2009-10 Women's Track and Field

Alexandra Cadicamo

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Hackley School
  • Hometown Shrub Oak, N.Y.

Biography

Collegiate Bests
1,500m 4:48.13
Mile 5:17
3,000m 9:33.12
5,000m 17.59

2009-2010: Placed third in the 3,000m at indoor ECAC Championships 

2008-2009: Ran in top five for the Bulldogs at cross-country Heps, placing 50th overall…

2007-2008: Ran in the top 10 for the Bulldogs at cross-country Heps, placing 76th overall...

2006-2007: In cross-country, competed at both Heps and ECACs ...Ran a personal-best of 17:59 in the 5K at the BU Terrier Invite...

High School: Captain of cross-country, indoor track and outdoor track both junior and senior year...All-League and All-County junior and senior years...3k county champion...Team MVP junior and senior years all three seasons...Con-Edison athlete of the week May 2006...Ran 10:10 for the 3000m.

Personal: Economics and Political Science double-major … Timothy Dwight College…Former Visitor''s Center head tour guide/current tour guide, senior interviewer in the admissions office, senior presenter in the admissions office.

I came to Yale because I was overwhelmed (in a good way) by the energy and pulse on the campus.  Students were really motivated, friendly, and quick to give back to the community and each other, which was a community I immediately clicked with and wanted to be a part of.