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Sammy Dow
  • Class
  • High School/Other
  • Hometown
  • Senior
  • Midlothian
  • Midlothian, Va.

2012 Indoor: Finished 13th at the ACC Championship in the 3000 meters (9:52.42), while also running the 1600 meter leg on the fourth place distance medley relay team (11:29.10) … Led the team in the 3000 meters with a personal best 9:40.65 at the SPIRE Division I Invitational … Ran a personal best 2:50.67 in the 1000 meters at the VT Challenge to finish third … Clocked a personal best mile of 4:51.73 with a third place showing at the VT Final Qualifier.

2011 Cross Country: Competed in five meets on the season … Finished second on the team and 34th overall at the ACC Championship Meet in a career-best 6k of 21:16.8 … Was 42nd at the NCAA Southeast Regional (21:31.7), good for third on the team … Posted a season-best 5k at the Charlotte Invitational of 17:51.9 and was 24th ... Named Academic All-ACC.

2011 Outdoor: Set the school record in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the NCAA East Regional (10:16.15), qualifying to the NCAA Championships … Anchored the winning distance medley relay at the Colonial Relays (11:41.93) … Set personal bests in the 800 (2:14.20), 1,500 (4:28.84) and 5,000 meters (17:11.01) ... Named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team ... Earned team Coaches' Award.

2011 Indoor: Led the team in the 800 (2:11.52) and 3,000 meters (9:45.89) … Second on the team in the mile run, setting a season-best at the Virginia Tech Challenge (4:53.03) … Anchored the third-place distance medley relay squad at the ACC Championships (11:17.72) … Won the 800 meters at the VT Final Qualifier (2:12.10).

2010 Cross Country: Tech’s top finisher in two races over the season, including the ACC Championships (32nd, 21:23.8) ... Finished fifth at the Charlotte Invite with a career and team-best 17:23.4 in the 5k…Helped the Hokies to a fifth place finish at the NCAA Southeast Regional by placing 50th (21:38.5)…Named to the ACC All-Academic Team and team MVP.

2010 Outdoor: Set a then school record in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, finishing fourth at the ACC Championships (10:35.01) … Set a season best in the 1,500-meters (4:32.41) at the Colonial Relays, while finishing first (4:58.40) and second (4:34.87) at the Jessie Owens Classic and the Vertklasse Meet, respectively.

2010 Indoor: Earned a win in the mile run at the VT Final Qualifier for a season-best (4:53.59) … Finished third in the 3,000 meters at the VT Challenge, also a season-best (9:47.21).

2009 Cross Country: Won the Hokie Open with a 4k time of 14:24.3, garnering her ACC Performer of the Week honors … Competed in the NCAA Southeast Regional and ACC Championships on the year … Finished 66th out of 237 athletes at the regional meet … Was the first Hokie finisher at the VT Alumni Invite, placing 15th … The second Hokie across the line at the Blue Ridge Open, taking 18th overall out of 133 runners.

2009 Outdoor: Redshirted.

2009 Indoor: Redshirted.

2008 Cross Country: Paired up with Lauren Pinkston to take second at the Virginia Tech Relays, running a 6k split of 22:37 … Took 59th out of 231 runners at the ACC Championships … Competed at the NCAA Southeast Regional, clocking a 6,000-meter time of 23:55.4

High School: Earned All-State honors as a junior … Four-time All-Region and All-District honoree … Helped Midlothian to three VSHL AAA cross country state titles … Holds prep best time of 18:40 for the 5,000-meter cross country race … Member of the National Honor Society and a Richmond Sports Backers Scholar-Athlete finalist.

Personal: Born Nov. 9, 1990 in Schenectady, N.Y. ... Daughter of Kathleen and Glenn Dow … Has one brother Kyle … Went to same high school as teammate Erin Stehle and men’s runner Michael Hammond … Human nutrition foods and exercise and biology double-major.

Dow's Collegiate XC Bests
5k: 17:23.4, Charlotte Invite, 2010
6k: 21:16.8, ACC Championships, 2011

Dow's Collegiate Track & Field Bests
Indoor Outdoor
800m: 2:11.52 800m: 2:14.20
1000m: 2:50.67 1500m: 4:28.84
Mile: 4:51.73 3000m SC: 10:16.15-SR
3000m: 9:40.65 5000m: 17:11.01