2021 Track & Field Roster

Samantha King-Shaw

  • Position Distance
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Sparks, Nev.
  • Highschool Reed HS

Biography

WSU CAREER. SOPHOMORE (2018-19): Cross Country - Competed in four total meets during her second stint at WSU, seeing her best finish at the Inland Empire Championships where she lead the Cougars in 14th place overall with a time of 18:06...Was named to the Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team after posting a cumulative GPA of 3.96...Indoor - Ran in three total meets and saw earned two victories during the season in both the 5,000m and 3000m...Outdoor - Competed at four total meets throughout the season, notably recording multiple PR's in both the 5,000m (17:53.20), and in the 1500m (4:52.16).

FRESHMAN (2017-18): Cross Country - At Inland Empire Championships finished first on team/14th overall...at Pac-12 Championships finished 95th overall/eighth on team...at NCAA West Region Championships finished seventh on team/155th overall.
 
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER. Earned eight varsity letters at Edward C. Reed High School…four in track for coach Dale Moss…three in cross country for coach Lisa Stevens…one in soccer for coach Jason Seville…in cross country first team All-Region junior year, finished third…first team All-State, finished third…region and state champion senior year for cross country…Nevada Gatorade Cross Country Runner of the Year…on the track as a freshman was second team All Region in 400m, 4x400mn relay and 4x200m relay…as a sophomore was second team All Region 1600m, finishing fourth…state and regional champion in 3200m…senior year finished second at NIAA 4A State Championships 3200m…second team All-Region 1600m, third place finish…Region Champion 3200m…first team All-State 3200m, finishing in second.
 
PERSONAL. Born November 1998, in Truckee, California….father James is a locomotive engineer, played basketball for Middlebury College…mother Linda is a registered nurse…sister Natalie…enjoys reading, listening to music and poetry and spending time with friends and family…received an academic letter by receiving the Outstanding Student Award…AP Scholar Award…chapter president of the Career Association…vice president of Future Business Leaders of America club…National Honors Society…majoring in pre-veterinary Zoology at WSU.
 
KING-SHAW’S BESTS
800m - 2:22.52
1500m - 4:52.16 (2019)
1600m - 5:06.34
3000m - 10:28.32i (2019)
3200m - 11:00.26
5000m - 17:53.20 (2019)

Historical Player Information

  • 2018Freshman

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  • 2019Sophomore

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  • 2020Junior

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  • 2021Junior

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