2022 Track & Field Roster

Sun Belt Conference

Brianna Sam

  • Position Throws
  • Height 6-0
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Highschool Pearland HS
  • Hometown Pearland, Texas

Biography

Personal bests as of August 31, 2022
Date Event Mark Meet
May 12, 2018 Shot Put 41-7 3/4 (12.69) Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Championships
April 2, 2022 Hammer Throw 178-5 (54.38) LSU Battle On The Bayou
May 11, 2019 Discus Throw 143-5 (43.71) Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Championships
Feb. 12, 2022 Weight Throw 68-7 1/4 (20.91) Samford Bulldog Open
 
2022 (GRADUATE)
Competed in 12 meets, with four indoor and eight outdoor meets … Second-Team All-Sun Belt Conference performer in indoor season, placing second in the weight throw at 67-6 1/4 at the SBC Indoor Championships (Feb. 21-22) … Set personal bests in the hammer throw, placing third at 178-5 at the LSU Battle On The Bayou (April 2), and the weight throw, winning the Samford Bulldog Open with a distance of 68-7 1/4 (Feb. 12) … Also picked up a win at the Ted Nelson Invitational in the weight throw with a distance of 64-11 1/2 (Jan. 14) … Placed seventh at the Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Championships in the hammer throw with a toss of 175-10 (May 12-14) … Took seventh in the hammer with a heave of 164-7 at the Mississippi State Maroon and White Invitational (April 29-30) ... Claimed second in the hammer with a throw of 173-10 at the Warhawk Classic (April 22-23) … Opened the outdoor season with a sixth-place showing in the hammer at 156-2 at the Louisiana Classic (March 18-19) … Finished seventh in the weight throw with a toss of 65-6 at the Vanderbilt Invitational (Jan. 21-22).

2021 (SENIOR-2)
Opened the season at the LSU Purple Tiger (Jan. 16), placing second in the weight throw, following a toss of 18.28 meters … came in fourth at the Scarlet & Black Invitational (Jan. 31) after reaching 58-feet, 2 ½-inches (17.74 meters) … earned second place at the USA Jaguar Invitational (Feb. 7) as she reached a distance of 18.52 meters … capped off the Sun Belt Indoor Championship (Feb. 22) with a third-place performance in the weight throw with a heave of 18.83 meters … enjoyed her best finish of the outdoor season in the discus event, seventh, at the Leon Johnson Northwestern State Invitational (April 24), with a heave of 38.92 meters … came through with six Top-10 finishes in the hammer throw event, including a pair of fourth-place finishes, which were tops for the 2021 regular season, at the Baylor Invitational (52.30 meters) and the Leon Johnson Northwestern State Invitational (49.10 meters) … was fifth in the hammer throw at the LSU Boots Garland Invitational, enjoying a heave of 53.96 meters.  

2020 (SENIOR-1)
Earned five Top-3 finishes over the course of the indoor slate … began her season by finishing second in the weight throw, following a toss of 19.48 meters, at the LSU Purple Tiger (Jan. 10) … duplicated her second-place finish at the Ted Nelson Invitational (Jan. 17) with a toss of 19.04 meters in the weight throw … placed third in the weight throw at the Houston Invitational (Jan. 31, 2020) after a heave of 61-feet, 4 ¼-inches (18.70 meters) … sat atop the podium at the Samford Invitational (Feb. 15) as she placed first in the weight throw with a heave of 19.33 meters … capped off the Sun Belt Indoor Championships (Feb. 24) by earning first place in the weight throw event with a toss of 20.28 meters. 

2019 (JUNIOR)
Took part in nine meets during the season … opened her slate with a fourth-place outing in the weight throw (56-feet, 6 ¾-inches) at the Ted Nelson Invitational (Jan. 11) … took home first place in the weight throw (60-feet, 2 ½-inches) at the LSU Bayou Bengal (Feb. 1) … was second in the weight throw (58-feet, 3 ¼-inches) at the Samford Bulldog Open (Feb. 9) … ended the indoor season with a  heave of 58-feet, 3 ¼-inches in the weight throw at the Sun Indoor Championship (Feb. 18) … followed that by finishing second in the hammer throw (167-feet, 6-inches) and sixth in the discus (129-feet, 3-inches) at the McNeese Louisiana Challenge (March 9) … concluded the Louisiana Classics (March 15-16) by placing third in the hammer throw (168-feet, 2-inches) and seventh in the discus (40.07 meters) … was responsible for a sixth-place in the hammer throw (47.32 meters) and 10th in the discus (40.54) at the Southern Miss Open (April 26) … ended the Sun Belt Outdoor Championship with a fifth-place in the discus (43.71 meters). 

2018 (SOPHOMORE)
Competed in 11 meets over the course of the season … began the season at the Texas A&M Ted Nelson Invitational (Jan. 12), claiming ninth in the weight throw (15.06 meters) and 18th in the shot put (10.85 meters) … came through with a seventh-place in the weight throw (17.13 meters) and 11th-place (10.32) finish in the shot put events of the Texas Tech Classic (Jan. 27) … ended the LSU Bayou Bengal (Feb. 2) by placing seventh in the weight throw (55-feet, 11 ¼-inches) and 16th in the shot put (37-feet, 8 ¾-inches) … wrapped up the Samford Open (Feb. 10) by placing fifth in the weight throw (17.61 meters) and 10th in the shot put (12.24 meters) … rebounded from a difficult outing at the Sun Belt Indoor Championship (Feb. 19-20) by claiming seventh in the shot put (39-feet, 8 ½-inches) and ninth in the hammer throw (43.59 meters) at the McNeese Louisiana Challenge (March 10) … placed fifth in the shot put at the Louisiana Classics (March 17) with a heave of 41-feet, 3-inches … followed that by finishing 10th in the shot put (39-feet, 1 ¾-inches) at the Bobby Lane Invitational (March 24) … finished fifth in the hammer throw (46.03 meters) and ninth in the shot put (12.35 meters) at the Carl Kight Invitational (April 7) … was 12th in discus (119-feet, 3-inches) at the Warhawk Classic (April 14) … ended the season at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championship (May 12-13), finishing 13th in the discus and 16th in the shot put events. 

2017 (FRESHMAN)
Participated in 11 meets over the course of the 2018 campaign, taking part in the discus, hammer throw, shot put and weight throw during that span … made her collegiate debut at the Texas A&M Ted Nelson Invitational where she placed ninth in the weight throw (15.06 meters) and 18th in the shot put (10.85 meters) … capped off the Texas Tech Classic by finishing seventh in weight throw (17.13 meters) and 11th in the shot put (10.32 meters) … closed the LSU Bayou Bengal with a seventh place outing in the weight throw (55-feet, 11.25-inches) and 16th in the shot put (37-feet, 8.75-inches) … ended the Samford Open with a fifth place performance in weight throw (17.61 meters) and finishing 10th in shot put (12.24 meters) … wrapped up the indoor slate at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships with a 13th-place finish in weight throw (53-feet, 2.25-inches) and 15th-place showing in the shot put (39-feet, 8.5-inches) … concluded the Louisiana Classics by earning a fifth-place finish in the shot put (41-feet, 3-inches) … posted a 10th-place finish in shot put (39-feet, 1.75-inches) at the Bobby Lane Invitational … emerged with a pair of Top-10 finishes in the Carl Kight Invitational in hammer throw (46.03 meters; 5th) and shot put (12.35 meters; 9th) … competed in the discus at the Warhawk Classic, placing 12th with a heave of 119-feet, 3-inches … ended her first season at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships by taking part in the discus (133-feet, 7-inches; 13th) and shot put (41-feet, 7.75-inches; 16th).

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

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  • 2018-19Sophomore

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    6'0"
  • 2019-20Junior

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  • 2019-20Junior

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  • 2021Senior

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  • 2022Graduate Student

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