Sam Hamilton

Classroom

Sam Hamilton has a cumulative GPA of 3.860 in accounting. To help him gain experience for his degree, Hamilton completed an internship with Northwestern Mutual as a College Financial Representative.

Character

“Hamilton is a guy that was overlooked by other programs while we were recruiting him. He still had a lot of room to grow, but the thing that attracted me to him was his character and his leadership. To watch him and his club team train in tough weather and tough conditions and see his effort, intensity and focus was unbelievable. After seeing that, not only did I know that he could play at a Division-I level, but that he could be a future captain and the leader of our team. “When I took over, my first action as head coach was to make Sam captain. That speaks volumes to the trust that I have in him as a person and the high praise that I believe he deserves as a student-athlete. He does a fantastic job of balancing his academic, athletic and social life. He’s a family-first guy and a big team guy. His humility to go out of his way to be there for everyone on the team from the first to last guy on the roster and make sure they understand the standards and expectations of the program has been great for this group. When we look back on his career, the best gift he’ll have given this program is that he set an example of what a leader should be for our future captains. He’s the engine that makes our team go, and the program would not be where we are at without him.” - Head Coach Jamie Franks

Community

Hamilton has been involved with the Denver Children’s Hospital by participating in hospital visits to the cancer wing, as well as the Food Bank of the Rockies and the Summit League Food Drive by helping organize, working the food drive and securing food donations. He has helped with One Shirt, One Body by donating clothes and coordinating drop-off to help less fortunate people in the Denver area and has been the point of contact and friend to our adopted teammate Ben Brewer who has battled cancer for the last 10 years. Hamilton has organized visits to the hospital, pizza parties and hang-outs with Brewer. On top of this, Hamilton has been apart of Denver Soccer Camps by working with DU Soccer Camps, PASS Camps and also 5 Rights by organizing soccer activities for groups of kids and helping kids learn about water, health, food, education and housing. Hamilton also helped organize the men’s soccer team’s support of the St Baldrick’s Organization which involved shaving their heads and donating the hair to kids that have lost theirs to cancer.

Competition

Hamilton has played in 65 games and had 39 starts in his career, starting 24 of the Pioneers last 25 games. He has tallied three goals and seven assists for 13 career points from his defensive midfield position. In 2015, Hamilton captained the only undefeated team in the regular season, sitting in front of a Denver back four that allowed a 0.40 goals-against average (2nd nationally), kept a 0.63 shutout percentage (2nd nationally/12 clean sheets), and allowed just 2.5 shots on goal per game.