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GIRLS TRACK & FIELD

Samantha Friborg

Middle distance
ACTON-BOXBOROUGH REGIONAL HS
ACTON, MASSACHUSETTS
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-9
Press Release

Peak Performance

2:06.13

800 Meters
“Samantha is really aggressive every time she steps on the track. She has a clear target in terms of time that she trying to hit and really goes after it. At every meet, my athletes stop whatever they are doing to watch her race.”
Steve Lane
Head Coach of Concord-Carlisle High
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-9 senior won the 800-meter run with a time of 2:07.27 at the state meet this past season. Friborg took fourth at this month’s New Balance Nationals Outdoor in the 800, and her time of 2:06.13 ranked No. 5 in the nation this spring among prep competitors at the time of her selection.

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Academic Achievement

Friborg has maintained a weighted 4.22 GPA in the classroom. She will attend Yale University, where she will compete in track, this fall.

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Exemplary Character

An accomplished violinist, Friborg served as an Acton-Boxborough High Ambassador and has volunteered locally on behalf of multiple community service initiatives through her church.