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6 2012 Stags Cross Country
Meet TheStags
2011: Consistently a top-five finisher for Fairfield …
Opened the year by running 22 minutes flat at the
Marist Mini Meet ... Clocked a time of 24:35.80 at the Iona Meet of Champions
... Posted a time of 20:30.35 at the Leeber Invitational ... The Stags top-finish-
er at the Paul Short Invitational with a time of 23:39 ... Helped the team to a
first place finish at the O’Neil Invitational by running a 19:45 ... Ran her fastest
6K at the MAAC Championship (22:55.5) to place 19th overall ... Clocked a
time of 23:49.4 at the NCAA Regionals (6K) ... Finished the year by running a
personal best of 19:22 at the ECAC Championships (5K), the fourth-fastest
time ever by a Stag at Van Cortlandt Park.
2010: Consistent middle finisher for the Stags … Had a time of 22:11 at the
Marist Mini Meet … Ran a time of 20:43 at the Fairfield Invitational … Clocked
a time of 24:47.98 at the Iona Meet of Champions … Finished the Leeber
Invitational in 20:54.48 … Had a time
of 24:11 at the Paul Short Invitational
… Posted a time of 23:53 at the
Connecticut College Invitational …
Posted a time of 23:26.0 at the MAAC
Championships, for fastest 6K of the
season … Had a time of 23:31.1 at
NCAA Regionals … Finished the year by
running a time of 19:50.2 at the ECAC
Championships for the 11th fastest
performance by a Stag at Van Cortlandt
Park in program history.
2009: Made collegiate debut against
New Haven, running a 17:56 4K ...
Posted a time of 23:08 at the Fairfield
Invitational ... Notched a time of 20:50
at the Leeber Invitational ... Posted a
time of 26:18.9 at the MAAC
Championships (6K) ... The third Stag
across the line at the NCAA Regionals
(6K) finishing in 25:46 ... Had a time of
20:35.3 at the ECAC Championships.
High School: Earned four varsity letters
at Trinity ... Served as team captain as
a sophomore, junior, and senior ...
Named Cross Country and Indoor Track
Rookie of the Year ... Named Team MVP
as a sophomore and junior ... Received
the Coaches Award as a senior ...
Member of the National Honor Society,
Student Council, Student Government,
and Campus Ministry.
Personal: Daughter of George and Billi
Connolly … Member of FUSA, Circle K,
and Marketing Club ... Loyola Mentor ...
Ignatian Residential College Mentor ...
SAAC Representative ... Has several
siblings … Major is communications.
Samantha
Goodnow
Senior
Manchester, N.H.
Trinity
5K PR: 19:22
6K PR: 25:55.5
Team Captain
2011: MAAC Academic Honor Roll ... MAAC All-
Academic Team … Missed season with an injury.
2010: MAAC All-Academic Team … Missed season with an injury.
2009: A consistent top-three finisher for the Stags before missing the final four
meets with injury ... The Stags top-finisher at the Fairfield Invitational (18th -
19:57) and the Leeber Invitational (7th - 19:39) ... The second Stag across the
line at the Iona Meet of Champions (6K) with a time of 25:11.59 ... Ran a time
of 16:29 in the 4K against New Haven ... Had a time of 20:48 at the New
England Championships.
High School: Earned four varsity letters at St. John the Baptist ... Helped main-
tain the program's streak of five league championships and five undefeated
seasons ... A two-time All-State and All-League selection ... Named team MVP
as a senior ... Also lettered in track and earned All-League honors ... Member
of the National Honor Society along with the Math, Spanish, English and
Science Honor Societies.
Personal: Daughter of Harry and Mary Hamilton … Has five siblings … Cousin,
Brian Haran, played football at Catholic University … Named to the University’s
Dean’s List ... Member of the Rotaract Club and the Math Club ... Major is
physics.
Kerry
Hamilton
Senior
Massapequa, N.Y.
St. John the Baptist
5K PR: 19:54
6K PR: 23:51.00