Samantha Jaffe
Samantha Jaffe
Height: 5-3
Year: First Year
Hometown: Fayetteville, N.Y.
High School: Jamesville-DeWitt
Major: Physical Therapy

2015 Season: One of two newcomers on the squad to compete in all six meets for the Sharks ... Turned in a personal-record time of 20:30 as the team's top finisher at the 35th Annual Women's Codfish Bowl and placed 35th overall on September 26 ... Earned All-Conference status with a sixth-place showing at the Great Northeast Athletic Conference Championship following a time of 20:39 ... Recorded a personal-best 6K time of 24:33.3 at the NCAA Division III New England Regionals on November 14 to place 160th ... Registered three sub-21 minute marks during the season.

High School/Personal:
Four-year letterwinner in cross country, indoor track in addition to earning two letters in outdoor track for Jamesville-DeWitt High School ... Named to the Onondaga High School Freedom League Second Team three times for the Red Rams' cross country squad ... Placed 10th in the OHSL Freedom Cross Country Championship as a senior and 11th as a junior ... Ranked among the top 15 in the Class B Rankings for the Red Rams' cross country squad during her senior year... Tabbed a New York State Public High School Athletic Association Scholar Athlete for her senior campaign ... Helped the JDHS cross country team win the OHSL Freedom crown in her senior season ... Competed in the State Qualifying meet for the Jamesville-DeWitt indoor track squad ... Chosen a Captain for both the JDHS cross country and indoor track team as a senior ... Earned High Honor Roll accolades all four years at Jamesville-DeWitt High ... Served as President of the Outdoor Pursuits Club as well as Vice-President of the Spanish National Honor Society at JDHS ... Member of Girls Ambassadors for Human Rights within the Fayetteville, N.Y. community ... Born August 20, 1997 ... Majoring in Physical Therapy at Simmons and would like to pursue a career as a Physical Therapist ... Daughter of May and Norman Jaffe ... Enjoys hiking, biking, baking and traveling and has an interest in nutrition.