2013 Outdoor Track
Roster
Shameal Samuels
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- First Year
- Hometown:
- Hartford, CT
- High School:
- Capital Preparatory Magnet
| CAREER HIGHS | ||
| Event | Time | Date |
| 100m | 11.87 | Yale Springtime Invitational (4/26/15) |
| 200m | 24.17 | Long Beach Invitational (4/15/16) |
| 400m | 53.35 | ECAC Championships (5/15/16) |
| 800m | 2:17.38 | Wolfie Invitational (4/23/16) |
- Two-Time NCAA East Regional 400m Participant (2015-16)
- 2016 ECAC 400m Champion
- Two-Time MAAC 200m Champion (2015-16)
- 2016 MAAC 4x100m Relay Champion
- 2016 MAAC 4x400m Relay Champion
- 2016 Yale Springtime Invitational 100m Champion
- 2016 Yale Springtime Invitational 4x100m Relay Champion
- 2016 George Mason Spring Invitational 400m Champion
- 2015 Rider Invite 200m Champion
- 2015 Rider Invite 4x400m Relay Champion
- MAAC Track Athlete of the Week (4/19/16)
- Two-Time USTFCCA Academic All-American (2015-16)
- 2016 Quinnipiac May Female Athlete of the Month
- 2016 MAAC All-Academic Team
- 2014-15 Quinnipiac Female Athlete of the Year
AS A SENIOR IN 2016:
- 2016 NCAA East Regional 400m Participant
- 2016 ECAC 400m Champion
- 2016 MAAC 200m Champion
- 2016 MAAC 4x100m Relay Champion
- 2016 MAAC 4x400m Relay Champion
- 2016 Yale Springtime Invitational 100m Champion
- 2016 Yale Springtime Invitational 4x100m Relay Champion
- 2016 George Mason Spring Invitational 400m Champion
- MAAC Track Athlete of the Week (4/19/16)
- 2016 Quinnipiac May Female Athlete of the Month
- 2016 MAAC All-Academic Team
- Made history, becoming just the second Bobcat to make two appearances at the NCAA Regionals as she placed 40th in the 400m with a time of 54.35
- Posted the greatest run in program history as she came through with a program record time of 53.35 seconds to capture the 400m gold medal at the ECAC Championships (5/15) to become the first Bobcat to record an ECAC title in program history
- Helped the Bobcats place sixth with a time of 46.81 in the 4x100m relay (Samuels, Simons, Jacque, Pisciotta) at the ECAC Championships which stands as the highest finish in a relay event at the ECAC’s in program history
- Simply dominated the MAAC Championships (5/7), recording a victory in all three events in which she competed (200m, 4x100m, 4x400m)
- Started the MAAC Championships with a victory in the 4x100m relay as the Bobcats combined to clock in at 47.34 to claim the second straight MAAC 4x100m gold medal for Quinnipiac
- Also clinched the first MAAC 4x400m relay in program history as the Bobcats (Samuels, Wehrer, Baker, Ulrich) clocked in with an outdoor program record time of 3:48.95
- She wrapped up the MAAC Championships with a second straight 200m title as she clocked in at 24.26 to take first place by nearly one full second
- Opened the season with a fourth place finish in the sprint medley relay at the Colonial Relays (4/1) as the Bobcats clocked in with a program record time of 4:01.12
- Also finished eighth out of over 110 sprinters in the 200m with a time of 24.60 at the Colonial Relays
- Captured her first individual victory of the season with a first place finish in the 400m with a time of 55.11 at the George Mason Spring Invitational (4/9)
- Dominated at the Long Beach Invitational (4/15) out in California as she placed third in both the 200m (24.17) and 400m (53.59)
- Placed eighth overall in her first career 800m appearance as she clocked in at 2:17.38 at the Wolfie Invitational (4/23)
- Earned a relay victory, combining to take the 4x100m relay victory (Simons, Jacque, Samuels, Lee) at the Yale Springtime Invitational (5/1) with a time of 47.59
- Captured another victory at the Yale Springtime Invitational as she took first in the 100m with a time of 12.39
AS A JUNIOR IN 2015:
- 2014-15 Quinnipiac Female Student-Athlete of the Year
- 2015 NCAA East Regional 400m Participant
- 2015 USTFCCCA Academic All-American
- 2015 MAAC 200m Champion
- 2015 Rider Invite 200m Champion
- 2015 Rider Invite 4x400m Relay Champion (Stabile, Baker, Samuels, Caron)
- Made history for the Bobcats, becoming the first sprinter and just the second runner in program history to make an appearance at the NCAA Regionals
- Placed 47th in the 400m at the NCAA East Regional in Jacksonville with a time of 54.78
- Established herself at the New England Championships (5/8) as she placed second overall in the 400m with a time of 53.88 in the finals
- Dominated at the MAAC Championships (5/2) as she earned her first career MAAC gold medal in the 200m and was the runner-up in the 100m
- Earned first place in the 200m at the MAAC Championships with a time of 24.87
- Continued to dominate with her second place result at the MAAC Championships in the 100m as she crossed the line in 12.20
- Helped lift the Bobcats to a second place finish in the 4x400m relay with a time of 3:51.45 at the MAAC Championships
- Started the season placing third in the 200m (25.01) and fourth in the 100m (12.48) at the Fred Hardy Invitational (3/27)
- Helped the Bobcats score a victory in the 4x400m relay at the Rider Invite (4/11) with a time of 3:53.07
- Captured her first career individual victory in the 200m at the Rider Invite with a time of 24.98
- Medaled at the Mt. SAC Relays (4/17) as she placed fifth out of 60 talented 400m sprinters with a time of 54.11
- Came up with a pair of third place finishes in the 100m (11.87) and 200m (24.69) at the Yale Springtime Invitational (4/26)
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2014:
- Continued her dominance in the 400m with two sensational runs before missing the majority of the 2014 season due to injury
- Placed 9th overall (out of 70) in the 400m season opener at the Fred Hardy Invite as she clocked in at 57.22 seconds
- Qualified for the ECAC Championships with her time of 55.40 seconds in the 400m dash at the Colonial Relays
- Her time of 55.40 seconds was the 2nd-fastest for all underclassmen in the competition as well as 1st place for all mid-major programs as the top four finishers hailed from Villanova and Rutgers
- Was a member of the DMR relay team (Savage, Campbell, Petrie, Samuels) that took 6th place (out of 19) with a time of 11:58.38 at the Colonial Relays.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2013:
- Established herself as the most dynamic sprinter the program has ever seen in just her rookie season with the Bobcats
- Finished the 2013 season with program records in the 200m, 400m and 4x400m as well as All-New England honors in the 400m and 4x400m relay
- Nabbed the 4x400m relay record at the New England Championships with a time of 3:52.97 to finish 8th overall and earn the All-New England honors
- Progressed individually throughout the 2013 season as she lowered the program record in the 400m with each new meet
- Started the season off strong with a 4th place finish out of 54 runners in her only 100m dash with a time of 12.93 seconds in the George Davis Invite
- Picked up a 2nd place finish in the George Davis Invite’s 200m dash as she crossed the line in 26.10 seconds
- Ran her season-best in the 200m at the Brown Invitational with a time of 26.08 seconds to finish 6th out of 52 runners
- Placed 2nd in the 400m at the Brown Invitational and 4th in the Larry Ellis Invitational
- Peaked during the championship season wherein she qualified for the 400m Northeast Conference Championship and placed 5th in the finals with a time of 56.53 seconds
- Was ever better the following week as she was first in the 400m preliminaries at the New England Championships with a season-high and program record 55.27 seconds
- She went on to finish as the New England runner-up in the 400m with a time of 55.82 seconds in the finals
BEFORE QUINNIPIAC:
- Graduated from Capital Preparatory Magnet School in Connecticut
- Lettered in cross country, indoor and outdoor track during her high school career
- Ran on some very successful teams in high school but she also took home numerous individual titles including the 400m CSC Conference Champion, 600m CSC Conference Champion, 800m CSC Conference Champion, and she was named the Constitution State Conference MVP for Outdoor 2012
- Posted an incredible time of 57.17 on May 30 to take second place at the CT Class S Championship
- Claimed many first place finishes during the 2012 outdoor season but finished with a career-best time of 41.84 in the 300 meters at the Yale Invitational where she claimed fourth place
- Ran a career-best time of 1:38.36 at the State Open during the 2012 indoor season in the 600m
- Ran to a career-best 200m time of 26.78 seconds during the 2011 outdoor season
- Ran on some incredible relay teams during the 2010 outdoor season as she was on five different first place teams during the season
- Twice in the 4x100m relay, twice in the 4x400m relay, and once in the 4x800m she helped her team race to a first place finish
PERSONAL:
- Born in Montego Bay, Jamaica and raised in Hartford, Connecticut
- Daughter of Gary Samuels and Vandrea Manderson
- Has three younger brothers Alvin, Jeremy, and Jashawn
- Has two sisters Shantell and Everdene
- Plans to major in criminal justice
