Samantha Carranza
Samantha Carranza
Year: Sr
Hometown: Chula Vista, CA
High School: Academy of Our Lady of Peace

2022
Competed in five meets… Ran the 100, 200, 4x100 relay and 4x400 relay… Best marks for the year were 13.37 in the 100, 28.48 in the 200, 51.25 in the 4x100 and 4:40.62 in the 4x400… Won two events and was the runner-up in two more.

2021
Finished fourth in the 100- (13.06) and 200-meter run (27.20) at the SCIAC Championships… Was on the 4x100 relay team (50.42) that was runner-up and 4x400 team (4:14.63) that finished third at the SCIAC Championships… Competed in three meets during her junior season... Inducted into the CLU Scholar-Athlete Society.

2020
In her sophomore season, competed in the 100 and 200 meters… in the nation, ranked 15th in the 100 with 13.39 seconds and 18th in the 200 with 27.88... Inducted into the Scholar-Athlete Society for the second time.

2019
Competed in five events as a freshman for the Regals…recorded season-bests in the 100m (13.27), 200m (27.4), 400m (62.49), 4x400m (4:15.39), and the 4x100m (48.94)...Inducted into the Scholar-Athlete Society for the first time.

Academy of Our Lady of Peace ‘18
Four-year varsity letter in track for the Pilots… Holds the school record in the 200m dash… Led the team to three CIF Championships her last three seasons… Earned the Eastern League 400m title as a junior and went on to earn All-Eastern League First Team accolades as a senior… Tri-Scholar Athlete and Scholar AThlete… Four time Track Varsity MVP… Also played three varsity soccer seasons and and one varsity cross country season… All-league first team honoree in soccer… Saw the soccer program to the Easter League and CIF soccer championship title as a junior and senior and to the SoCal State Championship title during her final season… Named all four years to the Honors List and her last three years to the Head of School’s list (4.0 or better).

Personal
From Chula Vista, California… Parents are Martha and Javier Carranza… Has one sibling, Alexia… List of community service contributions include AYSO assistant coach, Our Lady’s School Tutor (Middle School), A Night to Remember Prom, Breast Cancer Walk, the Fleet Camp Counselor, building a House in Tijuana and UCSD hospital volunteer… Also played for Rebels Soccer Club in Chula Vista… Names winning in overtime at the soccer state championships for the first time in her high school’s history as her greatest person sports memory… Chose Cal Lutheran for its track program and proximity to home.