University of Miami Athletics

Samantha Williams

position

Jumps

Class

Junior

Hometown

Kingston, Jamaica

High School

University of Mary (N.D.)

Samantha Williams - Track & Field - University of Miami Athletics

2013 ALL-AMERICA INDOOR TRIPLE JUMP, SECOND TEAM
2012 ALL-AMERICA OUTDOOR TRIPLE JUMP, FIRST TEAM

2013 Outdoor: Recorded pair of first-place finishes on season in women’s long jump and triple jump… Won women’s long jump at Miami Invitational with distance of 5.47m… Finished first in women’s triple at Miami Hurricane Alumni Invitational with distance of 12.53m… Placed third in women’s triple jump at Bob Pollock Invitational with distance of 12.05m. Williams qualified for NCAA Finals in women’s triple jump (placed 20 of 24).

2013 Indoor:  Won women’s triple jump event at Virginia Tech Final Qualifier and Auburn Indoor Invitational with distances of 12.81m and 12.94m, respectively… Recorded second-place finishes in women’s triple jump at Doc Hale Virginia Tech Elite Meet and Kentucky Track & Field Invitational with distances of 12.82m and 12.37m, respectively… Also posted second-place finish in women’s long jump at Kentucky Track & Field Invitational with distance of 5.94m.Williams qualified for NCAA Indoor Finals in triple jump placing 9th of 16).

2012 Outdoor: At the ACC Championships she placed 3rd in the triple jump with a 12.99 meter jump… finished 3rd at the NCAA East Region Preliminaries’ triple jump with a jump of 13.43(w)… won the long jump competition at the Hurricane Invitational with a jump of 5.75 meters

2012 Indoor: Placed eighth in the long jump at the ACC Championships with a season-best leap of 5.87 meters…posted a season-best mark in the triple jump of 12.60 meters at the Virginia Tech Last Chance Meet.