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Samantha Shukla

  • Position Distance
  • Weight 0
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

Biography

Samantha Shukla Career Stats

WSU All-Time Top-10 Lists:

  • #6 in the outdoor 1,500m (4:29.16)

MVC All-Conference:

  • 2012 Outdoor

MVC Scholar-Athlete:

  • 2011; 2012, 2013

Cross Country:

2012 (JUNIOR): Ran in five of seven meets for the Shockers including four top-20 finishes and two top-10 finishes...Finished the JK Gold Classic in 14:55.57, good for eighth place...Earned seventh place at the Missouri State Invite by running a time of 18:58...Placed 17th at the OSU Jamboree by running 18:32.93...Was 135th at the Pre-Nationals...Completed the MVC Championships in 18:13 to earn 20th place...Named MVC Cross Country Scholar-Athlete for the second year in a row.

2011 (SOPHOMORE): Competed in six meets for the Shockers...Finished ninth at the JK Gold Classic in 14:52.93...Finished in the top-25 at the Woody Greeno/Nebraska Invitational and MVC Championships (17th)...Competed at the NCAA Midwest Regional...Named MVC Cross Country Scholar-Athlete.

2010 (FRESHMAN): Late addition to Shocker roster ran in six races during the season...Was a career-best 20th at the Iowa Invitational with a time of 11:10.10...Finished 30th at the Richard Clark Invitational (19:00.17) and 35th at the MVC Championships (18:55.94).

Track & Field:

2013 (JUNIOR): INDOOR- Ran the first leg of the Shockers first ever MVC Championship winning Distance Medley Relay Team. Finished sixth in the mile at the MVC Indoor Championships. Placed seventh in the 800m at conference meet. Set a personal record of 4:53.13 in the mile at the Arkansas Last Chance Meet. Improved her PR in the mile three times during the season. Established a new personal best of 10:03.89 in the 3,000m run at the Adidas Classic. OUTDOOR- Won the 1,500m run at the Track-It-Buster Invitational with a time of 4:42.24. Placed fourth in the 1,500m at the MVC Outdoor Championships with a season best time of 4:32.71. Ran a personal best of 17:39.03 to take 11th place in the 5,000m run at the MVC Outdoor Championships. Improved her PR in the 800m run at the Beach Invitational (2:14.87)

2012 (SOPHOMORE): INDOOR - Finished a season-best third place at the Herm Wilson Invitational in the 1000m...Competed in the mile at the MVC Indoor Championships...OUTDOOR - Ran three personal bests at the MVC Outdoor Championships in the 800m, 1500m and 5000m... Finished third in the 1500m in 4:29.16 at the conference meet and her time ranks among the WSU top-10...Placed fourth at the MVC meet in the 5K with a personal best 17:45.75.

2011 (FRESHMAN): INDOOR - Had a season-best finish of fourth in the 1,000m run at the Herm Wilson Classic, finishing in a personal best time of 3:07.28...Was 10th in the 800m run at the Nebraska Tune-Up, clocking in at 2:19.77...OUTDOOR - Came in second in the 800m run at the WSU Tri-Meet with a time of 2:25.12...Was seventh in the 1,500m run at the Mondo Mid-Major Challenge, finishing in 4:40.53.

Personal: Born 6 March, 1991 in Trinidad...Has three sisters...Majoring in psychology.

Historical Player Information

  • 2010-11Freshman

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  • 2011-12Sophomore

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  • 2012-13Junior

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  • 2013-14Senior

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