Utitofon Sam Season 2025-26

PositionThrows

ClassJunior

HometownAkwa Ibon, Nigeria

Previous SchoolTexas State

Finished in the top ten in 13 of her 17 total events.
Earned fourth in the shotput, discus, and hammer throw in Hurricanes debut.
Broke previous hammer throw personal best in second meet as a Hurricane.
Set new personal best in the hammer throw at the ACC Championship with 60.85m, finishing seventh overall and advancing to the NCAA Division I East First Round.

Placed 2nd at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships (20.23m).
Placed 5th at the Jarvis Scott Invite (19.54m).
Placed 4th at the Charlie Thomas Invitational (19.65m)..
Placed 4th in the weight throw at the Ted Nelson Invitational (17.51m).
Competed in four meets during indoor season and recorded four top-5 finishes.

Competed in the NCAA West Regional in the discus throw.
Crowned the SBC Champion in the discus throw (54.76m).
First Team All-Sun Belt..
Set a PR in the discus throw at the Texas Invitational and recorded the fifth best throw in Texas State history with a mark of 55.84m.
Recorded the seventh (54.76m), eighth (54.60m) and 10th (54.55m) best discus throws in Texas State history.
Competed in eight meets during the 2024 season.
Placed first six times and placed second once.

Placed fourth overall at the SBC Indoor Championships in the weight throw (19.34m).
Competed in four meets during the indoor season.
Placed first in the weight throw at the Dr. Martin Luther King Invite and the Jarvis Scott Open.
Set a new PR of 20.32m and placed second at the Charlie Thomas Invite.

Named to the 2023 Sun Belt Women’s Outdoor All-Conference Second Team
Competed in the discus throw at the NCAA West Preliminary Round.
Placed second and set a PR in the discus throw at the Sun Belt Outdoor Track and Field Championships with a throw of 52.44m.
Placed first in the discus throw (51.37m) at the Charles Austin Classic and set a PR in the hammer throw (55.24m) and placed fourth.
At the UTSA Invitational, placed first in the discus throw (48.54m).
Recorded a third-place finish in the hammer throw at the Longhorn Invitational.
Competed in nine meets during the 2023 outdoor season and participated in the hammer throw and discus throw.

Scored a point at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships with an 8th place finish in the weigh throw (17.85m/58-6.75).
The weight throw at conference was a season-best.
Finished second in weight throw at the Howie Ryan Invitational recording a throw of 17.61m (57’ 9.5”).
Competed in six meets.