Alexa Cipkas
Alexa Cipkas
  • State:
    Connecticut
  • Country:
    United States
  • Height:
    5-3
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Granby, Conn.
  • High School:
    Granby Memorial
  • Major:
    Biology
  • Class:
    2018

Bio

2017 [SENIOR]: ...

2016 [JUNIOR]: ...

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

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Seahawks tee up personal bests in regional championship meet

GORHAM, Maine – Five of seven Seahawks posted personal-best times for 6,000 meters in the NCAA Division III New England Regional Cross...

November 11, 2017

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Seahawks third at CCC; Wilson, Demeo earn all-conference honors

BIDDEFORD, Maine – Senior Olivia Wilson (Bethel, Conn.) and junior Alex Demeo (Burlington, Mass.) led Salve Regina to a third-place finish...

October 28, 2017

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Seahawks take aim at CCC Championship

NEWPORT, R.I. – The Salve Regina women’s cross country team looks to carry the momentum of a successful invitational campaign into the...

October 27, 2017

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Demeo, Owen lead Seahawks at Connecticut College Invitational

WATERFORD, Conn – Junior Alex Demeo (Burlington, Mass.) and sophomore Liv Owen (Weymouth, Mass.) were the top performers for Salve Regina...

October 14, 2017

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Seahawk trio sets pace in Tri-State Invitational win

LINCOLN, R.I. – Salve Regina senior Olivia Wilson (Bethel, Conn.) surged into the lead in the final mile, winning the individual championshi...

September 30, 2017

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Win at Blazer Classic starts with 1-2-3

CHICOPEE, Mass. – Junior Alex Demeo (Burlington, Mass.), senior Olivia Wilson (Bethel, Conn.) and sophomore Olivia Owen (Weymouth, Mass.)...

September 23, 2017

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Seahawks finish seventh at UMass Dartmouth Invitational

NORTH DARTMOUTH, Mass. – Junior Alex Demeo (Burlington, Mass.), sophomore Olivia Owen (Weymouth, Mass) and senior Olivia Wilson (Bethel,...

September 16, 2017

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Seahawks open with win at Colt State Park

BRISTOL, R.I. – Junior Alex Demeo (Burlington, Mass.), sophomore Olivia Owen (Weymouth, Mass.) and senior Alexa Cipkas (Granby, Conn.)...

September 2, 2017

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Captains ready to make another run at program history

NEWPORT, R.I. – The captains of Salve Regina women’s cross country team have run in their share of big meets and rewritten several...

August 31, 2017