University of Miami Athletics

Samantha Gonzalez

position

Hurdles

Class

Freshman

Hometown

Carrollton, Texas

High School

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Samantha Gonzalez - Track & Field - University of Miami Athletics

2017 Outdoor: Placed seventh in the 400m HH at the with a time of 1:00.30 at the Hurricane Collegiate Invitational… Member of the women’s 4x400m relay team that finished sixth at the Hurricane Collegiate Invitational… Member of the women’s 1600m sprint medley relay team that finished seventh at the Florida Relays… Placed third overall in the women’s 400m hurdles with a season’s best time of 59.87 seconds and was a member of the women’s 4x400m relay team that placed second and combined for a time of 3:38.31 at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational… Finished 11th in the women’s 400m hurdles with a time of 1:04.11 at the Michael Johnson Invitational… Member of the women’s 4x400m relay team that combined to finished third with a time of 3:33.69 at the Tom Jones Invitational… 

2017 Indoor: Competed in the 400m at the Meyo Invitational… Participated in the 200m at the Tiger Paw Invitational… Member of the women’s 4x400m relay team that placed ninth at the Tiger Paw Invitational with a time of 3.44.05… Competed in the 400m at the ACC Championships…

2016 Indoor: Placed ninth in the 60m hurdles at the Nittany Lion Challenge with a time of 8.95 seconds … Part of the 4x400m relay team that won the Nittany Lion Challenge with a time of 3:42.11 … Part of the 4x400m relay team that placed 11th with a time of 3:47.68 at the McCravy Memorial Meet … Combined to place second in the women’s 4x400m relay college division at the Armory Track Invitational with a time of 3:44.74 … Competed in the 400m at the Armory Track Invitational … Ran a season-best time of 57.82 seconds in the 400m at the Tyson Invitational … Member of relay team that placed sixth in the 4x400m at the Tyson Invitational with a time of 3:41.37

2016 Outdoor: Had a season best time of 24.93 in the 200m at the Hurricane Invitational… Competed in the 400m IH at the ACC Championships…

High School: Gonzalez was named the Gatorade Girls Track & Field Athlete of the Year in her home state of Texas. She won the 300-meter intermediate hurdles in a state-record time of 40.81 seconds at the Class 5A state meet this spring. Gonzalez also finished third in the 100-meter high hurdles in 13.84. Her winning effort in the 300 hurdles ranked as the nation’s No. 2 performance among high school competitors in 2015 at the time of her selection and rates as 10th in U.S. prep history.

The 5-foot-8 senior has maintained a 3.57 GPA in the classroom. A member of her school’s yearbook staff and student newspaper, Gonzalez has volunteered locally on behalf of a children’s choir and a Vacation Bible School.