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- State:
- CT
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- Height:
- 5-3
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- Year:
- So.
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- Hometown:
- Granby, Conn.
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- High School:
- Granby Memorial
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- Major:
- Biology
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- Class:
- 2018
Bio
2015 [SOPHOMORE]: ...
2014 [FRESHMEN]: Named one of the team’s Rookies of the Year.
2014: Season Best Performances:
5000m: 19:42 (UMass-Dartmouth Invitational)
6000m: 24:42 (NCAA Division III New England Regional at Williams College)
Alexa Cipkas is part of the lineup that holds the school record for fastest combined team time for 5K. Amy Irving, Victoria Varone, Aubrey Palmquist, Alexa Cipkas and Olivia Wilson set the record of 1:36:00.61 at the UMass-Dartmouth Invitational on Sept. 20, 2014.
High School: All-conference four years in high school ... qualified for state opens two times ... varsity all four years ... honors every quarter of high school ...
Why I chose Salve Regina: The location and atmosphere here is amazing, everyone is very friendly and welcoming ...
These are some of my favorite things:
Favorite sports hero ... Alexi Pappas
Favorite non-sports person ... Beyoncé
Person in history I'd most like to meet ... Martin Luther King Jr.
Song and/or artist I listen to most ... Drake
Favorite food ... Blueberries
Least favorite food ... olives
Farthest trip from home ... Disney
Favorite toy as a child ... doll house
Movie I could see over and over ... Zero Dark Thirty
Book I recommend to others ... "Girl Boss"
One thing I'd change about myself is ... height
News Mentions
Seahawks land 61 on Fall Academic All-CCC
NEWPORT, R.I. – Salve Regina University has landed 61 student-athletes on the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) 2015 Fall Academic...
January 22, 2016
Varone, Ofria pace Seahawks in ECAC Championship
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. – Junior captain Victoria Varone (Providence, R.I.) and senior captain Jackie Ofria (Manchester, Conn.) led Salve Regina...
November 7, 2015
Records fall again as Seahawks take second in CCC
BRISTOL, R.I. - Junior Amy Irving (Bohemia, N.Y.) and senior Shannon Holden (Hingham, Mass.) placed in the top ten (second and seventh, respective...
October 31, 2015
Veterans lead Seahawks into CCC Championship
NEWPORT, R.I. - Salve Regina will look for support from a deep lineup in a bid for the Commonwealth Coast Conference Championship on October 31...
October 29, 2015
Irving smashes 6K record, paces Seahawks at Connecticut College
WATERFORD, Conn. – Junior Amy Irving (Bohemia, N.Y.) shattered the Salve Regina University record for 6,000 meters on Saturday, leading the...
October 17, 2015
Seahawks take second at Tri-State Invitational
LINCOLN, R.I. - Salve Regina placed two scorers in the top 10 and five in the top 15 to earn a second-place finish at the Tri-State Invitational...
October 3, 2015
Holden's personal best leads Seahawks at Purple Valley Classic
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Senior Shannon Holden (Hingham, Mass.) posted a personal-best time in the 6K to lead Salve Regina against top-quality...
September 26, 2015
Holden sets pace in Seahawks' season-opener
BRISTOL, R.I. – Senior Shannon Holden (Hingham, Mass.) led Salve Regina to a third-place finish in the Roger Williams Invitational at Colt...
September 5, 2015