Samantha Troup

Class:
Sophomore
Position:
Mid-distance
Height:
5-5
Hometown:
Winston-Salem, N.C.
Prev School:
Reagan High School

TFRRS Profile

2024 Outdoor Track & Field (Jr.)

Ran 19:09.07 in her track 5K debut at the Dennis Craddock Coaches Classic
Season-best 2:22.40 800 closed out her year at the Liberty Twilight Qualifier
CUSA Commissioner’s Honor Roll member

2023-24 Indoor Track & Field (Jr.)

Finished her indoor campaign with a personal-best 3:03.44 1,000 and a season-best 2:22.07 800 at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational

2023 Cross Country (Jr.)

Made her first appearance at a conference cross country championship, placing 40^th at the CUSA meet
Season featured new personal-best times at the 5K (19:27.2 at Eye Opener) and 6K (23:15.0 at XC23 Pre-Nationals) distances

2023 Outdoor Track & Field (So.)

WildCat Twilight 800 champion for the second year in a row, one week after clocking a season-best 2:20.88 at the Dennis Craddock Coaches Classic
Fastest 1,500 of the year (4:58.41) came at the VertKlasse Meeting
ASUN Academic Honor Roll member

2022-23 Indoor Track & Field (So.)

Top times of the year were 2:19.79 in the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational 800 and 3:03.88 in the Virginia Tech Invitational 1,000

2022 Cross Country (So.)

Came in 16^th (No. 8 Lady Flame) at the season-opening Liberty Challenge
Fastest 6K of the season was a 24:29.1 at the Paul Short Run open race

2022 Outdoor Track & Field (Fr.)

WildCat Twilight 800 champion in a personal-best 2:15.04
Improved her 1,500 time from 4:55.27 at the season-opening Virginia Open to 4:48.77 at the VertKlasse Meeting to 4:42.01 at the Meet of Champions
ASUN Academic Honor Roll member

2021-22 Indoor Track & Field (Fr.)

Ran the 800-meter leg for Liberty’s third-place ASUN distance medley relay squad
Fastest 800 (2:17.39) and mile (5:12.24) times of the season came at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational
ASUN All-Academic Team

Fall 2021 Cross Country (Fr.)

Placed 70^th at the VertCross Invitational, competing in her home state of North Carolina
Ran a 19:56 5K for 92^nd place at the Queen City Invite during her collegiate debut

Prep

Graduated from Reagan High School
As a senior, was part of the North Carolina 4A state championship-winning quartet in the 4 x 800 relay (school-record time of 9:12.53), while placing seventh in the 1,600 and 4 x 400 relay
Helped her team capture back-to-back North Carolina 4A indoor state titles in the 4 x 800 relay as a freshman and sophomore
Top times included 2:22.98 in the 800, 5:09.08 in the 1,600 and 11:30.12 in the 3,200

Personal

Daughter of Kevin and Jennie Troup
Father is the head women's volleyball coach at Greensboro College
Grandfather Donald Troup ran track at Fordham
Birthday is May 15
Psychology major

Student-Athlete Q&A
What made Liberty University the right place for you to attend college/compete at the collegiate level?
The culture on Liberty's campus is unlike anywhere I have ever experienced! The emphasis on using sport to glorify God is so present and beautiful.

Do you have any relatives who are playing or have played college or professional sports? (Names, relation to you, what/where they played)?
My Grandpa, Donald Troup ran track for Fordham. My Grandpa, John Rosch was a professional water skier. My Dad, is a college volleyball Coach and played beach volleyball semi-pro after college.

Favorite meal (breakfast/lunch/dinner) and what is that special meal?
Dessert tiramisu.