| Samantha Springer |
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 | Class: Junior
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 | Hometown: Tremont, Ill.
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 | High School: Tremont
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 | Event: Throws
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 | Birthdate: 07/26/1986
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2006-07: Indoor: Placed first in the shot put at the Indiana State Dual meet (42-04.00 ft.) and the Redbird Invite (43-09.00 ft.) ... had a season-best shot put throw at the Eastern Illinois Twilight (44-01.20 ft.) ... recorded her highest finish in the weight throw at the MVC Indoor Track and Field Championships with a distance of 52-08.75 ft. Outdoor: Placed sixth at the Vanderbilt Invite with a season-best shot put of 46-00.50 ft. ... also won the discus throw with a personal-best of 162-07.00 ft. at the Vanderbilt Invite ... won the hammer and discus throw at the Lee Calhoun Invite and the Redbird Invite ... at the Outdoor MVC Championships, placed fourth in the hammer throw (176-05) a best performance, and fourth in the discus throw and fifth in the shot put... placed 13th in the discus throw at the NCAA Regional.
2005-06: Seventh-place finisher in the discus at the State Farm MVC Outdoor Track and Field Championships ... won the discus with a season-best throw of 150-01 at the Saluki Spring Classic ... her best effort in the hammer throw (161-04) came at the Big Blue Classic with a fourth-place finish ... recorded her highest finish of the indoor season in the dual meet against Indiana State with a fourth-place finish in the weight throw (44-04.00) ... was 12th at the State Farm MVC Indoor Championships in the shot put.
At Tremont HS: Holds the school and conference record in the shot put and discus ... state champion in the discus senior year at IHSA state meet, took fourth in the shot put ... placed second in the shot put and discus her junior year at IHSA state meet ... conference champion in both events all four years, while earning the "High Point Total" team award her junior and senior years ... voted most dedicated her sophomore year and was a state qualifier in both events her freshman and sophomore years ... voted field events MVP freshman year.
Personal: Born 7/26/86 ... daughter of Ross and Cheri Springer ... majoring in physical education and coaching.