws
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Longmont, Colo.
  • High School Silver Creek HS

Biography

Accolades

  • Member of the 2023 NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Runner-Up team

  • All-American, Outdoor Track & Field, Shot Put (2023)

  • All-American, Outdoor Track & Field, Discus (2022)

  • RMAC Champion, Indoor Track & Field, Shot Put (2025)

  • All-RMAC, Outdoor Track & Field, Discus (2021, 2022, 2023)

  • All-RMAC, Outdoor Track & Field, Shot Put (2023)

  • All-RMAC, Indoor Track & Field, Shot Put (2021, 2023)

 

2024-25

Indoor Track & Field

  • RMAC Champion in the Shot Put at the RMAC Indoor Track & Field Championships, 17.81m

  • Finished 12th at the NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships

Outdoor Track & Field

  • Set a career best in the Shot Put at the CSU Pueblo Last Chance Qualifier, 18.06m

  • Finished 13th in the Shot Put at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships

2023-24

Did Not Compete

2022-23

Indoor Track & Field

  • Posted a career best in the shot put at the Western Colorado Alumni Open (17.97m) 

  • Finished 3rd in the Shot Put at the RMAC Indoor Track & Field Championships

Outdoor Track & Field

  • Finished 2nd in the Discus at the RMAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships

  • Finished 3rd in the Shot Put at the RMAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships

  • Finished 10th in the Shot Put at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships

2021-22

Indoor Track & Field

  • Placed fourth in the Shot-Put at the RMAC Indoor Track & Field Championships (16.83m)

Outdoor Track & Field

  • Finished seventh at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships in the Discus Throw (53.03m)

  • Posted a career best throw in the Shot-Put at the CSU Pueblo Last Chance Invitational with a throw of 17.25m

  • Posted a career best throw in the Discus at the Maverick Invite with a throw of 53.70m

  • Finished first in the Shot-put at the RMAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships (17.21m)

2020-21

Indoor Track & Field

  • Finished first in the Shot-Put at the RMAC Indoor Track & Field Championships (16.14m)

Outdoor Track & Field

  • Finished second in the Discus at the RMAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships (48.19m)

 

Prep: Graduated from Silver Creek High School in Longmont, Colorado… State Champion, Shot Put (2019)


Off the Track: Son of John Dirkes and Kim Dirkes and older brother to teammate Wyatt Dirkes

Historical Player Information

  • 2024-2025Senior

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  • 2025-26Graduate Student

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