2014 Outdoor Track
Roster
Alyson Caron
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- First Year
- Hometown:
- Andover, NJ
- High School:
- Lenape Valley
- Position:
- Sprint
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2016 Yale Springtime Invitational 4x400m Relay Champion (Caron, Reid, Campbell, Roberts)CAREER HIGHS Event Time Date 100m 13.56 Colonial Relays (4/3/14) 200m 27.61 Colonial Relays (4/3/14) 400m 59.51 Yale Springtime Invitational (4/26/15) 800m 2:12.58 New England Championships (5/13/16) 1500m 4:49.29 Wolfie Invitational (4/22/17) - 2015 Rider Invite 4x400m Relay Champion (Stabile, Baker, Samuels, Caron)
- Three-Time MAAC All-Academic Team (2015-16)
AS A SENIOR IN 2017:
- 2017 MAAC All-Academic Team
- Competed in and achieved season highs in five different events including the 400m (1:00.38), 800m (2:13.68), 1500m (4:49.29), 4x400m relay (3:54.38) and 4x800m relay (9:14.27)
- Combined with Marlo Wehrer, Cori Reid and Alyson Caron to post the seventh-fastest 4x400m relay time in program history at 3:54.38 in the Miami Hurricane Alumni Invitational (4/7)
- Opened the season placing third in the 4x800m relay with a time of 9:20.33 at the Colonial Relays (3/30)
- Picked up a seventh place finish in the 800m at the Miami Hurricane Alumni Invitational (4/7) as she crossed the line in 2:13.81
- Helped lead the Bobcats to second place in the 4x400m relay at the UMass Minuteman Invitational (4/15) with a time of 4:04.30
- Also placed fifth in the 800m with a time of 2:14.90 at the UMass Minuteman Invitational
- Posted a pair of Top 10 results at the Wolfie Invitational (4/22), placing eighth in the 800m (2:23.03) and 10th in the 1500m (4:49.29)
- Advanced to the 800m finals at the MAAC Championships (5/6) where she finished sixth overall with a time of 2:13.68
- Helped lead the Bobcats to third place in the 4x800m relay at the MAAC Championships (5/6) with a time of 9:14.27
- Closed her career placing 20th in the 800m at the New England Championships (5/12) with a time of 2:16.08
AS A JUNIOR IN 2016:
- 2016 MAAC All-Academic Team
- 2016 Yale Springtime Invitational 4x400m Relay Champion (Caron, Reid, Campbell, Roberts)
- Opened the season placing second in the 800m at the Colonial Relays (4/1) with a time of 2:14.70
- Helped the Bobcats score a third place finish in the 4x400m relay at the UMass Minuteman Invitational (4/16), crossing the line in 4:00.14
- Earned a fifth place result in the 800m at the UMass Minuteman Invitational as she crossed the line in 2:15.67
- Placed fourth in the 800m with a time of 2:16.33 at the Wolfie Invitational (4/23)
- Helped guide the Bobcats to a first place finish in the 4x400m relay at the Yale Springtime Invitational (5/1) with a time of 4:06.49
- Picked up a sixth place result at the Yale Springtime Invitational as she crossed the line in 2:16.98
- Guided the Bobcats to a second place finish in the 4x800m relay at the MAAC Championships (5/8) with a time of 9:17.21
- Earned a fifth place finish in the 800m at the MAAC Championships with a time of 2:14.60
- Helped the Bobcats score a sixth place finish in the 4x800m relay at the New England Championships (5/14) with a time of 9:28.27 in the finals
- Also came through with the best finish of her career, placing sixth overall at the New England Championships in the 800m with a program record time of 2:12.58
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2015:
- 2015 MAAC All-Academic Team
- 2015 Rider Invite 4x400m Relay Champion (Stabile, Baker, Samuels, Caron)
- Helped the Bobcats score a victory in the 4x400m relay at the Rider Invite (4/11) with a time of 3:53.07
- Picked up a second place finish in the 800m at the Rider Invite as she crossed the line in 2:19.45
- Placed sixth in the 400m with a time of 59.51 at the Yale Springtime Invitational (4/26)
- Helped lift the Bobcats to a second place finish in the 4x400m relay with a time of 3:51.45 at the MAAC Championships (5/2)
- Helped guide the Bobcats to a third place result at the MAAC Championships in the 4x800m relay as the team clocked in at 9:07.38
- Placed 16th in the 800m at the New England Championships (5/8) with a time of 2:15.55
- Seeded 15th out of 18 teams, Caron helped lead the 4x800m relay team (Caron, Ginley, Nabadduka, Campbell) into the finals at the ECAC Championships (5/15) with a time of 9:03.67 to place ninth
- Went on to place seventh out of nine teams in the finals of the 4x800m relay at the ECAC Championships (5/16), breaking a school record time at 9:01.92
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2014:
- Picked up a season-best time of 27.69 seconds in the 200m dash at the Yale Invitational to place 20th overall (out of 41)
- Took 19th place (out of 40) at the Rider Invitational with her season-best time of 1:01.08
- Was a member of the Bobcats’ 4x400m relay team in the New England Championships and helped the team land in 15th place (out of 23) with a time of 3:59.09
BEFORE QUINNIPIAC:
- Graduated from Lenape Valley Regional High School in 2013 with letters in cross country (three times) and track and field (four times)
- Ran four different events and competed in one field event during her high school career
- Currently holds the Lenape Valley Regional school record in the 400m dash (57.56 seconds) and 800m (2:19.7)
- Also contributed to the sprint medley school record, running the 400m leg of the record-breaking run
- Was named to the All-Herald First Team (400m) in 2013 and was also the High Jump Sectional Champion in 2013 as well
- Qualified for the Meet of Champions in 2013 and was a Sussex County Champ in the 400m dash in 2013
- Established personal bests in the following events: 100m (13.8 seconds), 200m (28.6 seconds), High Jump (5’2), 400m (57.56 seconds) and 800m (2:19.7)
- Ran in the 800m three times in her senior year, breaking the school record for the first time
- Named cross country and track and field captain in 2013
- Also excelled in the classroom as she was named Vice President of the Student Council when she was a senior
- Served as the Historian of the National Honor Society as a senior, Scholar Athlete all four years of high school and Most Valuable Player (leading point scorer) in 2011-13
PERSONAL:
- Born in Stony Brook, N.Y. and raised Byram, N.J
- Daughter of Mike and Chris Caron
- Has one sister Kristen
- Her aunt Patty Caron-Griffin is a Quinnipiac Hall of Famer, pitching for Quinnipiac softball in the 1980s
- Majoring in occupational therapy at Quinnipiac
