Eastern Connecticut State University

High School: Three-year member of the track & field program and four-year member of the swim/dive program… in track, primarily competed in the weight events…in both indoor/outdoor track competed at the Class “M” state meet… received the All-Terrier Award for athletic performance as a senior captain… received high honors entire high school career for academic excellence…

PERSONAL: born Samantha M. Murphy June 27, 2005… Parents: Irene and Daniel… Sister: Megan and Kaitlyn… Major: Nursing… Career Plans: Pediatric Nurse… Residence: Rocky Hill, CT…

  Favorite leisure-time activity: Watching TV
Most difficult aspect of college: Time management
Something that you hope that you will live to see: Niagara Falls
Something  that you tried once but would never do again: Ghost peppers
Most difficult aspect of your sport: The mental aspect
Sport requiring the most strength: Weight lifting
Hardest thing you’ve ever done in your life: Swimming a 500
Your favorite moment of all time: Baking Christmas
cookies with my grandma
Most embarrassing moment:
Falling down the stairs during passing time in high school
Biggest crisis facing the world: Running late to things
Your greatest thrill in sports: Achieving the goals Ive been working on all season
Most important invention or discovery in your lifetime: Throwing
Most influential person in the world: My mom
Job you consider the hardest or worst to do for a living: EMT
Pet peeve: when people walk slow in front of me
Biggest waste of money: Starbucks
Best advice you’ve ever received:
To not care so much about what other people say about me
Where’s your favorite place on earth?: Starbucks
What matters most to you?: My family
Who is the one person to whom you can confide?: Michael Prizio
 

Date	Meet	Mark	Finish
INDOOR
SHOT PUT
2023/24
December   9	Wesleyan	26-1	16th (22)
January      10	Bryant	26-4 1/2#	17th (18)
WEIGHT
2023/24
December    9	Wesleyan	33-1 1/4	6th (14)
January       10	Bryant	27-2 1/2	17th (18)
January       27	Wesleyan	31-3 1/4	18th (30)
February    2	NYU	32-2 3/4#	27th (32)
DISCUS
2023/24
January      10	Bryant	76-8#	12th (13)
#-Personal best

                                                

Date	Meet	Mark	Finish
OUTDOOR
HAMMER
2024
April        20	ECSU	113-07#	2nd (13)
April        13	Westfield	106-10	13th (24)
April         6	Coast Guard	108-9	14th (40)
March      30	UMass Dartmouth	100-11	11th (33)
March      23	Wesleyan	91-2	9th (24)
SHOT PUT
2024
April        20	ECSU	26-08 1/4	7th (12)
April        13	Westfield	27-6 3/4#	21st (26)
April          6	Coast Guard	27-3 1/4	28th (42)
DISCUS
2024
April        20	ECSU	86-04#	3rd (10)
April        13	Westfield	76-1	19th (25)
April         6	Coast Guard	59-11	35th (37)
#-Personal best