2020-21 Track & Field Roster

Samantha Hatcher
- Height:
- 5-2
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Morgantown, W.Va.
- High School:
- Morgantown HS
2020-21 (Jr.)
Indoor Season
- Did not compete
Outdoor Season
- Did not compete
2019-20 (So.)
Indoor Season- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- Competed in the 3,000 meters at the Big 12 Championship, placing 23rd with a time of 9:59.37
- Posted a time of 9:51.14 to finish 76th overall at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational
- Finished fourth in the 1,000 meters with a time of 2:57.54 at the Penn State National Open
- Made her season debut at the YSU Collegiate Invitational, competing in the 800 meters (8th – 2:17.62)
2018-19 (Fr.)
Outdoor Season (Fr.)- Redshirted
- Competed in the 3,000-meter run at the Big 12 Indoor Championship, finishing in 23rd after crossing the line in 10:12.36
- Tallied a sixth-place showing in 2:14.68 in the 800 meters at the Penn State Tune-Up
- Earned a 15th-place finish in the 1,000 meters in 3:00.62 and took fifth in the mile at the SPIRE Division I Classic
- Was a member of the distance medley relay team at the Akron Invitational and helped the team take first place with a time of 11:54.35; also tallied a seventh-place finish in the 800 meters (2:19.08)
- Competed in the 3,000 meters invitational and crossed the line in 9:52.34 for sixth place at the Penn State National Open; also helped the distance medley relay team finish second with a time of 11:40.72
- Finished second in the 800-meters (2:19.55) in her collegiate debut at the Marty Pushkin Classic
High School
- Ran at Morgantown High for coach Michael Ryan
- Team captain
- Led Morgantown High to four consecutive Class AAA cross country state runner-up finishes
- Also helped the Mohigans to 2017 Class AAA state track and field championship
- 11-time all-state selection, including 10 in track
Personal
- Daughter of Dean and Judy Hatcher
- Has one brother and one sister
- Birthday is September 12
- Majoring in nursing
- Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
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Saturday, March 01
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