Samantha Blair Morrison

EMAIL: samanthablairmorrison@gmail.com COACH: N/A

EDUCATION:

BS Behavioral Sciences, US Air Force Academy

ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENTS:

2x USA Triathlon All-American (2012-2013) 4x MVP United States Air Force Academy Triathlon Team, 2013 Team Captain All-Air Force Triathlon Team 2013

EMAIL: samanthablairmorrison@gmail.com COACH: N/A

EDUCATION:

BS Behavioral Sciences, US Air Force Academy

ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENTS:

2x USA Triathlon All-American (2012-2013) 4x MVP United States Air Force Academy Triathlon Team, 2013 Team Captain All-Air Force Triathlon Team 2013

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BACKGROUND

Sam is in her 6th year of competing in triathlons. She was recruited to run Division I cross country and track at the United States Air Force Academy, and after one season decided that Triathlons were her true passion. She joined the Academy’s triathlon club team, and began improving. By 2012, Sam had won her age group at Ironman Wisconsin, qualified for the Ironman World Championships where she placed 3rd in the 18-24 age group, and was given the opportunity to turn pro after a top-5 finish in the nation at USAT Collegiate Nationals. Now 2013, Samantha placed top-5 once again at USAT Nationals, qualifying her to turn pro for the second time. She does not yet know if she will accept or decline her pro card. The next race on her schedule (after being commissioned in May as a 2nd Lieutenant from the Air Force Academy) is the Armed Forces National Championships, where she hopes to lead the US Air Force to a victory as well as place top-6 so she can qualify for the Armed Forces World Championships. In October of 2013, Sam will race in the Ironman World Championships for the second time, however this time representing the entire Air Force as the women’s representative.

2013 RACE RESULTS:

23 March 2013 Mountain Conference Championships Olympic Distance Non-Draft , Lake Havasu, AZ

2nd place overall 2:17.48 (1k Swim- 20:11, 40k bike- 1:16, 10k run- 39:40)

12 April 2013 USAT Collegiate National Championship Draft Legal Sprint, Tempe AZ

4th place overall, 1st place undergraduate 1:07 (800m swim-11:15, 20k bike-34:34, 3.4mile run- 20:24)

13 April 2013 USAT Collegiate National Championship Olympic Distance Non-Draft, Tempe AZ

5th place overall, 1st place undergraduate 2:03 (1k Swim-21:19, 40k bike-59:24, 10k run- 40:28)

2012 RACE RESULTS:

17 March 2012 Mountain Conference Championships Olympic Distance Non-Draft, Lake Havasu AZ

3rd place overall 2:21 (1k Swim- 25:12, 40k bike- 1:13, 10k run- 41:33)

21 April 2012 USAT Collegiate National Championship Olympic Distance Non-Draft, Tuscaloosa AL

5th place overall, 2nd place undergraduate 2:14 (1k Swim-21:42, 40k bike-1:09, 10k run- 39:14

13 October 2012 Ironman World Championships, Kona HI

3rd place 18-24 AG 10:35.46 (2.4 mile swim-1:01, 112 mile bike- 5:46. 26.2

mile run- 3:42)

2011 RACE RESULTS

11 September 2011 Ironman Wisconsin

1st place female 18-24 11:14 (2.4 mile swim- 59:25, 112 mile bike- 6:16. 26.2 mile

run- 3:49)