2016 Outdoor: Ran the 400m and 800m … Ran a new personal-best in the 400m at Wake Forest (3/19) in a time of 1:02.51 … Finished 18th in the prelims of the 400m at the Northeast Conference Championships (5/8) …
2015-16 Indoor: NEC Academic Honor Roll (min 3.2 GPA) student … Ran the 400m, 500m and 800m all once and competed on the 4x400 and 4x800 relays for the Knights … Had a season-best finish of 14th in the 500m (1:23.89) at the Sean Atkinson Invite (1/15) … Helped the Knights win the 4x800 at the Knight Indoor Classic (12/6) … Part of the 4x400 quartet that was 4th at the Sean Atkinson Invite …
2015 Outdoor: Member of the NEC's Spring Academic Honor Roll (Min. 3.2 GPA) ... Ran the 400 and 800-meter and the 4x400 and 4x800 relays at five meets for Fairleigh Dickinson … Opened the season with a new collegiate-best of 1:02.88 in the 400 at the Wake Forest Open (3/21) … Member of the 4x400 relay team that finished 10th in a time of 4:37.49 at the 2015 Towson Invitational (3/29) … Set a season-best time of 2:35.77 in the 800 at the Ramapo Invitational (4/4) and finished 21st … Helped the Knights finish 3rd in the 4x400 at North Carolina A&T (4/11) … Member of the 4x800 team that finished 3rd at the Northeast Conference Championships (5/3) in a time of 9:32.34.
2014-15 Indoor: Recorded times at nine meets for the Knights in the 400, 500, 800 and 1000-meter and the DMR and 4x800 … Finished 10th in the 1000 at the Christmas Classic (12/5) in a time of 3:24.50—hand timed … Member of the 4x800 team that won (10:05.06) at the Knight Indoor Classic (12/7) … Finished 4th in the 800 in a season-best time of 2:34.44 at the Knights Indoor Classic #2 (1/10) … Clocked a season-best time of 1:03.21 in the 400 at the Metro Team Challenge (1/23) … Set a new collegiate-best time of 1:21.80 in the 500 at the Boston University John Thomas Terrier Invitational (1/31) … Finished 26th at the NYC Metro Championships (2/6) in the 400 in a time of 1:03.47 … Crossed the line in 7th place in the 500 at the Monmouth Winter Collegiate Open (2/14) in a time of 1:24.01 … Helped the Knights score points in the DMR by finishing 5th in a time of 12:37.95 at the Northeast Conference Championships (2/22) … Ran a 1:23.30 and finished 17th in the prelims of the 500 at the NECs.
2014 Outdoor: Did not compete for Fairleigh Dickinson.
2013-14 Indoor: Appeared at six meets for Fairleigh Dickinson while competing in the 400, 500 and 600-meter along with the 4x400, 4x800 relays and the1600SMR … Opened the season with a 16th place finish in the 400 (1:08.30) at the Fordham Season Opener (12/6) … Member of the 4x400 team that finished 3rd in the 4x400 (4:12.29) at the Knight Indoor Classic (12/8) … Logged a 1:28.87 in the 500 at the NYC Gotham Cup (1/10) … Helped the Knights finish fourth in the 4x800 relay at the Saturday Night Shootout (1/18) in a time of 10:02.84 … Also helped the Knights to a 9th place finish in the 1600SMR in a time of 4:26.77 at the Saturday Night Shootout … Clocked a season-best 1:26.05 in the 500 at the Metropolitan Championships (1/31) to finish 25th … Finished 16th in the prelims of the 500 (1:26.83) at the Northeast Conference Championships (2/9).
2013 Outdoor: Competed in four meets for the Knights while running the 200 and 800 meter along with the 4x800 relay … Clocked a 30.78 at the Monmouth Season Opener (3/30) in only appearance of career in the 200 … Also at Monmouth, finished 21st in the 800 in a time of 2:30.16 … Recorded a 2:34.70 in the 800 at the 2013 Colonial Relays (4/6) … Helped the Knights finish 4th in the 4x800 at the Metropolitan Championships (4/13) in a time of 9:51.01 … Recorded a collegiate best of 2:29.68 in the 800 at the Metropolitan Championships.
Allentown Central Catholic: Ran four years of varsity track and field for Head Coach David Ackerman… Added three varsity letters in cross country.
Personal: Daughter of Sam Otuh and Eirene Sam-Otuh… Has one sister, Violet, and four brothers, Nnaemeka, Godric, Thomas and Stephen… Nursing major.
Sam-Otuh's Fairleigh Dickinson Career Bests
Indoor
400m: 1:03.21 - Metro Team Challenge (1/23/15)
500m: 1:21.80 - Boston University John Thomas Terrier Invitational (1/31/15)
800m: 2:34.44 - Knights Indoor Classic #2 (1/10/15)
Outdoor
200m: 30.78 - Monmouth Season Opener (3/30/13)
400m: 1:02.51 - Wake Forest Open (3/19/16)
800m: 2:29.68 - Metropolitan Championships (4/13/13)
