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2021 Women's Cross Country Roster

Samantha Facius

  • Class Junior
  • Highschool Mount DeSales Academy
  • Hometown Catonsville, MD

Biography

Personal Bests
1000m 2:58.20 Penn State National Open (2/1)
Mile 5:05.80 Rod McCravy Memorial (1/24-25/20)
5K (XC) 18:28.8    UVA Cavalier 5K (9/14/19)
6K (XC)   22:34.4 Paul Short Invite (10/05/19)
 
CAREER HONORS
  • 2023 Academic All-Big Ten
As a senior (2022-23)
Outdoor
  • Ran at four outdoor competitions, taking home one podium finish
  • Competed in the 1500m and the 4x400m relay
  • Earned a third-place result in the 4x400m (4:15.56) at the Kehoe Twilight Meet (5/5)
Indoor
  • Competed in five indoor meets, competing primarily in the 1000m or the mile
  • Returned to the track for the first time in nearly two years at the Navy Invitational, competing in the mile where she took fifth place (5:18.66)
Cross Country
  • Did not compete
As a junior (2021-22)
Outdoor
  • Did not compete
Indoor
  • Did not compete
Cross Country
  • Did not compete
As a sophomore (2020-21)
Outdoor
  • Opened the outdoor season competing in the 800m (2:21.27) and the 1500m (4:47.62) at the Maryland B1G Invite (3/26)
  • Took home third place in both the 1500m (4:42.31) and the 4x800 (9:10.52) at the B1G North Florida Invitational (4/2)
  • Placed second in the 1500m (4:39.67) at the Rutgers B1G Tri-Meet (4/10)
  • Competed in the 1500m (5:03.68) at the Fighting Illini Big Ten Relays (4/23)
Indoor
  • Opened the indoor season placing fourth in the 1000m (3:03.11) at the Nittany Lion Opener (1/16)
  • Took home second in the mile (5:10.33) at the Penn State Invitational (1/23)
  • Competed in the mile (5:05.79) at the Penn State Tri (2/6)
  • Competed in the mile (5:04.94) at the B1G Indoor Invitational (2/12)
  • Set a personal record of 5:03.27 in the mile at Big Ten Indoor Championships (2/25)
Cross Country
  • Did not compete
As a freshman (2019-20)
Outdoor
  • No outdoor season due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Indoor
  • Opened indoor season in the 1000m (3:02.58) at the Nittany Lion Challenge (1/11)
  • Member of the distance medley relay (12:06.41) that took home first at the Terrapin Invitational (1/18)
  • Made mile debut (5:05.80) at the Rod McCravy Memorial (1/24)
  • Ran a season-best 1000m (2:58.20) at Penn State National (2/1)
  • Competed in the mile (5:24.24) at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invite (2/15)
Cross Country
  • Opened the cross country season with a 42nd-place finish (19:49.57) at the Mt. Saint Mary’s 5k run (8/30)
  • Finished 26th (18:28.8) at the UVA 5k (9/14)
  • Ran her first 6k of the season (22:34.4) at the Leigh High Paul Short meet (10/5)
  • Competed at the Penn State National Invite (10/18) in 22:47.2
  • Finished 99th (22:43.0) at the 2019 B1G Championship (11/3)
  • Competed at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championship (23:13.1)
Before Maryland
  • Has 12 IAAM indoor and outdoor titles in various events, including two 800m titles, four 1600m titles, three 4x800m relay titles and three 3200m titles
  • Won the IAAM cross country championship in 2017
  • Runner-up IAAM cross country runner in 2018
  • Two-time All-American
Personal
  • Has one sibling, Jake
  • Can hula hoop for more than two hours at a time
  • Plans to get a business degree in marketing or sales and wants to own her own business
  • Biggest sports thrill is receiving an All-American title for the first time at New Balance Outdoor Nationals 2018
  • Majoring in communication
Updated July 3, 2023

Historical Player Information

  • 2019Freshman

  • 2020Sophomore

  • 2021Junior