Purdue opens its new season with the Black & Gold Intrasquad
Purdue Personal Preferences Favorite Athlete: JaJuan Johnson
In Her MP3 Player: Drake
Last Concert She Attended: Lil Wayne
Favorite Actor and Actress: Joseph Gordon-Levitt & Kate Winslet
Favorite Author: Jane Austen
Favorite Food: Buffalo Chicken Sandwiches
Favorite Purdue Building: Intercollegiate Athletic Facility
Favorite Big City: Minneapolis
Unique Travel Locale: The Caribbean
Most Memorable at Purdue: 2011 Ohio State Winter Invite
Enjoyed this Professor's Class: Kenji Matsuki, Mathematics
Furry Friends: Dixie, Yorkie-Poodle Mix & Shelly, Shetland Sheep Dog
2010-11: Big Ten Swimmer of the Week (Feb. 15)... Feulner competed in the freestyle sprints, swimming the 50 free in every meet in which she saw action... garnered Swimmer of the Week honors after winning the 50 and 100 free at the Ohio State Winter Invite... posted season-best time in the 50 free (24.17) at the Boiler-Make-It Last Chance meet... top time in the 100 free (52.28) came at the OSU Winter Invite... competed in the 50, 100 and 200 free and the 100 fly at the Purdue Invitational... also swam the 100 fly at the Florida Atlantic Invitational.
Before Purdue: Four-year varsity letter-winner and team MVP... four-time all-conference honoree... all-state as a senior after medaling at the MSHSL state meet in the 100 free... established new school records in the 100 and 200 free as a senior... senior year winner of the Athena Award as the most outstanding female athlete... state qualifier in the 100 and 200 free as a junior as well as a Top 16 finalist in the state... also qualified for state in the 100 free as a sophomore... USA Scholastic All-American... National Merit Commended Scholar and AP Scholar... USA Junior Nationals qualifier... USA Speedo Sectional Top 16 qualifier.
Personal: Full name is Samantha Lou Feulner... born in Bloomington, Minn.... daughter of Chris and Mary Beth Feulner... family also includes sister Lauren... her parents and sister also attended Purdue... majoring in computer science.