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.