Christopher Newport University

2023 - Appeared in five games during his fifth year as a Captain ... Played a season-high 22 minutes against Berry on September 1 ... Earned an assist on the game-winning goal against N.C. Wesleyan on September 16 ... Also saw action against Marymount, William Peace, and Mary Washington

2022 - Returned from injury and scored in his first game in over 1,000 days after a two-year absence due to injury and CoVID ... Notched the game-winning goal against Eastern on September 2 ... Saw action in 19 games including five starts ... Made first career start against Clarkson on September 10 ... Took five total shots including three on-goal ... Played in a season-high 46 minutes against Virginia Wesleyan on October 1 ... Key contributor in the midfield for all 19 games as one of only 11 field players to participate in every game during the season ... Named to the C2C All-Academic Team for the third time

2021 -- Junior -- Did not see any action during his third year as a member of the Captains due to an injury

2020 -- Sophomore -- Did not appear during his second season following a decision by the NCAA and Capital Athletic Conference to suspend athletic competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic ... Repeat selection to the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference All-Academic Team

2019 - Freshman - Played in 20 games during his first season as a key reserve in the midfield ... Scored four points with one goal and two assists ... Ripped eight total shots, including four on-goal ... Scored first collegiate goal in the CAC Tournament against York (Pa.) on November 6 ... Assisted on goals against St. Mary's (Md.) and Southern Virginia ... Played a season-high 51 minutes against Washington & Lee ... Named to the CAC All-Academic team

At Blacksburg -- Helped lead Bruins to 4A Virginia state championship in 2018 ... Earned first team All-Conference, All-Region, and All-State honors ... Also a member of the track & field program ... Played for VBR Star, state cup finalists in 2018 ... Member of the National Honor Society

Personal -- Samuel David Dickinson was born in Opelika, Ala. and goes by the nickname "Sam" ... Son of Dave and Joan Dickinson ... Has one sister, Maddie ... Favorite sports personality is Zidane ... Person in history he'd most like to meet is Selena Gomez ... Dream vacation is a trip to Bangladesh ... Favorite movie is "Good Luck Chuck" and favorite TV show is "Family Guy" ... Favorite author is Jeff Kinney ... Favorite musician is Ed Sheeran ... Majoring in Environmental Biology.