Samantha Prouty

Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
High School:
White Bear Lake HS
Hometown:
White Bear Lake, Minn.

PRONUNCIATION

2017 • Redshirt Sophomore Season: Named Academic All-Big Ten • ran six races • recorded a season-best 6K time of 23:08.4 as the 12th Gopher in 24th overall at Jack’s Run.

2016 • Redshirt Freshman Season: Ran in six meets • recorded a career-best 6K time of 22:25.6 at Jack's Run, placing 12th overall as the 10th Gopher • finished eighth overall and sixth on the team at Rocky's Run in 24:04.9.

2015 • Freshman Season: Did not compete.

High School: A 2015 graduate of White Bear Lake High School where she ran for coaches former Gopher Patricia Percival and Sue Wurl • four-time track & field and three-time cross country letterwinner • led the Bears to a 15th-place team showing at the 2014 Minnesota Class AA State Cross Country Championship in 48th place individually in the team race (15:28.7) • three-time All-Suburban East Conference honoree in cross country • three-time Minnesota Class AA State Track & Field Championship participant, placing eighth in the 4x800m relay as a junior (9:34.00) and 15th in the 1,600m and 14th in the 4x800m relay (9:40.99) as a senior (5:16.95) • two-time All-Suburban East Conference and 2014 all-state honoree on the track • Suburban East Conference champion in the 4x800m relay in 2014 • holds White Bear Lake program record in the 4x800m relay (9:32.06) • owns high school personal-best times of 1:01.80 in the 400m, 2:21.23 in the 800m, 5:16.31 in the 1,600m, 11:40 in the 3,200m and 20:21 in the 5,000m • named White Bear Lake's Most Valuable Athlete in both cross country and track & field.

Personal: Born February 12, 1997 • daughter of Lindsey and Steve Clem • has three siblings, Rachel, Mallory and Justin • nutrition major • enjoys knitting.