2012-13 Track & Field Roster

Samantha Specht

  • Position Horizontal Jumps
  • Class Senior
  • High School Shorecrest Prep
  • Hometown St. Petersburg, Fla.

Biography

Samantha Specht- Personal Bests
Indoor
Outdoor
Event
Mark
Year
Event
Mark
Year
200 Meters 24.9 2010      
Long Jump 18-3 2010      
           

2011
Indoor
• Competed in two meets for the Bulls before suffering an injury
• At the Saluki Fast Start (12/3), set two USF PR's in the 200m and long jump
• In the 200 meter dash, she placed 16th with a time of 26.59
• Took home 19th place in the long jump with a leap of 17-2.75
• Tied for 14th at the Bob Eubanks Open (1/14) with a mark of 16-1.75 in the long jump

Rhodes College (Freshman)
• Named an Academic All-American (2010)
• Selected as Freshman Runner of the Year (2010)
• Won Jumper of the Year award (2010)
• Set PR in 200m (24.9) and long jump (18-3) during 2010 season
• Coached by Robert Shankman

Shorecrest Prep
• State Champion in Triple Jump (2009)
• State Runner-Up in Triple Jump (2006-08)
• State Runner-Up in 400m (2006-08)
• Named St. Pete Times Newspaper's Runner of the Year (2009)
• Selected to 1st Team All-Conference (2006-09)
• Tabbed as team MVP in 2008 and 2009
• Earned four letters in both cross country and track and field and one in basketball
• Member of the National Honor Society, Cum Laude Society and National Art Society
• Best 400m time: 57 seconds
• Best triple jump mark: 37-7

Personal
• Born Jan. 17, 1991
• Daughter of William Specht and Lori Fabiano
• Has two brothers (Mark and Bradley) and one sister (Emma)
• Father, William, was a swimmer at Princeton and was an NCAA Champion and an Olympic Qualifier in 1980
• High School Coach: Jeff Raab
• Double-Majoring in Art and Environmental Science & Policy

Historical Player Information

  • 2010-11Sophomore

    Horizontal Jumps
  • 2011-12Junior

    Horizontal Jumps
  • 2012-13Senior

    Horizontal Jumps