2017-18 Cross Country
Roster
Samantha Murray 2016-17 Cross Country Roster
Class
Freshman
Hometown
Defiance, OH
High School
Defiance
AWARDS/ACCOLADES:
- 2016 Second Team All-ACC (distance medley relay)
- 2015 USTFCCCA First Team All-American (distance medley relay)
- 2015 NCAA Indoor Championships qualifier
- 2015 First-team All-American (DMR).
AS A JUNIOR:
- Set a personal best time of 1:33.02 in the 600m during the ND Invite (indoor).
- Was a member of one of the top Irish 4x400m relays in 2017, finishing with a season best time of 3:58.03at the Louisville Invite (outdoor).
AS A SOPHOMORE:
- Competed in the ACC Indoor Championships with a third place finish in the distance medley relay (11:19.56).
AS A FRESHMAN:
- Placed third with the distance medley relay squad at the Alex Wilson Invitational (11:01.59).
- Secured a first-team All-America certificate as a part of the DMR group at the NCAA Indoor Championships (11:15.96).
- Came in second place in Section 4 of the 800 meters at the Stanford Invitational (2:10.67).
- Earned a monogram.
PREP AND PERSONAL:
- Graduated from Defiance High School (Defiance, Ohio) in the spring of 2014.
- Won the 800m state championship at the Ohio state meet as a senior.
- Finished second in the 800m at the state meet as a junior.
- Also lettered in volleyball and swimming & diving.
- Born in Bryan, Ohio, to Morris and Anne Murray.
- Has three brothers — Shea, Sean and Scott — and a sister, Sarah.
- Enrolled in the College of Arts & Letters.
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