2021 Women's Cross Country Roster
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Kelderman, Samantha
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Samantha Kelderman
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- High School:
- Liberty HS
- Hometown:
- Issaquah, WA
Bio
Kelderman's Performance History & Personal Bests
2020-21 Season: Ran in seven total meets between cross country, indoor and outdoor track … Ran in MSU’s lone fall cross country race … Had a season-high third-place finish in the 5,000 at the Al Manuel Invitational (March 27) … Also participated in the 10,000 at the Sound Running College Invitational in California on April 2 ... Named to the Fall, Winter and Spring All-Academic Teams.
2019-20 Season
Cross Country (Redshirt): Ran only in opening race of the season … Finished seventh overall at the Carroll College Early Bird Open.
Indoor (Sophomore): Appeared in two events … Ran the mile at the MSU Indoor Open … Also ran in the 4x400 relay at the Big Sky Tuner on Feb. 21.
2018-19 Season
Cross Country (Sophomore): Ran in five meets and member of Bobcat scoring lineup in each … Second fastest runner for the ‘Cats in first three appearances of the campaign … Placed runner-up at the MSU Cross Country Classic (Sept. 15) … Took 13th overall at the Roy Griak Invitational (Sept. 29) … Placed 33rd at the Big Sky Championship with a season-best 5k time of 17:38.5.
Indoor (Redshirt): Made appearance at opening meet of season … Took fourth in the 5,000 at the Bobcat Preview (Dec. 1) with a time of 18:11.31 … Did not compete in any other meets.
Outdoor (Redshirt): Did not compete in any meets.
2017-18 Season
Cross Country (Freshman): Competed in and member of MSU scoring lineup in all five meets … Finished a season-high third among Bobcat runners at the Bronco Invitational (Oct. 14) … Placed 10th overall at opening MSU-Bozeman Running Co. Invitational on Sept. 16 behind season-best time of 17:43.26 … Closed year out by finishing 25th at Big Sky Championship and 81st at the Mountain Region Championship.
Indoor (Freshman): Participated in the 3,000 at the Big Sky Indoor Championships … Finished 10th overall with a time of 10:21.21 … Appeared in six meets for the Bobcats … Opened season by taking second in the 5,000 at the MSU Invitational (Jan. 12) … Earned another runner-up finish in the 3,000 at the Powder RIverl Dual (Jan. 27) … Achieved lifetime bests in the mile (5:09.32) and in the 3,000 (10:12.51) … Named to Big Sky Winter All-Academic Team.
Outdoor (Freshman): Contributed to MSU team score at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships … Placed sixth in the 10,000 and 14th in the 5,000 at the conference meet … Time of 35:25.34 in the 10,000 was fifth fastest in program history … Mark was eighth fastest on the Big Sky performance list and 79th among West Region competitors … Competed in six meets total … Finished first in the Triton Invitational (April 14) in the 5,000 with a personal-best time of 17:04.10 … Finished top three individually in the 3,000 steeplechase at the Cat-Griz Dual and in the 1,500 at the Tom Gage Classic … Named to Big Sky Spring All-Academic Team.
High School: Completed her prep career at Liberty High School as a four-time letterwinner in cross country and track and field ... Qualified for the Class AA cross country state meet on two occasions individually, finishing a career-best 12th place as a senior following her top district-meet finish of fifth ... Served as a team captain in 2016 and was honored with the team’s Coach’s Award ... Participated as a member of a state championship team her junior year ... Also served on the squad’s runner-up finish in 2016 and third-place team in 2014 ... Advanced to Washington’s AA state track and field meet as a senior and placed fourth in the 3,200 and ninth in the 1,600 ... During the season she earned a total of five top-three finishes including winning the 3,200 at the Arnie Young Invite and improving her personal record by over 30 seconds in the mile run ...Capped her Liberty High tenure as a two-year captain on the girls’ basketball team and earned honorable mention all-league accolades each season ... Awarded the Rotary International Club’s Liberty High School Athlete of the Year ... A Rotary Interaction Club in Science Student of the Month Award recipient and AAUW Award honoree.
Personal: Daughter of Heather and Garrett Kelderman ... Plans to major in chemical engineering.
2020-21 Season: Ran in seven total meets between cross country, indoor and outdoor track … Ran in MSU’s lone fall cross country race … Had a season-high third-place finish in the 5,000 at the Al Manuel Invitational (March 27) … Also participated in the 10,000 at the Sound Running College Invitational in California on April 2 ... Named to the Fall, Winter and Spring All-Academic Teams.
2019-20 Season
Cross Country (Redshirt): Ran only in opening race of the season … Finished seventh overall at the Carroll College Early Bird Open.
Indoor (Sophomore): Appeared in two events … Ran the mile at the MSU Indoor Open … Also ran in the 4x400 relay at the Big Sky Tuner on Feb. 21.
2018-19 Season
Cross Country (Sophomore): Ran in five meets and member of Bobcat scoring lineup in each … Second fastest runner for the ‘Cats in first three appearances of the campaign … Placed runner-up at the MSU Cross Country Classic (Sept. 15) … Took 13th overall at the Roy Griak Invitational (Sept. 29) … Placed 33rd at the Big Sky Championship with a season-best 5k time of 17:38.5.
Indoor (Redshirt): Made appearance at opening meet of season … Took fourth in the 5,000 at the Bobcat Preview (Dec. 1) with a time of 18:11.31 … Did not compete in any other meets.
Outdoor (Redshirt): Did not compete in any meets.
2017-18 Season
Cross Country (Freshman): Competed in and member of MSU scoring lineup in all five meets … Finished a season-high third among Bobcat runners at the Bronco Invitational (Oct. 14) … Placed 10th overall at opening MSU-Bozeman Running Co. Invitational on Sept. 16 behind season-best time of 17:43.26 … Closed year out by finishing 25th at Big Sky Championship and 81st at the Mountain Region Championship.
Indoor (Freshman): Participated in the 3,000 at the Big Sky Indoor Championships … Finished 10th overall with a time of 10:21.21 … Appeared in six meets for the Bobcats … Opened season by taking second in the 5,000 at the MSU Invitational (Jan. 12) … Earned another runner-up finish in the 3,000 at the Powder RIverl Dual (Jan. 27) … Achieved lifetime bests in the mile (5:09.32) and in the 3,000 (10:12.51) … Named to Big Sky Winter All-Academic Team.
Outdoor (Freshman): Contributed to MSU team score at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships … Placed sixth in the 10,000 and 14th in the 5,000 at the conference meet … Time of 35:25.34 in the 10,000 was fifth fastest in program history … Mark was eighth fastest on the Big Sky performance list and 79th among West Region competitors … Competed in six meets total … Finished first in the Triton Invitational (April 14) in the 5,000 with a personal-best time of 17:04.10 … Finished top three individually in the 3,000 steeplechase at the Cat-Griz Dual and in the 1,500 at the Tom Gage Classic … Named to Big Sky Spring All-Academic Team.
High School: Completed her prep career at Liberty High School as a four-time letterwinner in cross country and track and field ... Qualified for the Class AA cross country state meet on two occasions individually, finishing a career-best 12th place as a senior following her top district-meet finish of fifth ... Served as a team captain in 2016 and was honored with the team’s Coach’s Award ... Participated as a member of a state championship team her junior year ... Also served on the squad’s runner-up finish in 2016 and third-place team in 2014 ... Advanced to Washington’s AA state track and field meet as a senior and placed fourth in the 3,200 and ninth in the 1,600 ... During the season she earned a total of five top-three finishes including winning the 3,200 at the Arnie Young Invite and improving her personal record by over 30 seconds in the mile run ...Capped her Liberty High tenure as a two-year captain on the girls’ basketball team and earned honorable mention all-league accolades each season ... Awarded the Rotary International Club’s Liberty High School Athlete of the Year ... A Rotary Interaction Club in Science Student of the Month Award recipient and AAUW Award honoree.
Personal: Daughter of Heather and Garrett Kelderman ... Plans to major in chemical engineering.
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