Samantha Maat Cedarville University Women's Cross Country
Samantha Maat

Samantha Maat

5-8, Senior
Walker, MI
Kenowa Hills High School

Samantha Maat

Samantha Maat is in her fourth season of distance running at Cedarville University and her third with the cross country program.....program's top returning runner.....team's #1 finisher in six meets as a junior and was #2 in the other two meets.....American Mideast Conference runner-up with a career-best time of 17:59 in the 5K.....earned a spot on the All-AMC First Team.....garnered NCCAA All-America honors with a 3rd-place finish in 18:04.....placed 37th of 258 competitors at the NAIA National Championships with a 18:28 performance.....Shawnee State Invitational champion.....NAIA and NCCAA All-America Scholar-Athlete.....presented the Bullock Award as the NCCAA's Outstanding Runner recognizing accomplishments in athletics, academics, leadership, Christian character and Christian service.....NCCAA Indoor Outstanding Performer of the Meet.....won the 3,000 meters with a school-record time of 10:14.10 and then won the 5,000.....NCCAA outdoor 10K champion.....NAIA All-American in the indoor 5K as well as the outdoor 5K and 10K.....set a new school record in the outdoor 10K (36:14.24) at the NAIA Nationals.

2004 - Enjoyed an outstanding campaign in her first season of cross country earning NAIA and NCCAA All-America honors.....Jackets' #1 finisher in the first five meets and was #2 in the final three.....finished 18th of 258 runners at the NAIA Nationals (18:25) and was 6th of 144 at the NCCAA Nationals (18:19).....Louisville Classic champion with a time of 18:10 over the NAIA national championship course to outrun a field of 357 competitors.....Hope Invitational champion.....ran a season-best 18:03 in the 5K at the Friendship Invitational to place 2nd overall.....placed 6th in the AMC meet (18:47).....NAIA All-American on the track in the indoor 5K and outdoor 10K.....NCCAA champion in the indoor 5K and outdoor 10K.....owns the school indoor 5,000 meter record of 17:27.16 set at the NAIA Nationals.....AMC champion in the 5K and 4 x 800 meter relay.

2003 - Put together a tremendous freshman year on the track.....NAIA Outdoor All-American in the 10,000 meters by placing 6th in 38:20.37.....NCCAA All-American in the event with a career-best time of 37:40.65 to finish 2nd.....Indoor All-American in the 5K at both the NAIA Nationals (3rd; 17:55.73) and NCCAA Nationals (3rd; 18:04.78).....AMC 5,000 meter champion in 18:00.97.

High School - Assembled a successful running career at Kenowa Hills High School.....four-year letter winner in track.....finished 8th at the state meet in the 3,200 meter run.....her 4 x 800 meter relay team also finished 8th at the state meet.....qualified for the state meet in the 1,600 meters.....3,200 meter regional champion and 1,600 meter regional runner-up.....member of the 3,200 meter regional runner-up relay squad.....earned OK Gold All-Conference honors in 2002 and 2003.....holds school record in the 3,200 meter run (11:36.5) and also part of 3,200 meter relay team that holds school record (9:40).....conference champion in the 1,600 and 3,200 meters.....also earned two letters in cross country and basketball.....National Honor Society vice-president.....class salutatorian.

Personal - Dean's List student as a biology pre-physical therapy major at Cedarville University.....born 11/13/84 in Grand Rapids, MI.....daughter of Raymond and Sheryl Maat.....younger brother, Christian, competes on the men's track & field team.....has two other younger brothers.