Samford Hall of Fame Members
Biography
Cameron Bean was a standout on the Samford cross-country and track and field teams from the fall of 2005 to the spring of 2011. He won a Southern Conference championship in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, and the 3,000 and 5,000-meter runs. He was named the 2010 Southern Conference Most Outstanding Indoor Track Performer. He was named the 2006 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Track and Field Freshman of the Year, and the 2005 OVC Men's Cross Country Freshman of the Year. He left school as the program record holder in the 3K, 5K and steeplechase. After leaving Samford, he competed as a professional runner. He had the ninth-fastest steeplechase time in the country, and he ran 8:37, barely missing a spot in the 2012 Olympic Trials field. Bean passed away on Monday, Sept. 21, 2015 from injuries he received when he was hit by a car while out for a run on Saturday, September 19, 2015. Since 2016, The Cam Run: Cameron Bean Memorial 5K & Magnum Mile, which aims to both remember and capture the energy and essence of Bean, has been held in his hometown of Chattanooga, Tennessee.
