2010 Second Team All-American (UB)
2010 SEC Academic Honor Roll

JUNIOR SEASON (2010)
Was integral all season on bars, beam and floor as she competed on beam and floor in every meet and only missed one meet on bars because of a minor injury ... Earned her first All-America honor with Second Team recognition for scoring a 9.85 on bars at the NCAA Championship Prelims (4/22) ... Also picked up her first SEC Academic Honor Roll recognition ... Third on the team with a 9.810 average on bars and second on the team with a 9.770 beam average ... Finished the season ranked 19th on beam with a 9.870 regional qualifying score ... Had a string of seven straight meets with at least a 9.80 on beam ... Captured four individual event titles during the season - three on beam and one on bars ... Won beam titles in three straight meets with a career-high 9.925 against Oregon State (3/5), a 9.90 against Iowa (3/12) and another 9.925 at Centenary (3/19) ... Won the bars title with a career-high 9.95 versus Texas Woman's (2/12) ... Scored a 9.80 or higher in 10 of 13 bars routines ... Had one of her best meets of the season at the NCAA Northeast Regional (4/10) when she tallied a 9.85 on beam, 9.825 on bars and a 9.80 on floor ... Led LSU to its season-high of 197.150 against Iowa by scoring a 9.90 on beam, season-best 9.85 on floor and a 9.80 on bars.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2009)
Competed every meet on bars and was a regular in the beam lineup ... Also competed five times on floor ... Scored a career high 9.875 on bars against Florida (2/6) and posted 11 scores of 9.80 or higher on bars after not competing in the event at all as a freshman ... Tied her career high on beam with two 9.85's on the season - against Florida (2/6) and at the NCAA Championship Prelims (4/16) ... After not competing on floor in eight straight meets, she tallied a season-high 9.825 in the Super Six (4/17) ... Performed well at the NCAA Central Regional (4/4) and the Championship Prelims when she posted a 9.80 on bars both times and a 9.825 on beam at the regional and 9.85 in the prelims ... Captured her first career individual title by scoring a 9.825 on beam at Iowa (1/9).

FRESHMAN SEASON (2008)
A mainstay in the Tigers' beam and floor lineups this season ... Averaged a 9.7038 on the floor, posting nine scores of 9.800 or higher in 16 meets ... Scored a career-high 9.850 on the beam versus Auburn and West Virginia (2/8) ... Posted a career-high 9.900 on the floor against Washington (3/7) ... Performed exceptionally well at the NCAA Central Regionals, notching a 9.800 on the beam and a 9.850 on the floor ... Posted a 9.825 on the floor and a 9.750 in the Tigers preliminary round at the NCAA Championships (4/24) ... Scored a 9.850 on the floor at the Super Six (4/25).

CLUB/HIGH SCHOOL
Trained under Larry McDoungh and Brian Streeter at Metroplex Gymnastics ... A four-time Level 10 J.O. National qualifier ... Was the 2007 national floor champion ... Won the all-around and beam titles and placed fifth on both the vault and bars at the 2005 national meet ... Won both the state and regional all-around titles before going on to finish eighth at the national championships in 2004 ... Attended Spring Creek Academy ... Graduated with a 3.9 grade point average ... Was a member of the National Honors Society each of her four years of high school ... Was also given the Pride of Texas Award in 2005.

PERSONAL
Full name is Samantha Rose Engle ... Daughter of Sandra and Gary Holsaple ... Born August 26, 1989 ... Plans to major in kinesiology.

ENGLE'S CAREER HIGHS
Bars: 9.950 (2-12-10 vs. Texas Woman's)
Beam: 9.925 (twice; last: 3-19-10 at Centenary)
Floor: 9.900 (3-7-08 vs. Washington)

ENGLE'S CAREER INDIVIDUAL TITLES
Bars: 1
Beam: 4
Total: 5 

About Samantha
Name: Samantha Rose Engle
Nickname: Sam
Favorite color: Purple
Favorite restaurant: Chipotle
Favorite food: Strawberry Ice Cream
Favorite actor: Adam Sandler
After college I want to: travel to Europe and then maybe apply to physical therapy school
The TV show I never miss: House
Favorite band: I have no idea. There are too many I like!
My favorite thing about LSU is: Saturday nights at Tiger Stadium and the Design Building
What superstitions do you have? I don't know if these are superstitions really, but I must count the stairs any time I go up or down and I can't stand when the dishwasher is out of order
The best advice I ever received is:  "Have faith in yourself as others have faith in you."
Before a meet I have to: Have Paige tie my ribbon in my hair
What I will miss most about LSU when I leave: my teammates and LSU gamedays
Three words that best describe me: independent, clumsy, silly
Three words that describe our team are: united, outgoing, loud, focused. (Sorry, that's four words!)