Athlete · Cross Country & Track and Field · CCHS Class of 2014 · 2024 Hall of Fame Inductee
A 2014 CCHS graduate, Samantha Coate was an eight-time letter winner in cross country and track and field and remains the school record holder in cross country and in the 1600-meter run. In cross country she was a sectional champion, two-time regional champion, three-time first-team all-state, and four-time state qualifier, placing as high as seventh, and helped lead the Lady Eagles to the 2010 sectional and regional championships and a 12th-place state finish. In 2011 she was named the Fort Wayne Track Club Runner of the Year.
In track and field she was a five-time sectional champion and three-time state qualifier, placing as high as fifth in the 1600-meter run. She went on to Indiana University on a cross country and track and field scholarship.
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