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2024-25 Women's Track & Field Roster

RIT Athletics / Autumn Bernava
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Samantha Crisci

  • Position Sprints/Hurdles
  • Height 5-3
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Tokyo, Japan
  • Highschool Nile C. Kinnick High School
  • Major Biochemistry

Biography

2023-24:
  • Took part in nine indoor meets and seven outdoor meets
  • Member of 4x400 relay team that finished first at the Liberty League Indoor Championships and 10th at the Atlantic Region Indoor Championships
  • Apart of winning 4x400 relay team and also placed third in the 400 hurdles finals at the Liberty League Outdoor Championships
  • Member of 4x400 relay team that finished fourth at the Atlantic Region Outdoor Championships with a program-record time of 3:55.78
2022-23:
  • Took part in eight indoor events and eight outdoor events
  • Made collegiate debut at Houghton December Classic on 12/2/2022
  • Member of third-place 4x400 relay team and also placed fifth in the 60 hurdles finals at the Liberty League Indoor Championships
  • Apart of 4x100 relay team that finished fifth, the 4x400 relay team that finished sixth, placed third in the 400 hurdles and seventh in the 100 hurdles at the Liberty League Outdoor Championships
  • Competed at Atlantic Region Outdoor Championships
BEFORE RIT:
  • 2022 Girls Track Team MVP and captain at Nile C. Kinnick High School
  • 2022 Far East 100m Hurdles Champion
  • 2022 Far East 300m Hurdles Champion
  • 2022 Far East 400m Champion
  • 2019 Team Rookie of the Year
  • Set school records in 300m and 100m hurdles in 2018
PERSONAL:
  • Full name: Samantha Hanako Soojin Crisci
  • Daughter of Carrie Kotoshirodo and Anthony Crisci.
  • Sister of Sophia Crisci.
  • Her mother, Carrie, played golf for Purdue University.
  • Born in Honolulu, Hawaii.
  • Started competing in middle school after receiving encouragement from her parents.
  • Favorite athletic-related moment: Running 200m repeats on the track during practice during pouring rain.
  • Says her high school coaches have had the most influence on her athletic career. "They increased my passion for running and morphed me into the athlete I am."
  • Hobbies include drawing, painting, dancing, and creative writing. 

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23First Year

    Sprints/Hurdles
    5'3"
  • 2023-24Sophomore

    Sprints/Hurdles
    5'3"
  • 2024-25Junior

    Sprints/Hurdles
    5'3"