2016 Cross Country Roster
Sam Shields
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Lititz, PA
- High School:
- Warwick HS
Career Results
2019: Competed in five meets during her senior cross country campaign for the Panthers... Posted a team-best 55th place finish at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regionals (Nov. 15) with a time of 21:29.80... Was the top finisher for Pitt at the ACC Cross Country Championships (Nov. 1) as she notched a 66th place finish in 22:23.30... Opened the season with a 4K personal record time of 14:25.80 at the Pitt Panther Opener (Aug. 30) as she took home fifth place overall... Posted a season-best 6K time of 21:02.20 at the Paul Short Run (Oct. 5) as she finished in 69th place against some of the best competition in the country.
2018: Earned All-Region honors with her 10th-place finish at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional … Picked up All-ACC honors with a 16th-place finish at the ACC Women’s Cross Country Championship … Became the third Panther ever to qualify for the NCAA Women’s Cross Country Championship … All-ACC Academic Team … Led the Panthers at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Division I Women’s 6k (Nov. 9) with a time of 21:29 … Ran a 16:19.4 to place 16th overall at the ACC Cross Country Championships (Oct. 26) …Placed 15th overall with a time of 17:40.0 at the Coast-To-Coast Battle in Beantown Women’s 5k (Sep. 21) … Finished first on Pitt and 37th overall at the Penn State Nationals Women’s 6k (Oct. 12) with a time of 21:17.
2017: Helped the Panthers post their team best finish at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional (Nov. 10) taking 5th … Placed 37th in the Mid-Atlantic Regional 6K with a time of 21:00.4 … Kicked off the season finishing 43rd at the Harry Groves Spiked Shoe Invitational at Penn State University (Sept. 8) with a time of 23:04 … Finished 129th at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational (Sept. 29) with a time of 18:28.5 … Competed in the ACC Cross Country Championships (Oct. 27), finishing 47th with a time of 21:30.3.
2016: Placed seventh at the CMU Invitational (Oct. 8) with a time of 19:33.7 in the 5K … Took 19th at the Duquesne Duals (Sept. 3) with a time of 19:34.9.
High School: Four-year member of the varsity cross country team at Warwick High School in Lititz, Pa. … Four-year team representative at the district three meet … Two-year team representative at the Pennsylvania State Championships … Two-year captain of the cross country team … 2015-2016 first team all-league out of the Lancaster Lebanon League … Second team all-state in 2015-2016 … Graduated in top 10 percent of class … Awarded the United States Army Reserve National Scholar/Athlete Award and the A. Landis Blackball Academic/Athletic Award … Dr. Joseph Grosh Scholarship winner… December Student of the Month Lititz Rotary Club … Also competed in swimming, diving and track.
Personal: Born Dec. 16, 1997 ... Daughter of Tom and Melonni Shields… Tom played college baseball at fellow ACC school Notre Dame and in the MLB for the Chicago Cubs and Baltimore Orioles after being drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates; currently works as a field coordinator for the MLB’s Washington Nationals … Has three siblings Kelsey, Derrick, and Connor … Majoring in nursing.
