05/15/2012 Mimic Leads Wildcats in 1500 Meters at Virginia ChallengeVillanova had four runners competing at last chance meet on Saturday afternoon 05/06/2012 Samantha Francis Wins BIG EAST Triple Jump TitleWildcats also win 4x800 meter relay, finish eighth in team standings 05/05/2012 Verdier Leads the Field in 400 Meters on Second Day of BIG EAST ChampionshipsWildcats scored points in four events that held finals in Saturday competition 04/20/2012 Akande Leads Strong Villanova Efforts at Larry Ellis InvitationalSophomore middle distance runner ran time of 2:06.09 in 800 meters 04/08/2012 Wildcats Dominate at Colonial Relays, Capture Second Straight Team TitleReid takes 800 meters and 1500 meters crowns, headlines five individual victories for team 2012 Indoor: Posted qualifying times for the BIG EAST Championships and the ECAC Championship in each of her first three races of the season ... Placed seventh in the 1000 meters (2:51.59) at the NYC Gotham Cup and finished third in the 800 meters (2:12.74) at the Great Dane Classic ... Also came in sixth in the invitational section of the Mile (4:49.11) at the Penn State National ... Anchored the 4x400 meter relay at the Albany meet and helped Villanova win its heat and place seventh overall with a time of 3:57.41 ... Ran the third leg (800 meters) of the distance medley relay at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational as the Wildcats finished fourth with a time of 11:12.59.
2011 Cross Country: Placed 54th overall and was eighth on the team at the BIG EAST Championships (22:01.2) ... Made her collegiate debut with a fourth place finish at the Main Line Invitational ... Finished in 54th place out of 396 runners and was the sixth Villanova runner at the Paul Short Run, with a 6K time of 21:34 ... Again placed sixth within the Wildcats lineup and finished 206th out of 305 runners at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational.
Pope John Paul II High School: Six-time Florida state champion, including twice in cross country (2008, 2009) and twice each in the 800 meters and the 1600 meters, winning each event in both 2010 and 2011 ... School record holder in the 800 meters and the 1600 meters (4:51) ... Named her school's Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year as a senior ... Invited to participate in the 1st Nike Elite Camp.
Personal: Born 4/25/93 ... Youngest of three children of Ken Schappert and Jane (Ackerman) Schappert ... Both parents attended Villanova ... Father was a member of the track team and an NCAA champion ... Mother was an All-American swimmer ... Has an older sister, Nicole, who was an NCAA champion and All-American for the Villanova cross country and track teams ... Has an older brother, Kenny, Jr., who was a collegiate runner at Tennessee ... Enrolled in the Villanova School of Business and has yet to declare a major.
PERSONAL BESTS
400 Meters (Relay) 57.0 High School 800 Meters 2:10 High School 5000 Meters (XC) 17:50 High School | ||||||||||||||||||||



















