Swathi Samuel

Photo by: Justin Tafoya, NCAA Photos

Class:
Freshman
Position:
800m
Hometown:
Newbury Park, Calif.
High School:
Newbury Park

JUNIOR YEAR | 2018-19: Impacted the Academy record book in two events...clocked the 10th-fastest 3000-meter time in Academy history (9:46.57, adjusted for altitude) to finish 14th out of 44 runners at the Mountain West Championships...added a career-best 5000-meter time of 17:15.93a at that meet...earned runner-up honors in the mile at the Air Force Invitational (5:07.55a) and finished third out of 22 runners in the 5000-meter run at the Colorado Invitational (17:32.55a)...earned the team’s Track Athlete of the Week award following both meets...ran the third leg of the 4x1600-meter relay that accounted for the third-fastest time in Academy history (19:53.08) during the outdoor season...helped Air Force to a fifth-place finish in that relay at the Drake Relays...competed in the 1500-meter run twice...posted a career-best time of 4:33.89 to finish ninth out of 160 runners at the Bryan Clay Invitational...raced at 5000 meters once, clocking a personal-best 16:55.56 to finish 23rd out of 157 runners at the Stanford Invitational...academic all-conference...MW Scholar-Athlete.

SOPHOMORE YEAR | 2017-18: Member of the distance medley relay that posted the third-fastest time in Academy history (11:24.47) at the Drake Relays...competed in the 5000-meter run three times...clocked a career-best time of 17:09.60 at the Bryan Clay Invitational...finished first in only appearance at 1500 meters (4:38.08, adjusted for altitude) during the NoCo Challenge...ran the mile during three indoor meets...posted a personal-best time of 5:05.39a to finish third at the Air Force Collegiate Open...also competed in the 3000-meter run twice, posting a career-best time of 10:12.96a at the Mountain West Indoor Championships...academic all-conference selection...MW Scholar-Athlete.

FRESHMAN YEAR | 2016-17: Ran on the distance medley relay that clocked the eighth-fastest time in Academy history (12:05.02, adjusted for altitude) at the Mountain West Indoor Championships...competed in the 800-meter run during 11 meets (six indoor, five outdoor)...posted a collegiate-best time of 2:17.50a during the preliminary round of the conference meet...finished first in that event at the Adams State Qualifier (2:21.58a) and Air Force Collegiate Open (2:19.74a)...posted an outdoor-best time of 2:18.35 at the Aztec Invitational...added a time of 2:20.09a to win the Air Force Twilight Open...academic all-conference selection...MW Scholar-Athlete.

MAJOR CROSS COUNTRY HIGHLIGHTS: Member of the record-setting cross country team that finished eighth at the 2019 NCAA Championships...also ran on the squad that finished second at the conference meet and third at the regional meet...helped the team to the highest women’s national ranking (12th) in Academy history.

HIGH SCHOOL: Newbury Park High School...seven-time CIF section qualifier (four in cross country, three in track and field)...Marmonte League champion in the 800-meter run...named Ventura County Freshman Runner of the Year in 2012...received the Ventura County Senior Runner of the Year award in 2015...earned eight varsity letters (four cross country, four track and field)...clocked career-best time of 2:15.23 in the 800-meter run and 18:11 in the three-mile event...AP Scholar, with Distinction...class valedictorian.

PERSONAL: Full name is Swathi Annmary Samuel...daughter of Abe and Annie Samuel...has one younger sister...majoring in operations research...serving as the Executive Officer for squadron (Fall 2019)...named to the Superintendent’s List for excellence in military, academic and athletic performance...hobbies include recreationally playing sports, music Kneaders, taking the elevator, being extra 100% of the time and running...has a three-legged dog...took part in a Cadet Summer Research Program (CSRP) at MIT Lincoln Labs for seven weeks over the summer...also served as a Safety Medical Officer during the second session of Basic Cadet Training...member of Cadet Squadron 37.