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UC San Diego

2011 Track & Field Roster

Samantha Koppel

  • Position Sprints
  • Class Sophomore
  • High School Granite Hills HS
  • Hometown Apple Valley, CA
  • Major Political Science: American Politics

Biography

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2010: Earned a fifth place finish in the triple jump with a mark of 32'5" during the San Diego Collegiate Championships... Finished just outside the top 10 in both the 100 and 200 at the Mangrum Invitational... Top 50 finisher in the 200 during the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2009 graduate of Granite Hills High School in Apple Valley, Calif… All-District honoree in the 800 in 2008 and in the triple jump event in 2009… Holds freshman record in the 400m, with a time of 59.8 and varsity record in the same event with a time of 57.96… CIF Southern Section Finalist and School MVP in 2008… Personal best of 25.85 in the 200m, 34’6” in the triple jump and 2:30 in the 800m.

PERSONAL: Born July 8, 1991… Parents are Senn and Sharon Koppel… Has three younger siblings named Benjamin, Natalie, and Symone… Political Science major in Revelle College… Aspires to become a lawyer… Los Angeles Lakers fan at heart… A Few Good Men, 300, and Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls rank as her favorite movies… Enjoys listening to music, playing basketball, and watching MMA.

Historical Player Information

  • 2010Freshman

    Sprints
  • 2011Sophomore

    Sprints

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