2017 Women's Track and Field Roster
Biography
SPU: Four-year letterwinner. ... USTFCCCA All-West Region indoor in shot put (2015). ... GNAC All-Academic (2015, 2016, 2017). ... USTFCCCA 2nd team All-American in javelin (2017). ... USTFCCCA All-Academic (2017).
Senior (2017): INDOOR – Scored with a 7th-place finish in the shot put at GNAC (40-10 1/4). ... The shot was her only event at the four meets in which she competed. ... Threw a season-best 41-8 3/4 at the UW Invitational on Jan. 28. OUTDOOR – Competed at the NCAA nationals for the first time, placing 12th in the javelin with a toss of 140 feet, 8 inches. That capped a big year in that event after not throwing jav since freshman year. ... Initially got onto the NCAA qualifying list with a then-personal best 139-0 to win that event at the Doris Heritage Distance Festival in West Seattle on March 25. Topped that with a huge PR of 146-11 at the Ralph Vernacchia Invitational in Bellingham on April 29. ... Placed 9th in shot put (40-2 3/4), 10th in javelin (132-2) and 13th in discus (113-9 1/2) at GNAC. ... Set personal-best marks in the shot three times, topped by a winning effort of 42-5 1/4 at the Spike Arlt Invitational in Ellensburg on April 22. ...
Junior (2016): INDOOR – Placed 14th in the shot put at GNAC, throwing 39-2 1/4. ... Competed in four meets, exclusively in the shot ... Threw a season-best 39-5 at the UW Invitational on Jan. 30. OUTDOOR – Placed 6th in the discus at GNAC with a throw of 128-3 1/4 / 39.09m. ... Placed 12th in the GNAC shot put at 40-0 1/4 / 12.19m. ... Set an outdoor shot put PR of 40-2 1/4 / 12.25m at the season-opening Puget Sound Invitational on March 5. ... Set a discus PR of 129-7 1/2 / 39.51m at the Spike Arlt Invitational on April 23. That was her second PR of the season in that event and was nearly eight feet better than her previous best of 121-10 1/2 on March 19 at the Lewis & Clark Spring Break Open. ... Participated in eight meets, all in the shot and discus.
Sophomore (2015): INDOOR – Heaved the shot a career-best 42 feet, 10 3/4 inches on her first throw of the finals at the GNAC Championships to secure fourth place. That was 4 3/4 inches farther than her previous best, set during her freshman year. ... Also did shot in three regular-sesaon meets. OUTDOOR – Participated in eight meets, all in the shot put and discus, the latter of which she did for the first time in college. ... Placed 11th in the discus (120-7 / 36.76m) in the discus and 12th in the shot (38-11 1/2 / 11.87m) at GNAC. ... Had PRs on consecutive weekends, throwing the discus 120 feet, 9 inches at the Ralph Vernacchia Invitational on April 25, then going 40-2 i the shot on May 2 at the Saint Martin's Invitational. ... Had her first 40-foot outdoor shot mark (40-0 3/4) on April 4 at the JD Shotwell Invitational.
Freshman (2014): INDOOR – Participated in the shot put in three meets. … On Feb. 16 at the UW Indoor Open – after never throwing 40 feet in in high school or college – she make that mark twice, measuring 40-6 ¾ on her final preliminary attempt, and 42-6 on her last attempt in the finals. ... Placed 5th in GNAC Championships with a throw of 41-8 ½. OUTDOOR – Participated in 11 meets, throwing the shot and javelin ... Placed 14th at GNAC in the shot at 35-11 1/2 and 9th in the javelin at 117-3 ¾. … Posted collegiate outdoor career bests in both events at the Stanford Invitational on April 5 with marks of 38-9 ¾ in the shot and 124-2 in the jav.
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Gig Harbor High School: Placed 5th in Class 4A (large school) state shot put as a senior in 2013 at 38-10 1/2. ... Threw as far as 39-8 in 2013. ... Won the shot at the Oregon Relays in 2013. ... Finished 8th at state as a junior with a throw of 38-1 1/2. Also qualified in the javelin, but did not place.
Personal: Sammi Jean Markham. ... Born Dec. 29, 1994. ... Physiology / Applied human biology major.
Fun facts: Didn't start throwing until her junior year of high school. ... Started throwing at the invitation of a friend, who now competes for Seattle University, and "turned out I was pretty good at it." ... Also has done basketball, volleyball, and softball. ... Favorite sports to watch are football and beach volleyball. ... Dumbest movie she ever saw was "The Knowing." ... Book she just couldn't put down wsa "Redeeming Love" by Francine Rivers. ... Favorite junk food is Doritos. ... Favorite healthy food is pineapple. ... Favorite TV program is "How I Met Your Mother." ... Favorite sports team is the Seattle Seahawks. ... Favorite athlete is Marshawn Lynch. ... If she could invite anyone to dinner, it would be Ellen DeGeneres, and would serve spaghetti "with my Oma's famous spaghetti sauce. ... In 10 years, plans to be raising a family and working as a physician's assistant in a small town. ... Wants to travel to Africa and Brazil to help provide medical care and spend time in the culture.
INDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
Shot put: 42-10 3/4 / 13.07m (2/21/2015)
OUTDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
Shot put: 42-5 1/4 / 12.93m (4/22/2017)
Discus: 129-7 1/2 / 39.51m (4/23/2016)
Javelin: 146-11 / 44.78m (4/29/2017)
CAREER RESULTS
