At Champlin Park High School:
A seven-time letter winner at Champlain Park High School,
Sampson was a three-sport athlete...On the volleyball court
she earned two letters as an outside hitter...She garnered
NW Suburban All-Conference laurels in both 2005 and 2006 and
was named to the All-State Academic team as a senior...Sampson
captained the squad in 2006 and was selected as the team’s
Most Valuable Player after posting a team-high in kills...Was
also active on the club circuit playing for Anoka Juniors,
Mizuno Minnesota One and Minnesota Selects...A four-time letter
winner on the basketball court, she helped lead the Rebels
to a class 4A fourth place finish at the 2006 Minnesota State
Basketball Tournament...Also participated in track and field
at CPHS...In the classroom, Sampson also experienced success...She
earned four academic letters and was on the honor roll for
four years...Her sister Amy is a junior at the University
of Northern Iowa where she is an outside hitter for the NCAA
Division I Panthers...Amy averaged 2.66 kills per game in
2006 helping UNI to a 28-8 record and a trip into the second
round of the NCAA Tournament...Sampson will have five years
to play four.
Personal: Is the daughter of John and Dawn
Sampson...Born March 10, 1989 in Robbinsdale, Minn....She
is planning to major in nursing.
Coach Bitter on Sampson:
“She is a powerful, powerful hitter. She has amazing
exploding power. When I watched her during her tryout and
last year with her junior olympic program, I was really impressed
with her skills. She is not only a good offensive player,
she is also a very good defensive player and has a great blocking
ability. Playing outside hitter in high school she also got
a good chance to play defense so that is something she is
going to offer--a six-foot defensive player. She is one kid
I can throw in the middle and she can also play outside. She
is going to offer this program so much power. In fact, she
probably coming in as one of the top power hitters on the
roster.”
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