Track & Field

Samantha Kavanagh

position

Sprints

Class

Junior

Hometown

Oakland, Fla.

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High School

Northeast

Bio

2026 Outdoor

Finished fifth in the 400m in her first race of the outdoor season.
Won the 800m at the Hurricane Collegiate Invitational.
Ran a 2:07.82 800m at the Tom Jones Memorial, setting a new personal best.

2026 Indoor

Competed in three meets for the Hurricanes.
Earned fifth in the 800m at the 2026 Jimmy Carnes Track and Field DI University Invite.

2025 Outdoor

Opened the season with a third place finish as a member of the 4x400m relay at the Hurricane Collegiate Invitational.
Best individual finish was sixth in the 800m at the Tom Jones Invitational.

2025 Indoor

Did not compete.

2024 Outdoor

Did not compete.

2024 Indoor

Made her collegiate career debut at the Rod McCravy Memorial (1/12) in the 600m, ending in fifth with 1:33.29.

High School

3x regional champion and 2023 state champion in the 400m.

Personal

Has three older brothers; Andrew, Matthew, and Patrick.
Pursuing a bachelor’s degree in health science and plans to become a doctor after graduating from Miami.