2017 Women's Cross Country Roster
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Caron, Alyson
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Alyson Caron
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Andover, NJ
- High School:
- Lenape Valley
Bio
As a Senior in 2017
- Joined the cross country program after four years on the track and field team
- Came in 112nd place out of 250 runners in her first race at the Paul Short Invitational with a 23:36.2
- Finished 62nd at the NEICAAA Championships with a 20:21.0 (5K).
- Ran a 24:33.5 at the MAAC Championships to come in 74th place.
- Came in 56th at the Monmouth Invitational in her first race of the season with a 20:42.77
- Ran a 15:34.1 at the 4K Stony Brook Season Opener
Track & Field Career (2013-18)
- Seven-time MAAC All-Academic Team
- 7th place finisher in 2018 MAAC Indoor Championships in 800m
- 2016 Yale Springtime Invitational 4x400m Relay Champion
- 2015 Rider Invite 4x400m Relay Champion
- 2015 Yale Season Opener 800m Champion
- Versatile runner with appearances in seven different events (100m, 200m, 400m, 500m, 800m, 1500m, one mile) throughout her career
- Competed at the ECAC Championships four times (4x800m 2015 indoor, 4x800m 2015 outdoor, DMR 2016 indoor, 4x800m 2017 indoor)
- Helped break the school record in the 4x800m relay with a time of 9:01.92 as well as the DMR school record with a time of 11:45.92
- Also achieved the second fastest 800m time in program history (2:12.58) and the fourth fastest 500m time (1:17.26) as well as the fifth-best 4x400m relay (3:51.45)
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
- Completed clinical at Middlesex Outpatient Behavioral Health Center in the summer of 2017
- Majoring in occupational therapy at Quinnipiac
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