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2024-25 Track and Field Roster

Samantha Marx

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Andale HS
  • Hometown Andale, Kan.

Biography

Career and Season Results
All-Conference
2023 Javelin (2nd; 46.82m/153’7”)
NCAA West Preliminaries Qualifier
2023 Javelin (40th; 43.28m/142’0”)
Academic Honors
4x American Conference All-Academic Team - 2022, '23, '24, '25
8x AD Honor Roll - Fall 2021, Spring '22, Fall '22, Spring '23, Fall '23, Spring '24, Fall '24, Spring '25
2024-25 (Senior): Indoor – Competed in the weight throw in eight meets…Recorded a season-best mark of 14.64m/48’0.5” to take sixth at the Coach Wilson Invitational…Placed 15th in the weight throw at the American Indoor Championships with a throw of 13.18m/43’3”. Outdoor – Threw in nine meets…Won the hammer at the Shocker Open with a season-best throw of 52.24m/171’5”…Threw a season-best 42.24m/138’7” to take second in the javelin at the Shocker Open…Placed 10th in both the hammer and the javelin at the American Outdoor Championships.

2023-24 (Junior): Indoor – Competed in the weight throw in eight meets…Placed seventh at the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular with a throw of 13.68m/44’10.75”…Threw a season-best 14.49m/47’6.5” to place 17th at the AAC Championships. Outdoor – Threw in seven meets, claiming one event win and five top-five performances…Won the javelin at the Shocker Open with a throw of 41.85m/137’4”…Recorded a season-best 42.91m/140’9” in the javelin to place third at the KT Woodman Classic…Threw a season-best 49.49m/162’4” in the hammer to place fifth at the Ward Haylett Invitational…Placed 10th in the javelin and 12th in the hammer at the AAC Championships.

2022-23 (Sophomore): Indoor – Competed in seven meets…Placed sixth in the weight throw at the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular with a throw of 13.69m/44’11”…Threw a season-best 14.51m/47’7.25” in the weight throw to place 16th at the AAC Indoor Championships. Outdoor – Competed in eight meets, winning three throwing event titles…Won the javelin at both the Shocker Spring Invitational and the Shocker Open…Also won the hammer throw at the Shocker Open…Threw a season-best 49.13m/161’2” in the hammer at the KT Woodman Classic…Earned all-conference recognition and scored eight points for the team with her second-place throw in the javelin at the AAC Outdoor Championships, throwing 46.82m/153’7”…Placed 11th in the hammer at the conference meet…Qualified to the NCAA West Preliminaries in the javelin where she placed 40th with a throw of 43.28m/142’0”.

2021-22 (Freshman): Indoor - Competed unattached in two meets…Placed sixth in the weight throw in both the Shocker Prelude and Herm Wilson Invitational. Outdoor – Competed in eight meets…Recorded five top-three finishes…Won the javelin at the Shocker Spring Invitational and the Shocker Open…Threw a season-best 43.32m/142’1” in the javelin at the ESU Spring Invitational…Placed eighth in the hammer at the AAC Outdoor Championships with a season-best 53.03m/174’0” and sixth in the javelin, scoring four points for the team.
High School: Competed in hammer throw and javelin … Set the KSHSAA hammer throw record … Helped her team to three state championship titles … Also played volleyball … Personal bests: hammer throw – 49.26/161’7”; javelin - 44.38m/145’7”
 
Personal: Daughter of Amy and Lance … Has two sisters, Madison and Hannah, and three brothers, Devin, Riley and Cooper … Dad threw hammer and weight throw at Wichita State and is ranked 10th all-time in school history … Major is currently undecided.

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

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  • 2022-23Sophomore

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  • 2023-24Junior

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  • 2024-25Senior

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