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Saint Joseph's University

Saint Joseph's Hawks
Saint Joseph's Hawks

2019-20 Women's Track & Field Roster

Tom Connelly

Samantha Mayers

  • Position Middle Distance
  • Class Senior
  • High School Pittston Area
  • Hometown Pittston, Pa.

Biography

Final PRs
Indoor 800m • 2:23.39 • Princeton Invitational • Princeton • 2020
Outdoor 800m • 2:24.78 • Rider Invitational • Rider • 2019
Indoor 1000m • 3:16.77 • Giegengack Invitational • Yale • 2017
Outdoor 1500m • 4:55.26 • Widener Invitational • Widener • 2019
Indoor Mile • 5:12.07 • Villanova Invitational • Ocean Breeze • 2020
Indoor 3000m • 10:30.62 • John Thomas Terrier Classic • Boston • 2020
Outdoor 3000m • 10:55.48 • Rider 5-Way Meet • Rider • 2019

ECAC
2020 ECAC Indoor Championships: Distance Medley Relay (First Leg), 9th

2020 ECAC Indoor Championships: 4x800m Relay (Third Leg), 14th

Saint Joseph's
2019-20 SJU Most Improved Performer Award


Outdoor 2020: Season canceled due to COVID-19.

Indoor 2019-20: Coming off of a breakthrough senior cross country season, enjoyed a breakthrough senior indoor track season... Opened season with an eighth-place finish in the 3000m (10:44.64) at the Penn State Nittany Lion Challenge... Followed up by running the first leg of the first-place DMR (12:58.22) at the Moravian College Indoor Meet... Ran collegiate-best 3000m (10:30.62) at Boston's John Thomas Terrier Classic... That time stood as SJU's fastest 3000m on the season... Ran collegiate-best mile (5:12.07) for eighth at the Villanova Invitational... Anchored the first-place DMR (12:19.90) at the Fastrack National Invitational... Won the 800m in a collegiate-best time of 2:23.39 at the Princeton Invitational... Ran the leadoff leg of the ninth-place DMR (12:19.92) and placed 15th in the mile (5:13.29) at the Atlantic 10 Championships... Closed career by running the first leg of the ninth-place DMR (11:58.07) and the third leg of the 14th-place 4x800m relay (9:25.83) at the ECAC Championships.

Outdoor 2019: Recorded a personal-best in the 1500m (4:55.26) at the Widener Invitational placing 19th... Record a personal-best in the 800m (2:24.78) at the Rider Invitational, placing 14th… Finished sixth and record a personal-best in the 3000m (10:55.48) at the Rider 5-Way.

Indoor 2018-19: Competed in the mile (5:19.99) at the Atlantic 10 Indoor Track and Field Championships, placing 26th… Placed third in the mile (5:29.98) at the 2019 Frank Colden Invitational.

Outdoor 2018: Competed at the Lehigh Games in the1500m (5:11.33) finishing in 28th place.

Indoor 2017-18: Placed second in the 800m (2:30.59) at the Monmouth Winter Collegiate Invitational.

Outdoor 2017: Opened season by racing the 4x400m relay (4:27.96) and 800m (season-best 2:30.53) at the Monmouth Season Opener... Raced the 800m (2:34.46) at the Rider Invitational... Closed season with back-to-back races in the 1500m at the Widener Invitational (season-best 5:10.25) and Lehigh Games (5:11.35)... Named to SJU Athletic Director's Honor Roll.

Indoor 2016-17: Ran the 800m five times and raced three 4x400m relay that placed in the top ten... Ran season-best 800m (2:28.27) for 10th overall in final race of season at the Monmouth Winter Open... Ran on fifth-place 4x400m relay and turned in first collegiate 1000m (3:16.77) for 12th overall at Yale's Giegengack Invitational... Ran on ninth-place 4x400m relay (4:29.43) at the Ursinus Collegeville Classic... Placed sixth in the 800m (2:34.52) and ninth in the 4x400m relay (4:25.02) in collegiate track and field debut at the Jack Pyrah Invitational.

High School/Personal: 2016 Times Leader All-Star Team... 2015 Citizens' Voice All-Star Team... Three-time state Pennsylvania state qualifier in the 4x800m relay... Two-time district champion in the 4x800m relay in 2013 and 2015... District runner-up in the 4x800m relay in 2014... Placed fourth in the 800m, fifth in the 4x800m relay, and seventh in the 4x400m relay at the district meet as a senior... Placed second in the 4x400m relay at the district meet as a junior... Led track squad to four-year record of 30-2... Set school records in the 4x400m relay and 4x800m relay at Pittston Area... Four-year varsity letterwinner... Also lettered in soccer... District champion in soccer... Member of National Honor Society... Earned honors with distinction... Majoring in sports marketing and minoring in business intelligence.

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    Long Sprints
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    Middle Distance
  • 2018-19Junior

    Middle Distance
  • 2019-20Senior

    Middle Distance