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2016-17 Women's Track and Field Roster

Samantha Zakalowski

Samantha Zakalowski

  • Position:
    Mid-Distance
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Highschool:
    Algonac
  • Hometown:
    Algonac, Mich.

Summary

Biography

Zakalowski All-Time Results 
Zakalowski Cross Country


Varsity Letter: 3

Career Marks
400m:  1:02.09
500m:  1:20.69i
600m:    1:40.76i (#13 Titan)
800m:    2:15.65i (#5 Titan)
1000m: 3:10.41
60H:  10.45i
400H:    1:07.06

2016 Outdoor: Placed 4th at HL Outdoor Championships in 800-meter run of 2:18.38... Won the 800-meter in 2:22.77 at Detroit vs. Oakland Dual... 800m best of 2:18.21 in preliminaries at HL Championship.

2016 Indoor: 800-meter best of 2:16.76 for 6th at GVSU Tune Up... Qualified for 800-meter finals at HL Indoor Championships in 2:19.16.

2015 Outdoor: Member of Titan 4x4 team that took 3rd place at HL Outdoor Championships in 3:53.65... 400-meter hurdles PR of 1:07.06 for 5th at Golden Grizzly Duals... Finished 10th in 400H at 1:07.19 from HL Outdoor Championships... 400m PR of 1:02.09 at Winthrop Invitational.

2015 Indoor: 800-meter best of 2:19.08 for 6th place at HL Indoor Championships... 500-meter best of 1:23.27 at YSU National Invite... 600-meter best of 1:50.60 at Simmons-Harvey Invitational.

2014 Outdoor: Horizon League 13th place finish in 800m (2:24.64)…season best of 2:23.60 at Bucknell where she ran a leg of UDM record 4x800m of 9:14.52…400H debut of 70.05 in arctic conditions at Cincinnati…68.53 400H PR at Grand Valley.
 
2014 Indoor: Won team Most Improved award…scored 5th in Horizon League 800m running PR of 2:15.65 (#5 Titan), second fastest Titan rookie, after a 2:18.77 PR in the prelim…2:20.03 800m PR at Grand Valley… 600m PR of 1:40.76 at Silverston Invitational…collegiate debut of 2:25.02 for 800m at Notre Dame.

High School: Was a top signee for both the cross country and track team, but is coming off a senior campaign that saw her miss the cross country season due to an injury... As a junior, won the Port Huron Invitational, BWAC Jamboree 1 and Marysville Invitational and broke the 20-minute barrier in the 5k on a few occasions... Earned All-State as a senior in track anchoring the 4x400-meter relay to a fourth-place finish at the Division 2 Championships, while qualifying for the 4x200m and the 300-meter hurdles... Was also All-State in the 100-hurdles as a junior taking fourth and All-State in the 300-hurdles as a sophomore finishing in third.

Personal: Daughter of Cherlynn Billete and Richard Zakalowski... Has three older siblings… A biology major.

Major / GPA: Nursing / 3.38

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Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14Freshman

    Hurdles
  • 2014-15Sophomore

    Mid-Distance
  • 2015-16Junior

    Mid-Distance
  • 2016-17Senior

    Mid-Distance