2025 Lady Demon Track & Field Roster

Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services
Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services
Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services
Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services
Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services
Michael Wade
Michael Wade

Samari Finney

Samari Finney

  • Position:
    Sprints / Jumps
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Height:
    5-2
  • Hometown:
    Detroit, Michigan
  • Highschool:
    Warren Mott HS

Summary

Biography

2025 Outdoor Season: Nearly made the nationals in the 4x400 relay, finishing 13th at the NCAA East First Round with a season-best 3:31.79 ... made the NCAA East First Round in the long jump for a second consecutive season, finishing 24th with a jump of 19-7 ... Southland Conference Female Athlete of the Year ... earned 27 points in the Southland Conference Championships with three golds and two bronzes ... All-Louisiana in three events: both relays and the long jump, which she earned when she posted a season-best 20-9.25 in the long jump to win gold ... also claimed gold as a member of the 4x100 (44.88) and 4x400 (3:35.91) relays ... also found the podium in the 200-meter dash (23.98) and 400-meter dash (54.05) to earn the bronze, with the 400 time being a season best ... recorded season bests in the 200 (23.68) and as a member of the 4x100 relay (44.94) at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational ... clocked a 3:31.82 as part of  the 4x400 relay with a time of 3:31.82 at the LSU Alumni Gold ... posted a season-best 11.83 in the 100-meter dash at the TCU Horned Frog Invite ... ran a 54.23 in the 400 at the home meet ... won the long jump with a 19-8 at the Pelican Relays ... also won the 4x100 relay at the Pelican Relays, helping run a 45.28 ... finished in the top five on 15 occasions in the outdoor season ... ran an 11.94 in the 100 at the Pelican Relays ... those performances helped earn her Southland Conference Field Athlete of the Week ... clocked a 23.93 in the 200 at the TCU Horned Frog Invite ... helped run a season-best 3:36..03 in the 4x400 relay at the Texas Relays to place fourth ... posted a jump of 19-7.5 to win the long jump in the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational ... part of the 4x100 relay team that clocked a 45.06 at the Lurline Hamilton Invitational ... ran a 54.35 in the 400 at the LSU Alumni Gold ... posted a jump of 19-3.5 in the long jump at the Michael Johnson Invitational.
2025 Indoor Season: Competed in sprints and jumps events ... earned points in the 400-meter dash at the Southland Conference Championships, clocking a 56.21 after running a 55.09 to make the finals ... also ran a sub-56.00 in the 400 at the Stan Scott Invite & Multis, posting a 55.96 to finish 22nd ... recorded a season-best 19-7 in the long jump at both the Corky Classic and Tyson Invitational ... also jumped at least 19-0 in the long jump at the LSU Twilight, posting a 19-0.5 to place second ... recorded an 18-4.25 to finish 12th at the conference meet in the long jump ... part of the 4x400 relay team that briefly broke the indoor Southland Conference record, clocking a 3:40.74 ... ran a 25.17 in the 200-meter dash at the Corky Classic ... clocked a 57.07 in the 400-meter dash at the Tyson Invitational ... clocked a season-best 7.74 in the 60-meter dash at the LSU Twilight prelims before running a 7.80 in the finals to finish eighth.

2024 Outdoor Season: Finished 35th in the long jump at the NCAA East Regionals, posting a 19-0.5 ... earned points with an eighth-place finish in the 400-meter dash at the Southland Conference Championships, running a 54.80 ... clocked a season-best 54.71 in the prelims at the conference championships to make it to the finals ... Ran season bests at the Leon Johnson Invitational in the 100 (12.20) and 200 (24.07) ... posted a season best at the Bobcat Invitational in the long jump (20-3) ... ran a 55.30 at the Bobcat Invitational in the 400 ... clocked a season-best 2:24.60 in 800 at the Louisiana Classic ... member of the 4x100 relay team that ran a 46.69 ... placed third in the long jump at the Corky/Crofoot Shootout, recording a 19-10.25 ... posted a 19-4 in the long jump at the Keyth Talley Invitational ... ... recorded a 19-2 in the long jump at the Leon Johnson Invitational ... ran a 56.55 in the 400 at the Keyth Talley Invitational ... clocked a 24.54 in the 200 at the SLC Championships.
2024 Indoor Season: Found the podium in the long jump at the Southland Conference Championships, collecting the bronze with a jump of a season-best 19-5.25 ... nearly earned points in the 400-meter dash, running a season-best 56.27 to place 10th ... placed sixth in the 400 at the Crimson Elite with a time of 57.62 ... clocked a season-best 7.87 in the 60-meter dash at the Crimson Elite ... ran a 25.63 in the 400 at the Boston University Bruce Lehane Scarlet & White ... timed a 57.18 to place first in the finals in the 400-meters at the Samford Invitational ... placed fourth in the long jump at Samford with a jump of 18-1.5 ... part of a 4x400 relay team that finished fourth at Samford with a time of 3:55.63 ... recorded a season best in the 600 (1:40.71) and in the season opener at the LSU Purple Tiger.

Prior to NSU: Transfer from Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan … Found the podium four times as a freshman … Claimed the bronze in the 400 in the Horizon League Indoor Championships, clocking a 57.20 … member of the 4x400 relay team that claimed gold in the conference outdoor championships with a time of 3:48.07 … earned the silver in both the 400 (55.58) and as a member of the 4x100 relay team (46.09) … finished in the top four at the indoor and outdoor conference championships in seven of the eight events … won the 400 at the Oakland Last Chance Meet with a collegiate best 55.43 … posted collegiate bests in the long jump (19-3.5) at the Golden Grizzly T&F Invite and the 200 (25.03) at the GVSU Big Meet, finishing first and second in the meets.
 
High School: Ran track and played basketball for Warren Mott High.

Personal: Daughter of Jackee and Dionne Finney … has two brothers (Dionne Finney Jr. and Jaden Finney) and two sisters (Jaz Fenderson and Shayla Hollis) … biology major who would like to attend dental school and become a general dentist and get certified in welding.

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  • 2024Sophomore

    Sprints/Jumps
    5'2"
  • 2025Junior

    Sprints / Jumps
    5'2"