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2019 Women's Cross Country Roster

Samantha Nickell

  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Cabot HS
  • Hometown Cabot, Arkansas

Biography

2018: Top finisher for Henderson in all four races she ran as a junior in 2018 . . . Ran a season-best time of 20:32.9 at the UALR Invitational, less than a second off of her PR . . . Enters her senior season with six career Top-10 finishes.

2017: The Reddies top runner in every race of the year as a sophomore . . . Picked up the first individual win of her career at the Bob Gravett Invitational . . . Also finished in the Top-10 at the UALR Invitational, where ran sub-21 minutes for her best time of the season.

2016: Henderson’s top finisher in all but one race as a true freshman . . . Led the Reddies to a team victory at the Freed Speed Open in Henderson, Tennessee, by winning the event individually with a PR of 20 minutes, 32 seconds . . . Had three Top-10 finishes on the year.

PREP: Five-time letter winner at Cabot High School and three-time All-Conference selection . . . School record-holder in the 4x800 relay . . . Was a part of the Lady Panthers’ state runners up team in 2014 and conference title squad in 2012.

PERSONAL: Born February 4, 1998 . . . Daughter of Steve and Linda Nickell . . . Has three brothers, Sean, Spencer and Stuart . . . Loves animals and wants to be an equine veterinarian . . . Majoring in Biology.

CAREER RESULTS:
Year Meet Host Distance Time Place
2016 Bob Gravett Invitational Ouachita Baptist 5K 21:53 8th
2016 UT-Tyler Braveheart Invitational UT-Tyler 5K 21:18 5th
2016 Freed Speed Open Freed-Hardeman 5K 20:32 1st
2016 Lois Davis Invitational Southern Arkansas 5K 21:36 16th
2016 UALR Invitational Little Rock 5K 20:47 19th
2016 GAC Championships Southeastern Oklahoma 5K 20:59 46th
2017 Bob Gravett Invitational Ouachita Baptist 5K 21:58.4 1st
2017 UT-Tyler Braveheart Invitational UT-Tyler 5K 21:00.4 14th
2017 Rhodes Invitational Rhodes College 5K 21:02.9 80th
2017 Lois Davis Invitational Southern Arkansas 5K 21:56.0 19th
2017 UALR Invitational Little Rock 5K 20:48.8 6th
2017 GAC Championships Southern Arkansas 5K 21:29.2 51st
2018 Arkansas Tech invitational Arkansas Tech 5K 21:02.5 9th
2018 Lois Davis Invitational Southern Arkansas 5K 22:07.5 13th
2018 UALR Invitational Little Rock 5K 20:32.9 73rd
2018 GAC Championships Southern Nazarene 5K 21:05.68 53rd

Historical Player Information

  • 2016Freshman

  • 2017Sophomore

    5'7"
  • 2018Junior

    5'7"
  • 2019Senior

    5'7"