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2025-26 Women's Track and Field Roster

Samantha Zolnierek

  • Position Distance/Mid-Distance
  • Class Sophomore
  • Highschool Alpena
  • Hometown Alpena, Mich.

Biography

2024-25
Indoor:
  • Competed in four meets
  • Finished in 10th place in the 3000m at the Karl Schlender Invite with a time of 11:36.58
Outdoor:
  • Ran the 3000m or 5000m at three meets
  • Placed 5th in the 5000m at the St. Norbert Invite with a season-best time of 20:39.27
Before NMU
    Cross Country
  • Four-time varsity athlete
  • Second Team All-Conference in 2023
  • Three-time Scholar Athlete
  • Most Valuable Athlete in 2023
  • Team captain in 2022 and 2023
  • Elite 8 (2021)
  • Coaches Award (2022)
  • Fab 5 (2023)
    Track & Field
  • Three-time varsity athlete
  • Three-time Scholar Athlete
  • Distance Most Valuable Athlete in 2024
  • Team captain in 2023 and 2024
  • Elite 8 (2022 and 2024)
Personal
  • Daughter of Joe and Traci Zolnierek
  • From Alpena, Michigan
  • Hobbies include baking, writing, biking, hiking, and going to the beach

Historical Player Information

  • 2024-25Freshman

    Distance/Mid-Distance
  • 2025-26Sophomore

    Distance/Mid-Distance