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2012-13 Women's Track and Field

Samara Faustin

Samara Faustin

  • Height:
    5-2
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Highschool:
    Lynn Classical
  • Hometown:
    Boston, Mass.

Summary

Biography

2012-13 Ended her career as one of the topsprinters in recent memory … Led the 4x100 meter relay teamto the 2013 NCAA Division III Outdoor National Championship meet…  Broke the program record, which had stood for over20 years in the indoor 60 meter dash with her time of 7.99 secondson March 1 at the ECAC Indoor Championship … Recorded herfastest time of the year in the 55 meter dash (7.40) on February 11at the Little East Conference/New England Alliance Championshipmeet … Posted the fastest time on this year’s team inthe 100 and 200 meter dashes at the ECAC Outdoor Championship onMay 16 with a times of 12.23 and 25.14 seconds respectively… Recorded her fastest indoor time in the 200 meter dash atthe ECAC Indoor Championship on March 1 with a time of 25.44seconds.

2011-12One of the Beacons top sprinters during the 2011-12 season ...Recorded a season-best time of 7.49 seconds in the 55 meter dash atthe Little East Conference/New England Alliance Championship meeton February 11 ... Recorded an impressive time of 8.14 seconds inthe 60 meter dash at the Harvard Open meet ... Qualified for theECAC Outdoor Championship meet in the 60 and 200 meter dashes ...Set a new personal standard in teh 100 meter dash on March 24 atteh Bridgewater State University Bears Invitational with a time of12.45 seconds ... Recorded her best time at the NCAA Division IIINew England Regional meet in the 200 meter dash with a time of22.26 seconds.  Combined in the 400 meter dash at teh TuftsUniversity Stampede Invite in which she recorded a final time of1:03.73.

2010-11: Competed in six meets in the 2011 outdoor season ...Recorded a season best time of 13.40 seconds in the 100 meter dashat the Little East Conference/New England Alliance Championshipmeet on April 30 ... Finished in 19th/10th place at the same meetin the 200 meter dash with a final time of 28.61 seconds ... Helpedthe 4x100 relay team record a time of 53.65 seconds which earnedthem a top-5 finish at the New England Alliancechampionship.

2009-10: Competed in three indoor meets as a sophomore ...Finished in 3rd place in the 55 meter dash at the Reggie PoyauMemorial meet at Brandeis ... Recorded a time of 7.85 seconds atthe meet ... Recorded a time of 8.12 seconds in the 55 meter dashat the Jay Carieslla Invitational ... Finished with a time of 8.63seconds in the 60 meter and 29.19 seconds in the 200 meter dashesat the Harvard Invitational.

2008-09: Saw action in one outdoor meet ... Placed 11th in the 100meters with a time of 13.81 and 12th in the 200 meters at theFitchburg State Invitational on April 18.

PERSONAL/HIGHSCHOOL Graduated from Lynn Classical High School in 2008... Member of the track and field program ... Placed 5th at theNortheastern Conference meet in the 55 meter dash ... Daughter of Augustin and Enide Faustin ... Has onebrother, Mardochee and one sister, Lovey ... Currently majoring inBusiness Management with a minor in Economics. 

INDOORPERSONAL BESTS

55m Dash 7.40 2/10/2013 New England Alliance
60m Dash 7.99 3/2/2013 ECAC Indoor Championships
200m Dash 25.44 3/3/2013 ECAC Indoor Championships
300m Dash 42.23 12/8/2012 Harvard University Open
400m Dash 1:03.73 2/4/2012 Tufts University Stampede Invite

OUTDOOR PERSONAL BESTS

100m Dash 12.23 (+0.9) 5/16/2013 2013 ECAC Division III Championship
200m Dash 22.26 5/5/2012 2012 NCAA DIII New England Regionals

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Historical Player Information

  • 2011-12Junior

    5'2"
  • 2012-13Senior

    5'2"
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