2023-24 Women's Rowing Roster
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Thoma, Samantha
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Samantha Thoma
- Position:
- Coxswain
- Height:
- 4-11
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Traverse City Central
- Hometown:
- Interlochen, Mich.
Bio
2025 (Senior): Big Ten Sportsmanship Award Winner … Coxswain of the varsity eight … Finished fourth in the A final (6:32.55) at the Sunshine State Invitational (3/28-29), a half-length off of the podium after winning the semifinal heat (6:40.31) … At Eastern Michigan (4/5), earned an open-water victory over the hosts (6:36.6) in the varsity eight … At the Big Ten Invitational (4/18-19), missed a podium finish by three-tenths of a second on Friday morning (6:24.280), earned a second-place finish to Oregon State, (6:32.687), and wrapped the weekend with a first-place finish in the final race, clocked in a time of 6:36.733 – nearly a full length ahead of second-place SMU ... Finished second to host Indiana in the varsity eight at the Dale England Cup (4/26), about four seconds back from the Hoosiers (7:26.70-7:31.28), and open water over Notre Dame (7:41.67) … At IRA Sprints (5/4), rowed to a second-place finish in the varsity eight in the morning heat to earn a spot in the Grand Final against five ranked crews, finishing sixth in a time of 7:09.54 … In a time of 6:17.781, finished fifth in the varsity eight at Big Ten Championships (5/17-18), a length ahead of Ohio State - MSU’s best B1G V8 finish since 2014.
2023 (Sophomore): Earned a second-place finish as the coxswain of the third varsity eight at the Spartan Invitational (4/15), defeating Eastern Michigan (7:30.66) and also picked up a pair of open-water victories in the third varsity four, defeating Miami twice (7:42.8, 8:02.34).
2022 (Freshman): Coxed the second novice eight crew to a second-place finish in the morning session of the Ohio State Regatta (4/9), clocking in a time of 7:28.4 … Won in the afternoon session over OSU and Indiana in open water with a time of 7:23.8 … Led the second novice eight crew to a pair of third-place finishes and a win in the final race at the Big Ten Invitational … Took third ahead of Minnesota on day one (4/15) with a time of 7:35.639 … Placed third in the afternoon session, finishing the race in 7:23.668 … Guided the crew to a win over Minnesota, Indiana and Iowa in the final race with a time of 7:01.219 … Coxed the fourth varsity eight boat at the Dale England Cup (4/30) to a second-place finish, clocking in a time of 7:22.4 … Helped guide the second novice eight crew to a fourth-place finish at the Big Ten Championships (5/15), crossing the finish line at 7:18.326.
Prior to MSU: Three-year varsity coxswain and two-time captain in rowing at Traverse City Central and also rowed with the Traverse City Tritons Rowing Club … Coxed a novice four to a gold medal at the Frogtown Regatta in Toledo Ohio ...At the Meijer Summer Games in Grand Rapids, won bronze in the women's JV eight in 2018 and the following year won gold in the junior novice four, a silver with the women's Jr 8+, and bronze in the junior 4+ … In the spring of 2019, coxed her high school's lightweight 4+ to a fifth-place finish at the Michigan scholastic rowing championship... Went undefeated in the varsity four, including the 2021 Scholastic Rowing Association of Michigan State championship as a senior... Placed second with the JV four in Division II.
Personal: Daughter of Ross and Elizabeth Thoma … Mother is an MSU graduate … Earned the Academic Achievement Award and All-School Award for Community, Second place in symposium (science, math, and technology show case), Member of the National Honor Society … Enjoys skiing, sailing, biking, paddle boarding, and wake surfing … Accepted into MSU's Lyman Briggs College … Aspires to a career as a Pharmaceutical researcher or radiologist.
2023 (Sophomore): Earned a second-place finish as the coxswain of the third varsity eight at the Spartan Invitational (4/15), defeating Eastern Michigan (7:30.66) and also picked up a pair of open-water victories in the third varsity four, defeating Miami twice (7:42.8, 8:02.34).
2022 (Freshman): Coxed the second novice eight crew to a second-place finish in the morning session of the Ohio State Regatta (4/9), clocking in a time of 7:28.4 … Won in the afternoon session over OSU and Indiana in open water with a time of 7:23.8 … Led the second novice eight crew to a pair of third-place finishes and a win in the final race at the Big Ten Invitational … Took third ahead of Minnesota on day one (4/15) with a time of 7:35.639 … Placed third in the afternoon session, finishing the race in 7:23.668 … Guided the crew to a win over Minnesota, Indiana and Iowa in the final race with a time of 7:01.219 … Coxed the fourth varsity eight boat at the Dale England Cup (4/30) to a second-place finish, clocking in a time of 7:22.4 … Helped guide the second novice eight crew to a fourth-place finish at the Big Ten Championships (5/15), crossing the finish line at 7:18.326.
Prior to MSU: Three-year varsity coxswain and two-time captain in rowing at Traverse City Central and also rowed with the Traverse City Tritons Rowing Club … Coxed a novice four to a gold medal at the Frogtown Regatta in Toledo Ohio ...At the Meijer Summer Games in Grand Rapids, won bronze in the women's JV eight in 2018 and the following year won gold in the junior novice four, a silver with the women's Jr 8+, and bronze in the junior 4+ … In the spring of 2019, coxed her high school's lightweight 4+ to a fifth-place finish at the Michigan scholastic rowing championship... Went undefeated in the varsity four, including the 2021 Scholastic Rowing Association of Michigan State championship as a senior... Placed second with the JV four in Division II.
Personal: Daughter of Ross and Elizabeth Thoma … Mother is an MSU graduate … Earned the Academic Achievement Award and All-School Award for Community, Second place in symposium (science, math, and technology show case), Member of the National Honor Society … Enjoys skiing, sailing, biking, paddle boarding, and wake surfing … Accepted into MSU's Lyman Briggs College … Aspires to a career as a Pharmaceutical researcher or radiologist.
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