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2014-15 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

Samantha Russo

  • Position Diving
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool East Catholic
  • Hometown South Windsor, Conn.

Biography

CAREER HONORS
2015 Women's Center Outstanding Athlete Award
2014-15 Team Captain
2013-14 America East Academic Honor Roll
2013-14 Most Improved Diver (UVM Swimming & Diving Team Award)
2013-14 Team Captain
2012-13 America East Academic Honor Roll
2011-12 America East Academic Honor Roll

2014-15: Claimed sixth place in  the 3-meter diving event (205.65) at the America East Championships … Placed second in 1-meter (209.05) and third in 3-meter (200.85) dives vs. UNH … Finished third in 3-meter (212.31) in double dual meet with CCSU/Merrimack … Placed third in 1-meter (211.04) and 3-meter (200.39) vs. URI … Claimed fourth place in 1-meter (227.15) at Northeastern

2013-14: Posted Vermont’s second highest score of the season in the 3-meter dive (245.95) … Finished sixth in the 1-meter (193.70) and eighth in the 3-meter (171.75) at the America East Championships … Took third place in the 3-meter dive (207.74) at New Hampshire … Earned third place in the 3-meter (218.45) in a tri-meet with CCSU and Merrimack … Finished third in the 1-meter (230.00) vs. Bryant … Collected a third-place showing in the 3-meter (202.57) at Rhode Island

2012-13: Won the one meter (209.17) and finished third in the three meter (201.07) diving events against Wagner … Earned third place in the one meter dive (199.10) at Siena … Placed third in the three meter dive (206.20) at Maine … Finished third in the one meter dive (207.97) vs. CCSU … Placed second in the one meter dive at the CCSU Invitational with a score of 212.10

2011-12: Earned a pair of fourth place finishes in the one (187.12) and three (169.43) meter diving events against Maine … Came in third in the one meter dive with a score of 211.73 against Bryant … Placed fourth in the three meter dive (193.35) at the Middlebury Invitational … Finished 14th in the three meter dive (193.55) at the America East Championship.

Before UVM: Comes to Vermont from South Windsor, Conn. and East Catholic High School … Named all-conference in each of her final three seasons and all-state twice … As a senior she was named the team’s most valuable diver and earned the Cheshire Invitational Most Outstanding Diver ... As a junior she helped East Catholic win the Class S State Championships … Also played lacrosse in high school.

Personal: Is the daughter of Anthony and Evelyn Russo … Has two younger sisters, Victoria and Rebecca … Is a dietetics, nutrition and food science major.

Historical Player Information

  • 2011-12First Year

  • 2012-13Sophomore

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    2013-14Junior

    Diving
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    2014-15Senior

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