2021 Women's Cross Country Roster
Roster
Leal, Samantha
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Samantha Leal
- Height:
- 4-11
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Lincoln, R.I.
- High School:
- Lincoln
Bio
As a senior in the spring of 2021:
- Finished 16th in the SHU/QU Winter XC Dual Meet with a time of 11:50.6 in the 3.2k
- Placed 27th at the Jasper Invite, recording a time of 20:02.0 in the 5k
- Took 52nd place at the MAAC Championships with a time of 24:15.9 in the 6k
- MAAC All-Academic Team
- Tallied four different career-best times
- Recorded a career-best time in the 4k race (17:02.2) at the Stony Brook Season Opener
- Set a personal-best time in the 5k race (19:48.4) at the Nassaney Invitational
- Ran in the Paul Short Run and recorded a personal-best time of 23:40.3 in the 6k
- At the CCSU Mini Meet, set a career-best time in the 3k (11:23.8)
- Opened the season with a time of 17:11.0 in the Stony Brook Season Opener
- Recorded a season-best time of 20:18.7 at the NEICAAA Championships in the 5k race
- Tallied a time of 24:49.0 in the MAAC Championships
- Ran a 21:19.72 to finish 68th at the 5K Monmouth Invitational
- Finished in 15:42.7 at the 4K Stony Brook Invitational
- Graduated from Lincoln High School with varsity letters in cross country, indoor and outdoor track and field
- Ran in middle to long distance events in track and field (800m, 1500m, 3000m, 5000m)
- Personal bests in high school: 800m: 2:37, 1500m: 5:15, 3000m: 11:25, 5000m: 20:08
- Holds school record in 4x800m relay in indoor (10:39) and outdoor (10:24) track
- First Team All-Division and First Team All-Class as a senior in cross country
- Became first senior at Lincoln High School to make New England Cross Country Championships in 11 years
- Second Team All-Division and Second Team All-Class as a junior in cross country
- Third Team All-Division and Second Team All-Class as a sophomore in cross country
- First Team All-Division in the 3000m as a junior in track
- All-Division First Team in the 4x800m relay
- Participated in both varsity soccer and cross country during her senior season in the fall of 2016
- Played premiere club soccer for Lusitana F.C. for five seasons (2013-17)
- First Honors all throughout high school
- National Honor Society Vice President
- Rhode Island Honor Society Inductee
- Two-time National Quill and Scroll Award Recipient
- Daughter of Ricardo and Laura Leal
- Has one older brother Matthew and a twin sister Allison
- Brother Matthew Leal participates in club crew at the University of Rhode Island and won a national championship in a four-man boat in 2016-17
- Twin sister Allison plays collegiate soccer at UMass Dartmouth
- Distinguished volunteer with 132 hours of community service compiled with cross country and track and field programs at Lincoln High School
- Assist with road races across Rhode Island
- Volunteered hours with service as a presider for the children’s liturgy at St. Jude’s Church in Lincoln, Rhode Island
- Also participated in a food bank at St. Jean’s Church in Pawtucket
- Majoring in the physician assistant program
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