Bio

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