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- Year:
- Senior
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- Hometown:
- Bristol, Tenn.
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- Position:
- Multi
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- Events:
- Multi
Bio
2017-2018: Gudger returned to the team after an injury-riddled year held her out of competition in 2016-17. As a field athlete, Samantha Gudger posted an all-region performance in the Southeast Region in the long jump after clearing a distance of 5.87 meters in the final meet of the season. The mark also broke a new school record and helped the Bristol, Tenn. native earn a new lifetime best. Gudger was also a USTFCCCA All-Academic honoree last season.
Bast-Cregger Invitational
High Jump: 2nd - 1.63 meters
ETSU Invitational
High Jump: 4th - 1.65 meters
2016-2017: Injured
2015-2016: Gudger reeled in two more All-Southeast Region selections in the high jump making it the second-straight year the athlete has received the recognition. The sophomore recorded a career- best of 1.64 meters during the indoor season at the Appalachian Open on Dec. 4 while producing an outdoor-best of 1.60 meters at the Power Sox Invitational on March 19.
The second-year Eagle produced seven career high-marks during her sophomore campaign that included events such as the 60, 100 and 200 meter dashes, 55, 60, 100 and 400 meter hurdles and high jump. Gudger competed in over 10 events as a multi. Finished in the top-five in three events at the 2016 South Atlantic Conference Championships.
2014-2015: An All-Southeast Region selectee in the high jump as a freshman... Finshed her first season toting the orange and blue with five top-5 finishes... Also competed in the 4 X 400m relay...
Shorter Invitational
100m hurdles: 11th- 17.12
High jump: 4th- 1.60m
Long jump: 11th- 5.01
Power Sox Invitational
Long jump: 5th- 4.84m
High jump: 2nd- 1.55m
100m hurdles: 7th- 17.48
Sewanee
Long jump: 2nd- 5.16m
High jump: 3rd- 1.55m
Buccaneer Invitational
Long jump: 23rd- 5.10m
Hight jump: 9th- 1.58m
High School: A graduate of Tennessee High in Bristol, Tenn... As a Viking, Gudger played basketball and ran track... As a runner, she was named All-Conference, All-Region and All-State all four years of her career... Finished second at the TSSAA State Championships in the high jump, fifth in the heptathlon and fourth in the long jump... The Vikings finisehd second at the 2012 TSSAA State Championships... Academically, Gudger was a member of the National Honors Society and the Beta Club.
Personal: The daughter of Vaitina Turner... Cousin, Emmanuel Gudger, played football at Carson-Newman... Born on February 6th, 1996... Plans to major in Elementary Education.
News mentions
NEW ORLEANS, La. – Both Carson-Newman track and field programs, as well as three athletes have been lauded for their efforts in the class room and on the track with USTFCCCA All-Academic Awards.
BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. - Three Carson-Newman track and field athletes greatly improved their stock for making the outdoor national championships in the final meets of the regular season.
HICKORY, N.C. - Battling weather conditions and schedules changes throughout the week, Carson-Newman banded together as the men’s team earned a third-place finish for the second time this year with the women finishing at No. 4 in the team standings at the South Atlantic Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships from the Irwin Belk Track at The Moretz Sports Athletic Complex.
HICKORY, N.C. - Seven Carson-Newman athletes medaled on day one of the South Atlantic Conference Championships as two of those Eagles earned league titles following Thursday's events from the Irwin Belk Track at The Moretz Sports Athletic Complex.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - With impressive regular season meets coming to a close over the weekend, Carson-Newman heads into the South Atlantic Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships this weekend slated to take place in Hickory, N.C. at the Irwin Belk Track at The Moretz Sports Athletic Complex.
BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. - Carson-Newman hit double-digit victories on Saturday, March 30 at the Montreat College Invitational from Pulliam Stadium/Howard Fisher Memorial Field to break a program record for most first-place finishes in the last five years.
HICKORY, N.C. - With its first meet of the 2019 outdoor season in the books, Carson-Newman Track & Field continued to post strong marks with four victories in day two of the Southside Power & Fitness Invitational at Lenoir-Rhyne.
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced the All-Region honorees for the 2019 NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field season on Tuesday as Carson-Newman had a total of six student-athletes on the list.
WINSTON SALEM, N.C. - With the second South Atlantic Conference Indoor Championships in the books, Carson-Newman Track & Field came away with one of its best league finishes as a collective following Sunday, Feb. 24’s finale from the JDL Fast Track.
WINSTON SALEM, N.C. - The South Atlantic Conference day one of its second-ever indoor championships on Saturday, Feb. 23 from the JDL Fast Track as Carson-Newman put a number of individuals in operation for tomorrow's finale.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - With the arrival of the second South Atlantic Conference Indoor Championships in the league’s history, Carson-Newman Track & Field heads to Winston Salem, N.C. for the meet on Feb. 23-24 from the JDL Fast Track.
COLUMBIA, S.C. - In a one day trip to the University of South Carolina, David Needs’ program competed in its final meet prior to the South Atlantic Conference Indoor Championships at the USC Indoor Open on Saturday, Feb. 16 at the Carolina Indoor Track & Field Complex.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – In its second trip to East Tennessee State University in three weeks, Carson-Newman Track & Field has day one of the ETSU Invitational in the books from the David E. Walker Track at Gentry Field.
SALEM, Va. - Following the team’s lone event win in the men’s high jump thanks to Jahvad McDermott in day one of the Finn Pincus Invitational, Carson-Newman Track & Field had a plethora of Eagles grab first-place honors in the final day of the meet on Saturday at Roanoke College.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman Track & Field prepares for its first meet of the New Year this weekend when they head to East Tennessee State for 2019 ETSU Invitational at the David E. Walker Track at Gentry Field. The first event of the weekend is set to take place Friday, Jan. 11 at 8:45 a.m.
ROCK HILL, S.C. – Following the South Atlantic Conference’s announcement of the preseason indoor track & field polls on Monday morning, both the men’s and women’s Carson-Newman programs hold the No. 4 position.
SALEM, Va. – Day two of the Bast-Cregger Invitational at Roanoke College commenced on Saturday evening with Carson-Newman Track & Field wrapping up its first meet of the indoor season.
SALEM, Va. – The Carson-Newman Track & Field program wrapped up their first day in the first meet of the indoor season at the Bast-Cregger Invitational at Roanoke College.
NEW ORLEANS - All-Academic Team honors for the 2017-18 NCAA Division II Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field seasons were announced by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) on Thursday as Carson-Newman Track & Field were given honors on both the men’s and women’s teams.
NEW ORLEANS, La. – Eight Carson-Newman Eagles were honored by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) as All-Region members for the 2018 NCAA Division II outdoor season.
MONTEVALLO, AL – Senior jumper Samantha Gudger claimed a new school record in the long jump following the team's appearance at Falcon Finale & Last Chance meet this weekend.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Carson-Newman Track & Field wrapped up the trip to the Tom Black Track at LaPorte Stadium, home of the Volunteers, for the Tennessee Challenge on Saturday.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Carson-Newman Track & Field closed out the 2018 South Atlantic Conference Outdoor Championships with a total of six conference champions after adding three on the final day of the meet.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Carson-Newman Track & Field wrapped up day one of the South Atlantic Conference Outdoor Championships with three student-athletes earning top marks in their respective event finals.
CULLOWHEE, N.C. – Day one of the Catamount Classic came to a close for Carson-Newman with just a handful of events competing throughout the afternoon before the meet wraps up tomorrow at Western Carolina.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Carson-Newman Track & Field garnered the chance to experience the Irwin Belk Complex this weekend for the Johnson C. Smith Invitational.
MONTREAT, N.C. – Carson-Newman opened their 2018 outdoor season with a bang on Saturday at the Montreat College Invitational.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman Track & Field comes off a historic indoor season as they now turn towards its outdoor campaign with the first meet this weekend at Montreat College.
ROCK HILL, S.C. – The South Atlantic Conference released the preseason polls for the 2018 Outdoor Track & Field season this morning with Carson-Newman occupying the 4th spot on the men’s side and 6th in the women’s poll.
NEW ORLEANS, La. - The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) has announced the All-Region honorees for the 2018 NCAA Division II indoor track & field season.
Fairfax, Va. – Carson-Newman wrapped up the Last Chance Invitational on Sunday in its attempt to improve on 2017-18 campaign marks to send its athletes to nationals next month.
WINSTON SALEM, N.C. – In the inaugural year for indoor track & field in the South Atlantic Conference, 18 different Eagles collected All-Conference marks in the league championships.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – Saturday marked another impressive day for Carson-Newman in consecutive weekends as the Eagles brought home the top two spots in the high jump, and Luke Greer broke a program indoor record at the 2018 ETSU Buccaneer Invitational.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman athletes made a splash on day one of the 2018 ETSU Buccaneer Invitational on Friday with a collection of runners heading to various finals and earning new bests in the process.
SALEM, Va. – The Finn Pincus Invitational brought forth 34 events throughout its day two in which Carson-Newman athletes proved once again they could compete with some of the best in the nation.
SALEM, Va. – Day one of the Finn Pincus Invitational turned in a handful of top results for the Eagles, as two athletes collected first-place finishes for the first time during the indoor season.
ROCK HILL, S.C. – Carson-Newman true freshman sprinter Tia Davis has collected her second AstroTurf South Atlantic Conference Women’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Week this season following the announcement by the league this afternoon.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – Day one of the 2018 ETSU Invitational & Knoxville Youth Atletics HS Indoor Classic brought forth season-best times and school records for C-N athletes who competed against Division 1 and Olympic talent at the David E. Walker Indoor site.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman Track & Field and head coach David Needs have released the full 2017-18 Indoor and Outdoor Schedule which features returns to ETSU and a trip to Philadelphia, Pa.
ROCK HILL, S.C. – Freshman sprinter Tia Davis has earned the first South Atlantic Conference Women’s Indoor Track & Field Athlete of the Week honor in its inaugural season, as announced by the league office today.
The Carson-Newman men’s and women’s track team had a record day in day two of the Bast-Cregger Invitational on Saturday inside the Kerr-Cregger Field House.
SALEM, Va. – The first events of the 2017-18 indoor track & field season have commenced for Carson-Newman after day one of the Bast-Cregger Invitational at Roanoke College.