Samantha Kennedy Class: Sophomore Hometown: Surrey, British Columbia High School: Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary Position: Throws Experience: SO/SO

Personal Bests (as of Sept. 2012):

Indoor-
Weight Throw: 48-10.00/14.88 meters

Outdoor-
Hammer Throw: 181-00/55.18 (No. 5 all-time at MU/Freshman Record)
Javelin: 114-04/34.84

Summer 2012:
Gold medal winner at the 2012 Canadian Junior Track and Field Championships (July 28) at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg with a toss of 166 feet, 10 inches (50.85 meters) ...Kennedy finished 11th at the Canadian National Championships in the women's hammer throw, posting a heave of 51.20 meters in the finals.

2011-12:
BIG EAST All-Academic
Marquette Women's Track & Field Freshman of the Year
Indoor (Fr.): Kennedy focused in on the weight throw during the indoor season, competing in the event five times ... At the Badger Track Classic (Jan. 14), she had her best toss of the season with a mark of 48-10.00 (14.88 meters) ... Also participated in the weight throw at the Hoosier Hills Invitational (Feb. 10), the Milwaukee Dual (Jan. 20) meet, the Meyo Invitational (Feb. 3) and the Bill Bergan Invitational (Jan. 28)...2012 Indoor Performance List.
Outdoor (Fr.): Kennedy competed in the hammer throw and the javelin events during the outdoor campaign ... Kennedy's primary focus was on the hammer throw, she competed in the event nine times ... Participated at the BIG East Conference Outdoor Championships setting the freshman record and recording the fifth best heave in school history, with a toss of 181-00/55.18 and a fifth place finish ... Posted third place finishes in the Lee Calhoun Invitational (Apr. 13) and the Milwaukee Dual (Apr. 5) meet ... Also competed in the javelin throw three times, including a personal best throw of 115-05 (35.19 meters) at the Beach Invitational (Apr. 21), which is the sixth best in school history ... Finished second at the Milwaukee Dual (Apr. 6) meet...2012 Outdoor Performance List.

High School: Kennedy attended Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary School, where she was an honor roll student and the 2011 British Columbia High School Track and Field Champion in the hammer throw ... Won the provincial title in the hammer throw with a toss of 51.91 meters and holds a lifetime-best mark of 52.06 meters ...Kennedy qualified for the 2011 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships with a second-place finish in the hammer throw at the Canadian Junior Championships ... Her mark of 51.64 meters was a little more than a meter behind the eventual junior national champion, Joanna Franke-Kuhn, whom she joined on the Canadian squad ...Kennedy competed as a junior with the Richmond Kajaks Track and Field Club, which earned the top-three finishes in the women's hammer throw at the Canadian Championships ... She was coached by Richard Collier with Kajaks.

Championships History

BIG EAST Outdoor Championships
2012-
Hammer Throw: 5th (181-00/55.18 meters)