University of Georgia Athletics
Track & Field

Samantha Spurlock
- Title:
- Assistant Director of Academic Counseling
- Email:
- Samantha.Spurlock@uga.edu
- Phone:
- 706-542-8388
Samantha Spurlock joined the UGA Athletic Association staff as an academic counselor in January of 2020 to work with the men’s basketball and men’s and women’s cross country programs.
Spurlock arrived in Athens following stints at West Virginia and Marshall. She was an assistant director of student-athlete development at West Virginia from 2017-20, serving as academic advisor for the baseball, gymnastics and women’s tennis programs. From 2014-17, Spurlock was an academic advisor for at Marshall and served as advisor for all 14 of the Thundering Herd’s different Olympic sports during her tenure. She originally joined the Marshall staff as a graduate assistant for M Club & Big Green, the Herd’s Scholarship Foundation, from 2012-14.
Spurlock was a four-year letterwinner for the Thundering Herd softball team. She earned both NFCA Scholar-Athlete and C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll recognition. In 2012, Spurlock was named to the 2012 C-USA Championship All-Tournament Team.
Spurlock earned a pair of degrees from Marshall, securing her bachelor’s in Business Administration and Marketing in 2012 her master’s in Sports Administration in 2014.
Spurlock arrived in Athens following stints at West Virginia and Marshall. She was an assistant director of student-athlete development at West Virginia from 2017-20, serving as academic advisor for the baseball, gymnastics and women’s tennis programs. From 2014-17, Spurlock was an academic advisor for at Marshall and served as advisor for all 14 of the Thundering Herd’s different Olympic sports during her tenure. She originally joined the Marshall staff as a graduate assistant for M Club & Big Green, the Herd’s Scholarship Foundation, from 2012-14.
Spurlock was a four-year letterwinner for the Thundering Herd softball team. She earned both NFCA Scholar-Athlete and C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll recognition. In 2012, Spurlock was named to the 2012 C-USA Championship All-Tournament Team.
Spurlock earned a pair of degrees from Marshall, securing her bachelor’s in Business Administration and Marketing in 2012 her master’s in Sports Administration in 2014.