Arizona State: Enters 2011 following a solid debut season in 2010 that saw her add her name to Arizona State's all-time Top 10 lists in five events... indoors, ranks third all-time in the pentathlon (3,716 points), ninth in the 55m hurdles (8.30aa), eighth in the 60m hurdles (8.95aa) and 10th in the high jump (5-07.00)... scored 5,126 points in the heptathlon at the Pac-10 Championships to finish fourth overall and move up to sixth on the ASU all-time Top 10... 2010 Outdoor: Scored in a pair of events at the Pac-10 Championships, including fourth place in the heptathlon with 5,126 points... that point total is a personal-best and ranks sixth all-time in ASU history... also tied for eighth in the high jump with a clearance of 5-04.50 (1.64m)... the one-half of one point she earned put ASU in third with 89.5 points while USC was fourth at 89.0... also competed in the 100m hurdles, long jump and shot put at the Pac-10 meet... qualified and competed in the high jump at the NCAA Preliminary Round meet... won the high jump at the Sun Devil Open... cleared a personal-best 5-07.25 (1.71m) to take third at the Double Dual... 2010 Indoor: Finished fourth in the pentathlon at the MPSF Championships, scoring 3,716 points to record the third-best score all-time in ASU history... improved on her previous best score by over 300 points... equaled her personal-best in the high jump at the NAU Invitational with a clearance of 5-7.00 (1.70m)... won the high jump at three meets, including the Friday Night Challenge, Mountain `T' Invitational and the NAU Tune-up... helped the 4x400m relay win the season-opening race at the Friday Night Challenge.
Mesa CC: Competed at Mesa Community College (Mesa, Ariz.) for two seasons before transferring to Arizona State... earned four NJCAA All-America honors in the multi-events, including two indoors and two outdoors... finished third twice in the heptathlon outdoors... two-time NJCAA Region I MVP (2008, 2009)... helped team to regional runner-up finishes both years and a pair of Top 7 team finishes nationally, including fifth in 2009.
High School: A 2007 graduate of Mesa High School (Mesa, Ariz.)... lettered three times in track & field... captained the team twice... selected as the team's MVP three times... earned the Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete honor in 2007.
Personal: Majoring in construction management... parents are Scott and Gina Henderson... has one brother: Cody... born April 5, 1989, in Mesa, Ariz.... full name is Samantha June Henderson.
Personal Bests • Pentathlon: 3,716 • Heptathlon: 5,126 • 100HH: 14.08 • High Jump: 5-7.23 • Long Jump: 19-04.75