St. John's University Athletics
2019-20 Women's Track and Field Roster
Samuels, Avon
Aliann Pompey Named New Track & Field/Cross Country Head Coach
Wednesday, June 16
Track & Field ECAC Championships
Monday, March 23
Track & Field BIG EAST Indoor Championships
Monday, March 23
Track & Field David Hemery Valentine Invitational
Monday, March 23
Avon Samuels
- Position:
- Sprints
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Christ Church Secondary School
- Hometown:
- Guyana, South America
Bio
2022-23 Stats: https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/7476401/St_Johns_NY/Avon__Samuels.html
2022-23: Made two total appearances in the outdoor track and field season.
As a Graduate Student (2021-22): Set a personal-best time of 7.76 in the 60 meters en route to a fourth place finish at the Bill Ward Invitational... Took first place in the 200 meters with a time of 24.74 and second place in the 300 meters with a time of 39.65 at the MLK Tribute Invite... Earned first place in the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:38.42 at the Rutgers Open.
As a Senior (2021): Took first place in the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:52.34 at the Virginia Tech Challenge... Finished in second place with a personal-best time of 12.25 in the 100 meters at the Fordham Icahn Invitational... Ran to a first place finish in the 400 meters (55.56) and the 4x100-meter relay (46.31) at the Mets Outdoor Track and Field Championships... Earned a third place finish in the 200 meters with a time of 24.82 at the Army Twilight vs. Albany, St. John's meet... Notched a pair of fourth place finishes, setting personal bests in the 200 meters with a time of 24.01 and the 400 meters with a time of 54.15 at the BIG EAST Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
As a Junior (2019-20): Competed in all nine meets for the Red Storm during the 2019-20 indoor season ... earned a first-place finish in the 400 meters at the Metropolitan Indoor Championships with a time of 55.94 ... took first place at the Bill Ward Invitational for the 300 meters, recording a mark of 39.24 ... notched a pair of second-place finishes in the 200 meters at the Fordham Opener and the Bill Ward Invitational ... recorded a personal-best time of 24.57 in the 200 meters at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships ... helped the 4x400-meter relay team earn five first-place finishes, capturing a gold medal at both the BIG EAST Indoor Championships and the IC4A/ECAC Indoor Championships ... registered a season-best mark of 3:37.72 in the 4x400-meter relay at the ECAC Championships ... named to the All-BIG EAST Team.
Prior to St. John's: Transferred from Monroe College ... earned a pair of NJCAA All-America honors in 2018 and 2019, racing to respective fourth and fifth place finishes at the NJCAA Indoor Championships.
Personal: Daughter of Karen Samuels... Has two brothers, Marlon and Ezekiel... Majoring in Business Administration.
Favorite quote: "Be the best that I can be and never settle for less than I expected!"
2022-23: Made two total appearances in the outdoor track and field season.
As a Graduate Student (2021-22): Set a personal-best time of 7.76 in the 60 meters en route to a fourth place finish at the Bill Ward Invitational... Took first place in the 200 meters with a time of 24.74 and second place in the 300 meters with a time of 39.65 at the MLK Tribute Invite... Earned first place in the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:38.42 at the Rutgers Open.
As a Senior (2021): Took first place in the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:52.34 at the Virginia Tech Challenge... Finished in second place with a personal-best time of 12.25 in the 100 meters at the Fordham Icahn Invitational... Ran to a first place finish in the 400 meters (55.56) and the 4x100-meter relay (46.31) at the Mets Outdoor Track and Field Championships... Earned a third place finish in the 200 meters with a time of 24.82 at the Army Twilight vs. Albany, St. John's meet... Notched a pair of fourth place finishes, setting personal bests in the 200 meters with a time of 24.01 and the 400 meters with a time of 54.15 at the BIG EAST Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
As a Junior (2019-20): Competed in all nine meets for the Red Storm during the 2019-20 indoor season ... earned a first-place finish in the 400 meters at the Metropolitan Indoor Championships with a time of 55.94 ... took first place at the Bill Ward Invitational for the 300 meters, recording a mark of 39.24 ... notched a pair of second-place finishes in the 200 meters at the Fordham Opener and the Bill Ward Invitational ... recorded a personal-best time of 24.57 in the 200 meters at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships ... helped the 4x400-meter relay team earn five first-place finishes, capturing a gold medal at both the BIG EAST Indoor Championships and the IC4A/ECAC Indoor Championships ... registered a season-best mark of 3:37.72 in the 4x400-meter relay at the ECAC Championships ... named to the All-BIG EAST Team.
Prior to St. John's: Transferred from Monroe College ... earned a pair of NJCAA All-America honors in 2018 and 2019, racing to respective fourth and fifth place finishes at the NJCAA Indoor Championships.
Personal: Daughter of Karen Samuels... Has two brothers, Marlon and Ezekiel... Majoring in Business Administration.
Favorite quote: "Be the best that I can be and never settle for less than I expected!"