Sammy Gilliam
Sammy Gilliam
Height: 5-5
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Essex, Vt.
High School: Champlain Valley Union
Major: Business Management

2016-17 Season: Competed in seven meets for the Sharks ... Swam in six different events during the season ... Made her collegiate debut on October 22 with a sixth-place finish in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 6:55.50 vs. Westfield State University Finished sixth in the 1000-yard freestyle with a personal-record time of 13:49.26 and placed seventh in the 100-yard freestyle vs. Mount Holyoke College on January 28.

High School/Personal: Four-year member of the Town of Essex Swim Team and the Green Mountain Aquatics swim club ... Played two years on the Junior Varsity soccer team for Champlain Valley Union High School ... Named a Captain for the Town of Essex Swim Team as a junior and senior and helped TEST to a second place finish at the Vermont State Championship ... Helped the CVUHS JV soccer team to four straight undefeated campaigns ... Recipient of the Vermont Swim Association Scholarship ... Member of Future Business Leaders of America and Working On Respecting Differences at CVUHS ... Served on the GoOut And Learn committee, the Student Hiring Panel at Champlain Valley Union High and was also a volunteer member of the Regional Education District Study Committee ... Earned Honor Roll accolades and was named Student of the Semester during her junior and senior years at CVUHS ... Received a Leadership Award and Scholarship as a senior at Champlain Valley Union ... Volunteered at Essex Community Justice Center ... Born October 23, 1996 ... Majoring in Business Management at Simmons and would like to pursue a career as a Business Woman ... Daughter of Ben Gilliam and Kim Nolan ... Member of National Business Honors Society at Simmons ... Elected President of Simmons Hall Council at Simmons ... Serves as Member of Management Liaison ... Enjoys sports, skiing, music, traveling, spending time with family and friends and being positive.