Samford Hall of Fame Members
Biography
Michael Seaman was an outstanding pole-vaulter for the Samford University track and field team from 2009-12. His stellar career included being an impressive five-time All-American. He was also a four-time Southern Conference champion and left Samford as the school record holder in the indoor and outdoor pole vault, and the Southern Conference record holder in the indoor. He qualified for five NCAA Championships, two indoor and three outdoor. In the 2011 outdoor season, Seaman earned second-team All-America status with a 16th-place finish at the NCAAs and improved on that in the 2012 indoor season, where he placed sixth to earn first-team honors, his best career finish. He won three-straight indoor SoCon championships in 2010, 2011 and 2012, setting the SoCon record in 2012 with a height of 5.45m. He also won the outdoor SoCon title as a junior in 2011.
