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

2017-18 Season: Named to the Great Northeast Athletic Conference Academic All-Conference Team ... Competed in nine meets and four different freestyle events during the season ... Placed fourth in the 100-yard freestyle vs. Plymouth State University on January 6 ... Posted a personal-best time of 2:25.00 to place sixth in the 200-yard freestyle in a double-dual meet vs. Gordon College and Elms College on October 28 ... Dramatically improved her time in the 500-yard freestyle by more than 30 seconds and registered a mark of 6:22.71 vs. Regis (Mass.) and Colby-Sawyer College on January 13.

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: Six-year member of the Town of Essex Swim Team and  swam two years for 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 ... Recipient of the Outstanding Business Student Award at Champlain Valley Union High School ... 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 & Finance at Simmons and would like to pursue a career as a Financial Analyst ... Daughter of Ben Gilliam and Kim Nolan ... Member of National Business Honors Society at Simmons ... Served as President of Simmons Hall Council at Simmons ... Serves as Member and President of Management Liaison at Simmons and also chosen President of the Resident Hall Association ... Enjoys sports, skiing, music, traveling, art, cycling, yoga, spending time with family and friends and being positive.