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Samantha Sawyer
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  • High School/Other
  • Hometown
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  • r-Freshman
  • Sun Valley
  • Indian Trail, N.C.

2012 Indoor: Competed unattached in the 600 meters (1:44.21), 800 meters (2:18.56) and 1000 meters (3:02.24).

2011 Outdoor: Redshirted.

2011 Indoor: Competed unattached in the 800 meters at the VT Elite Meet (2:23.50) and the VT Final Qualifier (2:21.05) … Competed unattached in the 600 (1:41.43) and 800 meters (2:20.64) at the Virginia Tech Challenge.

2010 Cross Country: Competed in three meets, all as an unattached runner … Placed fifth at the Hokie Open 4k (16:08.15).

High School: Earned four varsity letters in cross country, indoor track and outdoor track … Named first-team All-Union County and All-South Piedmont Conference, and All-Midwest Region … Helped Sun Valley H.S. to team championships for Union County, South Piedmont Conference and the Midwest Region and a third place finish at the North Carolina State Meet … Team captain in cross country, indoor and outdoor track … Two-time indoor state champion as a member of the 4x800-meter relay team … Qualified for the NC State Meet in the 500, 1000, 1600 and 3200 meters as well as the 4x400 and 4x800-meter relays … Won Union County, South Piedmont Conference and Midwest Regional Championships in outdoor track in the 800, 4x400 and 4x800-meters ... Placed first in the state in the outdoor 4x800 and third in the 800m ... A four-time Nike National Qualifier in outdoor track … Named Sun Valley High School’s Female Athlete of the Year for 2008-2009.

Personal:
Born on November 13, 1991 in Charleston, S.C. … Daughter of Thomas and Sandy Sawyer … Has three siblings … Majoring in animal and poultry science.

Sawyer's Collegiate Track & Field Bests
Indoor Outdoor
600m: 1:41.43 800m: 2:21.56
800m: 2:18.56 1500m: 4:46.33
1000m: 3:02.24
italics-denotes unattached