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2018-19 Track & Field Roster
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Nelson, Samara
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Samara Nelson
- Class:
- Freshman
- Position:
- Throws
- Hometown:
- Liberty Lake, Wash.
- High School:
- Central Valley Sr.
Bio
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
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