Samantha Gudger - Coordinator of Event Operations - Staff Directory

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Samantha Gudger

Title:
Coordinator of Event Operations
Email:
Phone:
609-258-9039

Samantha is the Coordinator of Event Operations in the Athletic Department. In this capacity, she serves as the game day event manager for select home varsity athletic competitions, oversees the payment of all event staff and officials for Princeton Athletics’ 38 varsity teams, coordinates event staff workers, and collaborates with various groups within the athletic department to ensure athletic events run smoothly.

Before assuming her current position, Samantha began her Princeton career as the Director of Operations for Track & Field and Cross Country in 2021. In this role, she was responsible for managing the teams’ day-to-day operations and administration including travel coordination, alumni relations, and the management of rosters, equipment, and home varsity competitions.

Samantha is a gradute of Carson-Newman University (CN), where she graduated with a Bachelor’s in Youth Athletics and Recreational Management, and a Master’s in Education with an Emphasis in Coaching. While at CN, Samantha was a captain of the track and field team, and served as a graduate assistant coach and director of operations. In her free time she enjoys knitting baby blankets, trivia, spending time with her nieces and nephew and visiting her family in Tennessee.