2017 (REDSHIRT/FRESHMAN)
- Advanced to the Big Ten Outdoor Championships final in the 400m dash after running a time of 53.54 seconds in prelims
- Finished ninth at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships in the 400m dash
- Season-best time of 53.54 seconds ranks sixth in school history
- NCAA East Preliminary Round qualifier in the 400m dash
- Member of the fifth fastest 4x400m relay team in school history which ran a time of 3:34.16 at the LSU Battle on the Bayou
- Member of the winning 4x400m relay teams at the Louisville Invite and the Rankin/Poehlein Invite
- Redshirted the indoor season as she sat out with an injury
- Six-time All-American
- 2016 AAU Northern Nationas 17-19 Champion in the 400m dash
- Member of championship 4x400m relay team at AAU Northern Nationals 17-19 in 2016
- Finished third in the 400m dash at the AAU National Indoor Track & Field Championships
- Helped 4x400m relay team finish third at the AAU Northern Nationals 17-19 in 2015
- Won the 400m dash at the AAU Region 13 National Qualifier 17-19 in 2015
- Helped 4x400m relay team finish third at the AAU Junior Olympics National 17-19 in 2014
- Ran a 400-meter dash time of 52.96 seconds to win the AAU Junior Olympics National Championship in 2016
- Time ranked as the No. 1 time by an Illinois prep, No. 7 time in the country and No. 3 mark all-time in the state
- Ran a 200m dash PR of 24.3 at the AAU Junior Olympics National Outdoor Championships 17-19 in 2016
- Won the Illinois Top Times Girls State Championship in the 400m dash in 2016
- Won the DVC Outdoor Varsity Conference 200, 400m and 800m championships in 2016, including setting the records in the 400m and 800m
- Won the Upstate Eight Outdoor Conference 400m dash with a record time in 2015
- USATF Hershey Indoor National Championship 400m dash champion in 2015
- Four-year letterwinner in track
- Earned All-State and All-Conference honors as a junior and senior
- DVC conference champion in the 200m and 400m dashes as a senior
- Earned high school's MVP award as a junior and senior
- Earned all-academic honors as a senior
- As a junior, won the Glenbard North High School Invitational 4x400m relay with a school record
- Finished fifth at the IHSA Outdoor Girls 2015 3A State Championships in the 400m dash
- Finished third at the 2015 Illinois Top Times Indoor State Championships in the 400m dash
- Helped team win both the Upsate Indoor and Outdoor Conference Championship twice during her prep career
- 2016 New Balance National Indoor Championships qualifier in the 200m and 400m dashes
- Holds numerous USATF, AAU, high school and conference records across the 200m, 400m and 4x400m relay
- Won the 2016USATF District Championships in the 400m dash
- Won the USATF Region 7 Track & Field Championships in the 4x400m relay 17-18 division in 2015 and 2016
- Won the 200m and 400m championship at the 2015 AAU Outdoor Invitational in the 17-18 division
- Went to the same high school as Purdue teammate and record holder Savannah Carson
- Full Name: Samara Miller
- Major: Political science
- Minor: Law and society
- Birthday: Nov. 14, 1997
- City Born: Naperville, Illinois
- Parents: Renard Miller, Sr. and Sharon Miller
- Siblings: Older brother, Renard Jr.
- Notes: Plans to become an attorney
- Enjoys Christian-faith based classes, services, groups and activities, as well as liturgical dance and plays