HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Northgate High School where she played for coach Gab Flores...Was named the Diablo Valley Athletic League MVP and was a All-DVAL First Team pick...Also earned All-North Coast Section First Team honors...Was named to the All-Star Team...Helped her team to a second-place finish in the NCS as a freshman...Also competed in swimming and basketball for the Broncos.

CLUB
Played club for Diablo...Won four National Junior Olympics titles.

PERSONAL
Samantha Trenkwalder was born on May 1, 1992 in Walnut Creek, Calif....Parents are Ted and Patty Trenkwalder...Is the youngest of six and has four sisters and one brother...Is studying physiology at UCSB and aspires to one day pursue a career in nursing...Enjoys tubing, hanging out with friends, watching movies and laughing...Enjoys reading anything written by Jodi Picoult...Favorite musician is Taylor Swift...Her favorite movie is "The Holiday"...Being named MVP of the DVAL is her most memorable athletic achievement...Names her parents and siblings as her heroes...She has 38 cousins on one side of her family.