Outlook

Samantha Grynkeiwcz demonstrated last season she has the ability to be an impact player up front for the Lady Cavaliers ... A dangerous player who possesses the ability to create scoring opportunities for herself and teammates.

Sophomore Year 2022

Played in 16 matches, 15 as a starter … Was the team’s fifth leading scorer with 11 points … Scored three goals and ranked third with five assists … Fired 20 shots, nine on goal, for a shots-on-goal percentage of .450 … Provided the assist on JCCC’s lone goal in a 2-1 loss to Illinois Central (8-20-22) … Credited with the assist on the first and third goals in a 4-3 victory at No. 9 Dallas-Richland (8-26-22) … Scored the game winning goal two days later in a 6-1 win at Dallas-Mountain View (8-28-22) … Netted the final goal in a 3-2 loss to Butler (9-7-22) … Helped JCCC to a 5-0 win over Garden City with an assist on the fourth goal of the match (9-10-22) … Tallied her fifth assist on the season on the first goal in a 3-1 win over Hutchinson (9-17-22) … Helped JCCC to an early 1-0 lead with a goal in the ninth minute in an eventual 4-3 double overtime loss to Neosho County (9-21-22).

Freshman Year 2021

Earned All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference East Division first-team … Played in 15 matches, 14 as a starter … Finished the season with a goal, five assists and seven points … Her five assists led the team and her seven points tied for fourth … Her five assists also tied for ninth in the conference … She also led the team with two game winning assists … Picked up her first game winning assist in the season opening 2-0 victory at Lewis & Clark (8-29-21) … Provided the assist on JCCC’s first goal in a 3-2 loss to Barton (9-18-21) … Netted the first goal on a penalty kick in a 3-1 victory at Neosho County (9-22-21) … Followed with an assist on Johnson County’s third score in a 5-0 victory at Dodge City (9-25-21) … Played a part on JCCC’s comeback victory over Coffeyville with an assist on the second goal of a 4-3 victory (10-6-21) … Earned the game winning assist in a 2-1 win at Kansas City Kansas (10-11-21) … Fired 27 shots, 19 on goal, for a shots-on-goal percentage of .704 ... Earned NJCAA All-Academic third-team with a grade point average between 3-60-3.79.

High School

Was a three-year starter for coach Mike Sanchez at Manhattan High School, Spring Hill, Kan. … Her junior season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic … Graduated 2021 … Tallied 14 goals and eight assists for 36 points as a sophomore, and had 10 goals and 10 assists for 30 points her senior year … Helped Manhattan reached the Kansas 6A State Tournament twice, finishing third in 2019 with a 15-4-1 mark,  and fourth in 2021 with a record of 15-4-0 … Played club soccer for Little Apple Soccer Club coached by Ricky Wiseman from 2017-17, Puma FC coached by Dave Driscoll from 2017-19 and Sporting Kaw Valley coached by Elissa Post from 2019-21 … National Honor Society member … Honored for distinguished service hours. 

Personal

Born Samantha Kathryn Grynkiewicz on July 31, 2003, in Manhattan, Kan. … Nickname is Sam … Daughter of Ross and Stephanie Grynkiewicz … Has an older brother, Josh … Her father competed in cross country and track at JCCC … Majoring in psychology … Also recruited by several NCAA D-II and NAIA programs … Favorite foods are smoothies, quesadillas and burritos … Favorite fast food restaurant is Chick-fil-A … Favorite restaurants are Mexican … Favorite TV shows are Shameless, Orange is the New Black and The Fosters … Favorite movie is Mean Girls … Favorite sports movies are She’s the Man and The Blindside … Favorite actress is Jennifer Lawrence … Favorite book is Gone Girl … Favorite music entertainer is Polo G … Favorite cartoon character is Sponge Bob Square Pants … Favorite athlete is Julie Ertz … Favorite sports team are the Kansas City Chiefs and Kansas City Royals … Her greatest sports moment was scoring a goal from taking a corner kick … Notable alumni from her school are comedian and actress Bridget Everett, College Football and Chiefs Hall of Fame linebacker Gary Spani, SMU men’s basketball coach Tim Jankovich and Earl Woods, the late father of pro golfer Tiger Woods.