2017-18 (W) Track and Field Roster

Samantha Welborn

  • Position Throws
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Booneville, N.C.
  • High School Starmount

Biography

PR's:
Indoor: WT - 53-9.00 (16.38m)
Outdoor: HT - 162-9 (49.60m)...JT - 110-11 (33.82m)

2017-18
Indoor

  • Competed in seven meets during the season in the weight throw
  • Posted a new PR in the weight throw at the first meet of the season, finishing fifth at the Mountaineer Indoor Meet with a mark of 53-9.00 (16.38m)
  • Notched a seventh place finish at the Thundering Herd Invitational in the weight throw, with a toss of 52-4.00 (15.95m)
  • Also had two eighth place finishes in the weight throw, with tosses of 49-3.50 (15.02m) at the Appalachian Open and 52-8.75 (16.07m) at the VMI Winter Relays
Outdoor
  • Recorded three top-10 finishes
  • Finished seventh in the javelin at the Weems Baskin Relays with a mark of 109-1
  • Turned in a season-best throw of 158-11 in the hammer throw (48.43m) at the 49er Classic
  • Was seventh (150-5; 45.85m) in the hammer throw at the Mountaineer Outdoor Meet and ninth (157-6; 48.01m) at the Charlotte Invitational

2016-17
Indoor

  • Threw a PR of 53-1 (16.18m) in the weight throw for sixth at the Buccaneer Track & Field Invitational
  • Tossed the weight 49-10 (15.19m) at the Samford Two Day Open and placed tenth
Outdoor
  • Produced a PR of 162-9 (49.60m) in the hammer and placed fifth at the Mountaineer Open Outdoor Meet
  • Threw a PR of 113-6 (34.59m) in the javelin and tossed the hammer 158-1 (48.18m) for 16th at the Duke Invitational
  • Finished fourth in the javelin with a throw of 105-7 (32.19m) and sixth in the hammer with a mark of 154-8 (47.15m) at the Tennessee Challenge
  • Tossed the hammer 147-11 (45.10) for 11th and speared the javelin 105-6 (32.17m) for eighth at the Charlotte Invitational
  • Won the javelin throw with a mark of 110-11 (33.82m) at the Weems Baskin Invitational

2015-16
Indoor

  • Threw a PR of 52-2 (15.90m) in the weight throw to place eighth at the David E. Walker Kickoff Classic
  • Recorded her highest finish at the Mountaineer Indoor Open Track Meet with a mark of 49-9.25 (15.17m) to take fourth in the weight throw
  • Placed inside the top-10 in five of the six meets she competed in

Outdoor

  • Set two PR’s at the Charlotte Invitational, 145-11 (44.48m) in the hammer and 107-9 (32.85m) in the javelin
  • Threw 91-4 (27.83m) in the javelin and 145-0 (44.19m) in the hammer at the War Eagle Invitational and finished inside the top-20 in both events
  • Placed 14th in the hammer with a toss of 128-9 (39.25m) at the Mountaineer Outdoor Open Meet
2014-15
Indoor
  • Placed third at the Appalachian Indoor Open Split with a distance of 46-3.25 (PR)

Outdoor

  • Took home fifth place twice at the Wingate Invite in the javelin (96-11) and the hammer throw (142-11.00/PR)
  • Set her PR in the javelin with a throw of 103-7.00 at the Charlotte Invitational (seventh place)

High School

  • Four-time all-conference and three-time all-region in shot and discus
  • Went to state three years
  • Won shot and discus - 2014
  • Finished in second place in states in shot put - 2013
  • Second place girls team in state - 2014
  • Three-time Starmount H.S. MVP Field Athlete
  • Starmount H.S. Ram of the Year Athlete
  • Homecoming Princess Senior year

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

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  • 2015-16Sophomore

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  • 2016-17Junior

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  • 2017-18Senior

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