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Samara Nelson
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- Throws
- Hometown:
- Liberty Lake, Wash.
- High School:
- Central Valley Sr.
College Bests:
SP: 14.21m (2/18/19)
WT: 15.61m (2/24/20)
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SP: 14.45m (5/13/22)
DT: 42.85m (3/16/19)
HT: 42.08m (4/12/19)
Junior (2022)
Outdoor: Threw in the shot put, discus, and hammer events… Ranked third all-time in program history for shot put with a 14.45-meter throw at the Sun Belt Championships – furthest throw for Troy in 2022… Top mark of 42.39 meters came at the Crimson Tide Invitational in discus – top mark for Troy on the season… Claimed top-five finish in the hammer event at the Jaguar Opener for a 41.97-meter throw… Finished inside the top 10 in all shot put entries (UAB Green & Gold – eighth, War Eagle Invitational – eighth, Penn Relays – 10th, SBC Championships – eighth), with her top finish coming in third at the Weems Baskin Invitational (13.80-meters)
Indoor: Participated in the shot put and weight throw events… Recorded a personal-best 16.66 mark in the weight throw at the Bulldog Open, placing fourth… Two 11-place finishes in the shot put with a season-high seventh-place finish at the Carolina Challenge, recording a mark of 13.08m
Sophomore (2020)
Indoor:
• Set a personal best in the weight throw with a 15.61m toss at the Sun Belt Championships to finish 10th
• Placed fifth in the shot put at the Sun Belt Championship with a throw of 13.71, her best of the season
• Recorded three top-three finishes in the shot put during the season
Freshman (2019):
Indoor:
• Notched second place in her first shot put competition with a mark of 13.00m at the BSC Icebreaker
• Finished fifth at the KMS Invitational weight throw with a distance of 15.19m
• Launched a 13.48m mark at the Bulldog Invite shot put
• Recorded a season-best 14.21 meters in the shot put at the Sun Belt Conference Indoor Championships, placing her third and is the second-farthest throw in school history
• Secured a distance of 15.40m in the weight throw at the Sun Belt Conference Indoor Championships, ninth-best mark in program history.
Outdoor:
• Finished second in the discus throw (42.85m), third in the shot put (13.58m) and fifth in the hammer throw (41.40m) at the Doc Anderson Invitational
• Notched sixth place at the Bulldog Relays shot put with a mark of 14.02m
• Landed in sixth in the discus throw with a distance of 42.16m at the Tiger Classic
• Tossed a season-best mark of 42.08m in the hammer throw at the Joe Walker Classic
• Recorded the school's third-best mark in the shot put at the Penn Relays in 14.34 meters
• Just missed a podium placement at the Sun Belt Conference Championships, finishing fourth in the shot put in 13.91m
SP: 14.21m (2/18/19)
WT: 15.61m (2/24/20)
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SP: 14.45m (5/13/22)
DT: 42.85m (3/16/19)
HT: 42.08m (4/12/19)
Junior (2022)
Outdoor: Threw in the shot put, discus, and hammer events… Ranked third all-time in program history for shot put with a 14.45-meter throw at the Sun Belt Championships – furthest throw for Troy in 2022… Top mark of 42.39 meters came at the Crimson Tide Invitational in discus – top mark for Troy on the season… Claimed top-five finish in the hammer event at the Jaguar Opener for a 41.97-meter throw… Finished inside the top 10 in all shot put entries (UAB Green & Gold – eighth, War Eagle Invitational – eighth, Penn Relays – 10th, SBC Championships – eighth), with her top finish coming in third at the Weems Baskin Invitational (13.80-meters)
Indoor: Participated in the shot put and weight throw events… Recorded a personal-best 16.66 mark in the weight throw at the Bulldog Open, placing fourth… Two 11-place finishes in the shot put with a season-high seventh-place finish at the Carolina Challenge, recording a mark of 13.08m
Sophomore (2020)
Indoor:
• Set a personal best in the weight throw with a 15.61m toss at the Sun Belt Championships to finish 10th
• Placed fifth in the shot put at the Sun Belt Championship with a throw of 13.71, her best of the season
• Recorded three top-three finishes in the shot put during the season
Freshman (2019):
Indoor:
• Notched second place in her first shot put competition with a mark of 13.00m at the BSC Icebreaker
• Finished fifth at the KMS Invitational weight throw with a distance of 15.19m
• Launched a 13.48m mark at the Bulldog Invite shot put
• Recorded a season-best 14.21 meters in the shot put at the Sun Belt Conference Indoor Championships, placing her third and is the second-farthest throw in school history
• Secured a distance of 15.40m in the weight throw at the Sun Belt Conference Indoor Championships, ninth-best mark in program history.
Outdoor:
• Finished second in the discus throw (42.85m), third in the shot put (13.58m) and fifth in the hammer throw (41.40m) at the Doc Anderson Invitational
• Notched sixth place at the Bulldog Relays shot put with a mark of 14.02m
• Landed in sixth in the discus throw with a distance of 42.16m at the Tiger Classic
• Tossed a season-best mark of 42.08m in the hammer throw at the Joe Walker Classic
• Recorded the school's third-best mark in the shot put at the Penn Relays in 14.34 meters
• Just missed a podium placement at the Sun Belt Conference Championships, finishing fourth in the shot put in 13.91m
Troy vs. Kent State (Full Highlights)
Tuesday, November 04
Troy vs. Toledo (Full Highlights)
Tuesday, November 04
Scott Cross Postgame Press Conference (Kent State)
Tuesday, November 04
Players Postgame Press Conference (Kent State)
Tuesday, November 04
