Samantha Murray 2016-17 Cross Country Roster

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.

LINK TO TFRRS PROFILE:

• https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/5102957/Notre_Dame_IN/Samantha_Murray.html