Vassar College Athletics

2021 Liberty League All-Academic Team
2020 Liberty League All-Academic Team
2019 Liberty League All-Academic Team

PERSONAL BESTS: (Semlear’s Full Finish History)
6K: 22:50.2 at the 2018 Ron Stonitsch Invitational 
8K: 30:00.6 at the 2017 Saratoga Invitational
200m: 25.0 at the 2019 Willie Williams Classic
400m: 55.3 at the 2018 TCNJ Invite
800m: 2:00.2 at the 2019 Swarthmore Final Qualifier
1500m: 4:34.08 at the 2018 Ramapo Invitational
 
2021: At the Vassar Triangular Meet ... Helped the 4x400 meter relay team to victory with a time of 3:35.98 ... Earned fourth in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:02.99 ...

2020: Outdoor season canceled due to Covid-19 ...

2019: Competed in 11 meets as a sophomore… Ran a personal best 25.00 in the 200m at the Willie Williams Classic (3/15)… Part of the 4x400 relay that placed sixth at Liberty Leagues… Ran a personal record 2:00.27 in the 800m at the Swarthmore Final Qualifier Meet.

2018: Competed in eight meets as a sophomore… Ran a 2:04.8 in the 800m at the Willie Williams Classic (3/16-17)… Posted a personal best in the 1,500m with a time of 4:34.08 at the Ramapo Invitational (3/30-31)… Ran a career best 55.3 in the 400m at the TCNJ Invite (4/6-8)… Competed in the 800m (2:02.4) and 4x100 relay (46.03) at the Silfen Invitational (4/14)… Ran a leg of the 4x100 relay at the Liberty League Championships (5/4-5) that placed fifth with a time of 46.1.

PRIOR TO VASSAR: Was a three-sport standout for the Thunder Chickens of The Doane Stuart School...competed for the indoor and outdoor track squads, along with cross country and soccer teams...was a team captain of both cross country and track and field as a senior...named Central Hudson Valley League Outstanding Senior Athlete Award...was the sectional champion in the 600m...helped his outdoor squad to a sectional title in 2016, earning runner-up in outdoor track in 2017...Patroon Conference indoor track champs in 2016. 

PERSONAL: English major...chose Vassar because "I felt that at Vassar I could easily explore new areas of study and expand my intellectual interests. Vassar offered fascinating courses and opportunities that I had never heard of before. It was this type of new and excited environment Vassar offered that made me feel confident in choosing a course of study I was truly passionate about."