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2012-13 Women's Track and Field

Samantha Hamilton

Samantha Hamilton

  • Year:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    North Jackson, Ohio
  • High School:
    Jackson-Milton
  • Events:
    Distance
  • Major:
    Exercise Science

Summary

Biography

2013 Outdoor (Senior): Redshirted.

2013 Indoor (Senior): Redshirted.

2012 Outdoor (Junior): Won the 3,000m steeplechase at the Horizon League Championship with a time of 10:36.44...ran to a second-place finish in the 5,000m run thanks to a 16:34.44 time...finished 14th in the 5,000m run at the Raleigh Relays with a time of 16:34.44...was a second-team Capital One CoSIDA Academic All-District 5 selection...competed in the 5,000-meter run at the NCAA East Preliminary Round...finished 19th with a time of 16:42.40.

2012 Indoor (Juinior): Finished second in the mile run at the YSU Invitational with a time of 4:58.01...Placed second in the 3,000m run at the Horizon League Championship running it in 9:28.30. Also had another second place finish in the 5,000m run with a time of 16:40.23...Ran to a fifth place finish at the Notre Dame Invitational in the 5,000m run with a time of 16:22.84.

2011 Outdoor (Sophomore): Captured her second-consecutive title in the 3,000m steeplechase at the Horizon League Championships, running the event in 10:53.87…added eighth-place finishes in the 1,500m (4:50.14) and 5,000m (18:14.45)…set a new school record in the 1,500m at the Ashland Last Chance Meet by running a personal-best time of 4:32.56…finished fourth in the 800m at the Sparky Adams Invitational with a season-best time of 2:19.98, which is the 10th-fastest in school history…also ran the 1,500m in 4:47.30 at the meet…claimed seventh at the All-Ohio Championships with a season-best 5,000m run of 18:11.14…finished the 3,000m steeplechase in 11:00.77 at the Penn Relays…ran a personal-best 10:55.55 in the steeplechase at the Duke Invitational to finish 11th…her time is also the second-best in YSU history.

2011 Indoor (Sophomore): Placed fourth in the 3,000-meter run at the Horizon League Championships with a time of 10:10.06...finished fifth in the 5,000 meters with a time of 17:31.26.

2010 Outdoor (Freshman): Ran personal-best times in the 3,000m steeplechase and 1,500m at the Horizon League Championships ... finished first in the steeplechase with a time of 11:07.72 and eighth in the 1,500m with a time of 4:40.55 ... her steeplechase and 1,500m times both rank second in school history ... the time qualified for the 2010 USA Junior Track and Field Championships ... also ranks fifth in YSU history in the 5,000m after running a time of 17:54.26 at the Raleigh Relays ... also finished 11th in the 1,500m with a time of 4:46.60 at the event ... finished seventh in the 1,500m (4:44.94) and the steeplechase (11:40.88) at the Sea Ray Relays ... claimed 10th in the steeplechase at the All-Ohio Championships with a time of 11:24.93 ... also ran a 5,000m time of 17:56.57 at the Penn Relays.

2010 Indoor (Freshman): Holds the school record in the 1,000m after running a time of 2:56.80 at the Kent State Tune-Up … finished eighth in the 800m with a time of 2:22.74 and 10th in the 5,000m with a time of 18:28.35 at the Horizon League Championships … her 800m prelim time of 2:18.76 at the event ranks 10th in YSU history …  finished eighth in the 3,000m at the Akron Invitational with a time 10:09.27 … the time ranks third in school history … also ranks fifth in school history in the 5,000m after running a time of 17:56.80 at the Notre Dame Meyo Invitational … ran a second-place time of 10:37.12 in the 3,000m at the  Jane Herman Invite …  also ran a personal-best mile time of 5:18.23 at the meet … also added top-10 finishes in the 1,000m (3:00.18) and 3,000m (10:34.07) at the Doug Raymond Invitational.

2009 XC (Freshman): Finished in 11th place at the Horizon League Championships with a time of 19:22 ... earned Second-Team All-Horizon League honors with the finish ... scored in all five meets for the Penguins, finishing as the second-best runner in four of them ... ran a season-best 5k time of 19:07 at the Akron Quad Meet ... finished in fourth at the meet ... had a time of 22:42 to finish in 18th at the PSU Spiked Shoe Invitational...claimed 41st at the All-Ohio Championships with a time of 19:52 ... ran a time of 24:28 to finish in 67th Bowling Green Falcon Invite.

High School: Was a four-time letterwinner in both track and cross country ...named captain twice in both sports... holds the Jackson-Milton 3,200m record... was First Team All-Suburban League in cross country four times...named First Team All-ITCL four times in both cross country and track... holds ITCL records in the 1,600m and 3,200m...was an eight time ITCL champion between cross country and track... was district champ in cross country in 2009 and won the 1600m in both 2008 and 2009...qualified for Regionals four times in cross county and seven times in track...regional champ in the 1600m in 2008 and 3200m in 2009... qualified for State twice in cross country and three times in track... named an All-Ohioan in cross country in 2008...had two top-10 finishes in the 3200m at the Ohio State Meet... finished eighth in the 800m and anchored the second place 4x800 relay at the Midwest Meet of Champions...also qualified for the National Scholastics Indoor Championships in the 3200m.

Personal: Parents are Jim and Debi Hamilton...has one brother Jimmy, who also attends Youngstown State ...major is Exercise Science/Physical Therapy...is the 2012-13 recipient of the Women's Athletic Alumni Scholarship.

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