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2021 UAA Track & Field Roster

Ruth Cvancara

  • Position Distance
  • Class Senior
  • High School Dimond HS
  • Hometown Anchorage
  • Experience High School

Biography

CAREER BESTS

2020-21: CROSS COUNTRY: Earned GNAC All-Academic team honors. INDOOR: Did not compete. OUTDOOR: Earned GNAC All-Academic Team honors...Earned All-GNAC honors with a third-place finish in the 800 (2:16.98) at the GNAC Championships...Won the 800 at the WOU Pop Up Meet in a time of 2:20.52. 

2019-20: CROSS COUNTRY: CoSIDA Academic All-American ... competed in six races ... finished 18th (23:00) at the GNAC Championships, 49th (22:01) at the NCAA West Regional and 160th (22:16) at the NCAA National Championships ... earned GNAC All-Academic honors. INDOOR: Earned USTFCCA All-Region honors in the 800 and distance medley relay ... earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors ... qualified for the NCAA National Championships in the 800 and distance medley relay ... Earned GNAC All-Academic honors ... GNAC runner-up in the 800 (2:14.28) and sixth in the 4x400 (4:01.45) ... ran a season-best of 2:12.28 in the 800 at the GVSU Big Meet. OUTDOOR: Did not compete. 

2018-19: INDOOR - Earned USTFCCA All-Academic honors ... earned USTFCCCA All-Region honors in the distance medley relay ... earned All-American honors after finishing second in the distance medley relay at the NCAA Championships in a time of 11:26.00 ... GNAC champion in the distance medley relay who ran a school-record time of 11:23.47 ... finished fourth in the 4x400 (3:55.88) and ninth in the mile with a season-best time of 5:20.29. OUTDOOR - Finished 14th in the 800 (2:15.24) at the NCAA Championships ... finished ninth in the 800 (2:14.17) and 12th in the 1,500 (4:43.28) at the GNAC Championships ... Finished second in the 800 (2:11.72) at the Linfield Open ... ran a personal-best time of 2:10.27 at the Bryan Clay Invite and a personal-best time of 4:35.33 in the 1,500 at the Willamette Invitational an All-GNAC Academic Selection. 

2017-18: INDOOR - Finished 19th in the 800 (2:13.76) at the NCAA Championships ... placed third in the 800 at the GNAC Championships in a personal-best time of 2:11.34, the fourth-fastest time in school history ... finished third in the 4x400 at the GNAC Championships in a time of 3:51.46, the second-fastest time in school history ... OUTDOOR - USTFCCCA All-Academic Team ... Finished third in the 800 at the Ken Shannon Invitational with a time of 2:13.08, the seventh-fastest time in school history ... finished third in the 4x400 at the Williamette Invitational in a time of 3:57.87, the eight-fastest time in school history ... GNAC FAR Scholar-Athlete Award recepient.

HIGH SCHOOL: MVP and team captain of the track and field team at Diamond ... state champion in the 4x800 and runner-up in the 800 and 1,600 ... captain and three-time team captain of the Diamond Nordic ski team ... twice represented Alaska at the Junior National Championships ... member of the swim team winning the regional title in the 100 breaststroke ... competed in 10 Alaska State Championships and earned 14 varsity letters.   

PERSONAL: Born Ruth Cvancara on October 1, 1999 ... daughter of David and Christine Cvancara ... has eight siblings ... majoring in nursing.


 

Historical Player Information

  • 2018Freshman

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  • 2019Sophomore

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  • 2020Junior

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  • 2021Senior

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