Samantha Robbins
Samantha Robbins
Height: 5-4
Year: So.
Hometown: London, Ontario
High School: London Central Secondary School
Position: DISTANCE

2011 Track & Field: Garnered Atlantic Sun All-Academic honors…Took fourth in the 1,500 meters at the Weems Baskin Invitational with a personal-best 4:53.41…Posted a time of 4:53.65 in the 1,500 meters at the UNCW Seahawk Invitational, finishing 18th…Collected a 10th place finish in the 5,000 meters at the Liberty Collegiate with a mark of 18:58.24…Notched a time of 2:25.51 in the 800 meters at the Shamrock Invite, finishing 33rd…Finished 17th in the mile at the A-Sun Indoor Championships and 18th in the 3,000 meters at the Niswonger Invitational…

2010 Cross Country: Placed ninth at the 4K UNCW Seahawk Invitational with a PR time of 15:08.40…Notched a personal best 5K time of 19:04.56, finishing 37th in the Atlantic Sun Championships…Placed 17th at the 6K George Mason Patriot Invitational with a time of 23:18.10…Placed 27th and 29th in the Asics/Winthrop Invitational and USC Upstate Eye Opener Invitational, respectively…

Prep/Personal: Ran two years at London Central, where was named Athlete of the Year for the Golden Ghosts as a junior…Earned the cross country team spirit award as a junior, and followed with the team’s Bill Salter and Colin Hood awards as a senior…Finished 23rd at the 2009 OFSAA (Ontario HS Championships) Cross Country Championships and has posted personal best times on the track of 2:19 in the 800 meters, 4:47 in the 1500 meters and a 10:41 in the 3000 meters…Also played hockey in high school…Full name is Samantha Sharon Robbins…Born Jan. 4, 1991 in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba…Daughter of Joseph and Beverly Robbins…Plans a major in biology…