Sammie Schurig
2016-17 (Senior)
Academic All-Big 12 First Team … Turned in lifetime swims in all three individual events at the conference meet (2/22-25) en route to earning All-Big 12 Second Team honors … Big 12 finishes included fifth in the 200-yard freestyle (1:48.96), ninth in the 500-yard freestyle (4:50.79) and 10th in the 200-yard backstroke (1:58.99) … Contributed to winning 800-yard freestyle relay squads in a double dual against North Dakota and Missouri State (10/21-22) and at the Kansas Classic (11/18-20), turning in respective times of 7:38.84 and 7:20.05 … Set two Mabee Center records in the 200 (2:04.55) and 400- meter short course freestyle (4:22.33) at William Jewell (1/19).
2015-16 (Junior)
Honored on the Academic All-Big 12 First Team… Named to the Fall Athletic Director’s & Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Rolls (4.0 GPA)… Placed in the top-nine in all three events at the Big 12 Championships… Finished sixth and earned All-Big 12 Second Team accolades in the 200-yard backstroke, breaking the two-minute mark for the first time in her career (1:59.05)… Placed eighth in the 500-yard freestyle at the league meet (4:56.45) and ninth in the 200-yard freestyle with a season-best time of 1:50.62… Assisted the squad in a second-place finish in the 800-yard freestyle relay at conference… Turned in seven top-three finishes during her junior campaign… A member of the record-breaking 800-yard freestyle relay team at the Big Challenge (7:17.90)… Earned the third-fastest team time in the 200 back this season.
2014-15 (Sophomore)
Named to the AD and Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Fall 2014 and Spring 2015)… Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team (Fall 2014)… Earned two top-eight finishes at the 2015 Big 12 Championship meet, placing fourth in the 200-yard freestyle with a career-best time of 1:49.75 and seventh in the 500-yard freestyle (4:52.33)… Held the top 2014-15 team time in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:49.75… Placed 13th overall at the conference meet in the 200-yard backstroke with a season-best time of 2:02.27… A member of the 800-yard medley relay that placed third at the league meet with a time of 1:48.50… At the 2014 Kansas Classic, earned two top-eight finishes in the 200-yard backstroke (2:05.25) placing fourth and in the 500-yard freestyle (5:02.62), placing fifth.
2013-14 (Freshman)
With a time of 4:37.94, placed second in the 400-yard IM against UNO and UND (11/2)… Earned fourth place in the 400-yard IM (4:32.08) at the 2013 Kansas Classic (11/22-24)… Also at the Kansas Classic, placed 10th in the 500-yard freestyle (5:01.40)… At the same meet in Topeka, swam to a third-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle (1:54.66)… Claimed two top-two finishes against William Jewell (12/7) by placing first in the 200-yard backstroke (2:06.47) and second in the 1,000-yard freestyle (10:37.20)… Scored points for the Jayhawks at the 2014 Big 12 Championships by placing in the consolation final of three events, which included 12th in the 200-yard backstroke (2:02.01), 11th in the 400-yard IM (4:23.37) and 10th in the 500-yard freestyle (4:52.33), all of which were career-best times… Holds the third-fastest 2013-14 team time in the 500-yard freestyle and 400-yard IM.
High School
Four-time letterwinner in swimming at Washburn Rural High School for coach Elaine Pardee…Five-time state champion… Team state runner-up in 2010… Holds school records in the 100-yard backstroke and 200-yard IM… Competed for Topeka Swim Association.
Personal
Born Samantha Schurig in Pittsburg, Kansas… Parents are Craig and Louisa Schurig… Education major.