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2014-15 Women's Track and Field Roster

Samone Thompson

  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Champaign, Ill.
  • High School Central

Biography

2015

Outdoor

  • Competed at four meets
  • Placed fifth at the Black & Gold Invite with a 400m mark of 57.50
  • Ran her fastest 200m of the season at the Illini Twilight with a finishing time of 25.35

Indoor

  • Competed in the 200m, 400m 600m high jump and long jump during the season
  • Placed third at the Orange and Blue Open in the 200m dash
  • Finished fifth in the high jump at the Orange and Blue Open
  • Ran the 600m at the Rod McCravy Invite with a time of 1:25.66, good for sixth overall

2014

Outdoor

  • Placed ninth in the heptathlon at the Big Ten Championships
  • Competed in the heptathlon at the prestigious Drake Relays and placed 13th
  • Recorded two fourth-place finishes in the 100m hurdles
  • Also competed in the 200m, 800m, long jump, high jump, shot put and javelin outside of the heptathlon

Indoor

  • Competed in the 60m hurdles and long jump at the Big Ten Championships
  • Placed first in two events at the Orange & Blue Open, winning both the 60m hurdles and the long jump
  • Also competed in the 60m, high jump and shot put during the season

2013

Indoor

  • Did not compete

High School

  • USATF champion in the 100m and 400m hurdles
  • Was runner-up at the state meet in the 100m and 300m hurdles
  • Female athlete of the year
  • Holds 16 school records

Personal

  • Daughter of Colessie Kelly
  • Born Oct. 16, 1993
  • Has a brother, Chris
  • Majoring in community health

Personal Bests

Outdoor
200m: 25.35 - Illini Twilight (4/18/15)
400m: 56.04 - Jim Click Shootout (4/11/15)
400m Hurdles:: 1:06.05 - Baldy Castillo Invite (3/18/15)
Heptathlon: 4,645 pts - Big Ten Championships (5/17/14)
100m H (hept.): 14.61 - Drake Relays (4/25/14)
200m (hept.): 25.74 - Drake Relays (4/25/14)
800m (hept.): 2:25.39 - Drake Relays (4/25/14)
High Jump (hept.): 5-1 (1.55m) - Big Ten Championships (5/16/14)
Shot Put (hept.): 29-3 ¾ (8.93)m - Big Ten Championships (5/16/14)
Long Jump (hept.): 17-11 ¾ (5.48m) - Big Ten Championships (5/17/14)
Javelin (hept.): 80-2 (24.44m) - Big Ten Championships (5/17/14)

Indoor 60m: 8.01 - Illini Open (1/11/14)
60m H: 8.73 - Orange & Blue Open (2/22/14)
200m: 25.68 - Orange and Blue Open (2/21/15)
400m: 57.05 - Meyo Invitational (2/7/15)
600m: 1:25.66 - Rod McCravy (1/24/15)
High Jump: 5-2 ¼ (1.58m) - Orange & Blue Open (2/22/14)
Long Jump: 18-6 (5.64m) - Tyson Invitational (2/14/14)
Shot put: 31-4 ½ (9.56m) - Orange & Blue Open (2/22/14)

Historical Player Information

  • 2012-13Freshman

    Combined Events
  • 2013-14Sophomore

    Combined Events
  • 2014-15Sophomore

    Hurdles/Multi Events