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2019-20 RIT Women's Track/Field Roster

Erin Percy
Coburn Swem

Samantha Kaplan

  • Position Pole Vault/Jumps
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown New Paltz, NY
  • Highschool New Paltz
  • Major Industrial Design

Biography

TFRRS Athlete Profile 

2017-18:
 Competed in multiple pole vault events during the indoor and outdoor season … broke her own school record in pole vault vaulting mark 3.54 meters at the Atlantic Region Indoor Track and Field Championship, finishing fifth … placed sixth in pole vault at the Atlantic Region Track and Field Outdoor Championship by shattering the outdoor pole vault record at 3.45 … placed in the top-three eight times … earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors … also named RIT Athlete of the Week for the Week ending of Feb. 5 … named to the Liberty League All-Academic Team for maintaining a 3.30 grade-point average.

2016-17: competed in pole vault events during the indoor and outdoor season … finished in the top-5 thirteen times … recorded career best of 3.40m at the NYSCTC Indoor Track & Field Championship and finished second.

Before RIT: Competed in track and field, swimming and diving, and gymnastics at New Paltz High School. 

Personal: Industrial design major ...  part of the RIT Chamber Singers ... daughter of Deb and Tom Kaplan ... has two siblings, Claudia and Jack.

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17First Year

    Pole Vault
    5'7"
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    Pole Vault/Jumps
    5'7"
  • 2018-19Junior

    Pole Vault/Jumps
    5'7"
  • 2019-20Senior

    Pole Vault/Jumps
    5'7"