2018 Women's Track & Field Roster
Roster
Samantha Michell
- Position:
- Sprints
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Reed City, MI
- High School:
- Reed City
Samantha Michell TFRRS Page
2018 (GRADUATE)
OUTDOOR: Advanced to the second round of the 400m hurdles at the NCAA Division I West Regional…ran the fifth fastest time in school history in the 400m hurdles (:58.75) during the first round of the regional meet...qualified for regionals by finishing third at the Big West Championship in a time of :59.43...placed fourth in the 100m hurdles (:13.89) at the Big West Championship…finished sixth (4642) in the Big West heptathlon…a member of the CSUN 4x100m relay that was second (:46.00) and the 4x400m relay that was sixth (3:49.18) at the Big West Championship.
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INDOOR: Competed only during the MPSF Championship…a member of the CSUN distance medley relay (12:27.60) that ran the fifth-fastest time in school history to come in 12th…a part of the CSUN 4x400m relay (3:49.06) which placed 13th…ran :58.97 in the 400m hurdles and :8.88 in the 60m hurdles.
PRIOR TO CSUN:
Junior (2016, University of Michigan)
Outdoor
• Competed in the 100 and 400-meter hurdle prelims at the NCAA East Preliminary Round (May 13-15), running 13.87 for 43rd place in the 100 and 59.31 in the 400; also ran the first leg of the 21st-place 4x400-meter relay team which ran 3:42.95.
• Scored in two events at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 13-14) by running a PR 13.41 in the 100-meter hurdle prelims and scoring with a seventh-place finish in 13.80, and also finished eighth in the 400-meter hurdles (58.70)
• Won the 100-meter hurdles in 13.93 at the Toledo Classic (May 6)
• Ran the 100 (13.73) and 400-meter (59.71) hurdles at the Drake Relays (April 29)
• Won the 400-meter hurdles in a season-best 59.20 while also finishing third in the 100-meter hurdles (13.78) helping U-M on the 4x100-meter relay (46.46) at the Jesse Owens Classic (April 22-23)
• Competed in the 100-meter hurdles finishing with a time of 14.16 in the collegiate open section of the Mt. SAC Relays (April 15)
• Competed in the 400-meter hurdle event (59.77) in the Elite Invitational section at the Mt. SAC Relays (April 16)
• Competed in the 100-meter hurdles (13.79) at the Long Beach Invitational (April 16) and also ran the first leg of the 4x400-meter relay team (3:49.45) that won the second heat
• Scored in three events helping U-M to win the Battle of the Blues (April 2). She won the 400-meter hurdles (59.44), placed third in the 100-meter hurdles and second in the 4x400m relay (3:41.02)
• Placed fourth in the 100-meter hurdles (13.98) and the 400-meter hurdles (1:01.18) at the Pac-12 vs. Big Ten Challenge (March 25-26). Also, competed in the 4 x 400 meter relay, helping the team finish fifth with a time of 3:47.55
• Placed second in the 100m hurdles at the Jaguar Opener (March 5) with a time of 14.39, just three hundredths of a second off the first-place finisher
• Finished first in the 400m hurdles (1:02.02) at the Jaguar Opener (March 5)
Indoor
• Ran a personal-best 8.43 to finish 10th in the prelims of the 60-meter hurdles race at the Big Ten Championships (Feb. 26), narrowly missing a bid to the finals
• At the Alex Wilson Invitational (Feb. 20), competed in both the 400-meter dash (56.95) and the 60-meter hurdles (8.47) finishing sixth and third respectively
• Competed in the 400-meter race crossing at 58.81 and the 60-meter hurdles finishing 11th in 8.74 at the SPIRE Collegiate Invitational (Feb. 12-13)
• At the Meyo Invitational (Feb. 5-6) crossed at 56.47 in the 400-meter race for a new personal-best time and finished sixth in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.64
• Helped U-M to win the Notre Dame Invitational (Jan. 23) finishing third in the 60-meter hurdles (8.64) and second in the 4x400m relay (3:45.39)
• Won the 60-meter hurdle event (8.80) as well as helping to win the 4x400m relay (3:55.38) at the Doug Raymond Invitational (Jan. 16)
• Won the 60-meter hurdles (8.70) and competed in the 4x400m relay on the third place team (4:00.63) at the Hillsdale Winter Opener (Jan.9)
Sophomore (2015, University of Michigan)
Outdoor
• At the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds (May 28-30), Ran 13.644 in the 100-meter hurdles and competed in the 4x400m relay (3:41:06)
• Scored in three races at the Big Ten Championships (May 15-17), placing third in the 400-meter hurdles (PR 58.46) and fourth in the 100-meter hurdles (13.51) while taking fifth as a member of the 4x400m relay team
• At the adidas/Steve Scott Invitational, finished runner-up in the 400-meter hurdles (59.66), eighth in the 100-meter hurdles (13.85) and helped U-M win the 4x400m relay
• Ran to a third-place finish in the 400-meter hurdles (59.08), a 12th-place finish in the 100-meter hurdles (14.15) and helped U-M to an eighth place finish in the 4x400m relay at the Drake Relays (April 24-25)
• Finished fourth in the 100-meter hurdles (13.50) and seventh in the 400-meter hurdles (59.83) while also running in the third-place 1,600-meter sprint relay at UVA Challenge (April 17-18)
• Won the 400-meter hurdles (59.79) and came in runner-up in the 100-meter hurdles (13.75) while also running in the 4x400m relay at the CAL-UVA Tri Meet (April 3-4)
• Competed in the long jump, 100-meter and won the 400-meter hurdles (59.47) at the Pac-12 vs. Big Ten Challenge (March 27-28), in addition to running in the 4x400m relay
• Ran 1:02.75 to win the 400-meter hurdles at the Jaguar Opener (March 7)
Indoor
• Ran 8.50 in the 60-meter dash at the Big Ten Championships (Feb. 27-28); also competed in the long jump, with a distance of 5.35 meters (17-6.5 ft.)
• Finished runner-up in both the 60-meter hurdles (8.56) and long jump, setting a new PR of 5.55 meters (18-2.50 ft.)
• Finished seventh in the long jump (5.48 meters,17-11.75 ft.) and the 60-meter hurdles (8.51) at the Spire Invitational (Feb. 14), also running in the 4x400m relay
• Competed in the 60-meter hurdles finishing with a time of 8.56 at the Notre Dame Meyo Invitational (Feb. 7), where she also made her 400-meter debut
• Ran the 60-meter hurdles (8.57) and set PR's in the 200-meters (25.31) and triple jump (10.33 meters, 33-10.75 ft.) at the Dual Meet vs. Michigan State (Jan. 31), finishing third in each event
Freshman (2014, University of Michigan)
Outdoor
• At the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 16-18), placed 15th in the 100-meter hurdles (14.14), 10th in the 400-meter hurdles (1:03.28), 14th in the long jump (5.59 meters, 18-4 ft.) and ran the first leg of the eighth place 4x400-meter relay (3:44.69)
• At the Toledo Invitational (May 9), finished sixth in the 100-meter hurdles (14.83) and fourth in the 400-meter hurdles (1:03.93)
• At the UC Irvine Steve Scott Invitational (May 2-3), took 11th in the 100-meter hurdles (14.13), 10th in the long jump (5.46 meters, 17-11 ft.) and ran the third leg of the fourth place 4x400-meter relay (3:46.82)
• At the Hillsdale Relays (April 26), finished second in the 100-meter hurdles (13.89), third in the 400-meter hurdles (1:02.27) and fifth in the long jump (5.48 meters, 17-11.75 ft.)
• At the LSU Alumni Gold (April 19), finished 12th in the 100-meter hurdles (14.12), 14th in the 400-meter hurdles (1:03.72), 21st in the long jump (5.11 meters, 16-9.25 ft.) and ran the first leg of the seventh place 4x400-meter relay (3:51.46)
• At the California/Virginia Tri-Meet (April 5), finished third in the 100-meter hurdles (14.45), second in the 400-meter hurdles (1:01.70), and sixth in the long jump (5.43 meters, 17-09.75 ft.)
• At the North Florida Invitational (March 28-29), finished second in the 400-meter hurdles (1:02.83), fifth in the 100-meter hurdles (14.66) and 17th in the long jump (5.25 meters, 17-2.75 ft.)
Indoor
• At the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 28-March1) finished 25th in the long jump (5.46 meters, 17-11 ft.) and 13th in 60-meter hurdles (8.62)
• At the Silverston Invitational (Feb. 22), finished second in the long jump (5.35 meter, 17-6.75 ft.) and second in the 60-meter hurdles (8.74)
• At the SPIRE Invitational (Feb. 14-15), finished 29th in the long jump (5.18 meters, 17-0 ft.), 12th in the 60-meter hurdles (8.74) and ran the first leg of the 12th-place 4x400-meter relay (3:49.88)
• At the Notre Dame Meyo Invitational (Feb. 7-8), finished 40th in the 200-meter dash (25.83), 11th in the 60-meter hurdles (8.82) and ran the third leg of the fifth-place 4x400-meter relay (3:36.83)
• At the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 18), finished sixth in the 60-meter hurdles (8.73)
• At the GVSU Bob Eubanks Open (Jan. 10), placed fourth in the 60-meter hurdles (8.77) and fourth in the 300-meter dash (41.17)
CSUN OUTDOOR CAREER BESTS
| 200m | :25.25 | Big West Multi's | 5/4/18 |
| 800m | 2:21.95 | Big West Multi's | 5/5/18 |
| 100m Hurdles | :13.89 | Big West Championship | 5/12/18 |
| 400m Hurdles | :58.75 | NCAA West Regional | 5/24/18 |
| High Jump | 4-4 3/4 | Big West Multi's | 5/4/18 |
| Shot Put | 30- 3 3/4 | Desert Heat Classic | 4/28/18 |
| Javelin | 94-0 | Desert Heat Classic | 4/28/18 |
| Heptathlon | 4,642 | Big West Multi's | 5/4-5/18 |
INDOOR CAREER BESTS
| 60m Hurdles | :8.88 | MPSF Championship | 2/23/18 |
| 400m Hurdles | :58.97 | MPSF Championship | 2/24/18 |
