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2021-22 Women's Track & Field Roster

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Vincent Dusovic
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Alexandra Preckajlo

Alexandra Preckajlo

  • Position:
    Throws
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • High School:
    St. Rose
  • Hometown:
    Ocean, NJ

Summary

Biography

2021 MAAC Outdoor Champion (Discus)
2021 Metropolitan Outdoor Champion (Discus)
2019 Metropolitan Outdoor Champion (Discus)

2021 Outdoors: 
2021 Scored 18 points at the MAAC Outdoor Track & Field Championship (5/8-5/9) … Won gold in the discus with a throw of 47.38 meters, and was second in the shot put with a toss of 13.86 meters … At the IC4A/ECAC Championships (5/14-5/16), was second in the discus (48.12 meters) and fourth in the shot put (14.37 meters) … Registered a personal-best mark of 48.57 meters in winning the discus at the Metropolitan Championships (4/9-4/10) … Won the shot put at the Monmouth Meet (4/18) with a personal-best mark of 14.79 meters … At the St. John’s Invitational (4/16), won the shot put (13.64 meters), placed second in the discus (44.25 meters) and a personal-best 43.30 meters in finishing fifth in the hammer throw … At the 12th Rock Throws Series #1 (5/2), was second in the discus (45.19 meters) and third in the shot put (13.29 meters) … Won the discus (43.65 meters) and shot put (13.36 meters) at the Peacock Invitational (4/7-4/14) … Also claimed the shot put title at the Co-Vid Invitational (3/20) … CoSIDA Academic All-District Women's Track and Field/Cross Country First Team selection … MAAC All-Academic Team honoree.

2020-21 Indoors: Did not compete due to the cancellation of the season.

2020 Outdoors: Earned MAAC All-Academic Team honors...Did not compete due to the cancellation of the season.

2019-20 Indoors: Selected to the MAAC All-Academic Team...Placed second in both the shot put (13.08 meters) and weight throw (15.17 meters) at the Robert Elkin Invitational on January 10...Followed up the performances with a second-place finish in the shot put the next day at the TCNJ Lions Invitational, reaching 13.36 meters...Set a PR in the weight throw at the Metropolitan Indoor Championships, hitting 16.69 meters and earning second place overall...Also placed fifth in the shot put at Mets with a distance of 13.87 meters...Named MAAC Female Field Performer of the Week on February 4 for the dual performances...Won silver in the shot put at the MAAC Indoor Championships with a PR of 14.09 meters...Placed fifth in the weight throw at MAACs with a distance of 16.61 meters...Finished 14th overall in the shot put at the ECAC/IC4A Championships, recording a throw of 13.60 meters...Also placed 31st in the weight throw at the meet with a distance of 15.42 meters.

2019 Outdoors: Named to the MAAC All-Academic Team...Set a season-best in the discus throw at the Monmouth Season Opener, recording a distance of 46.83 meters and finishing second overall...Placed fourth in the discus at the Colonial Relays, hitting 43.99 meters...Won the event at the Metropolitan Outdoor Championships, recording a throw of 44.23 meters...Also took home fifth in the shot put at Mets with a season-best distance of 13.08 meters...Won bronze in the discus throw at the MAAC Outdoor Championships, hitting a distance of 43.03 meters...Also competed in the shot put (12.31 meters, 13th) and hammer throw (38.42 meters, 16th) at MAACs...Finished sixth in the discus at the ECAC Outdoor Championships with a throw of 41.54 meters.

2018-19 Indoors: Earned MAAC All-Academic Team honors...Set a PR in the weight throw at the TCNJ Indoor Open on December 1, recording a distance of 15.70 meters (fifth)...Recorded a personal best in the shot put at the Yale Season Opener a week later, hitting 13.62 meters (second)...Won the shot put at Fordham's Brian Horowitz Invitational on January 11, recording a throw of 13.58 meters...Also placed third in the weight throw at the meet, hitting 15.39 meters...Finished fifth in the shot put at the Metropolitan Indoor Championships with a distance of 13.08 meters...Also placed eighth overall in the weight throw at Mets, recording a 14.81-meter throw...Placed eighth in the weight throw at the MAAC Indoor Championships, hitting 14.89 meters...Also finished 10th in the shot put at MAACs with a throw of 12.51 meters...Placed 28th in the shot put at the ECAC Indoor Championships with a distance of 11.83 meters.

2018 Outdoors: Opened the season with a personal best in the shot put (12.75 meters) at the Sam Howell Invitational on April 6, earning seventh place...Placed fifth in both the discus throw (41.14 meters) and the hammer throw (40.18 meters) at the Metropolitan Outdoor Track and Field Championships...Set a season best in the hammer throw (42.36 meters) at Monmouth on April 22, earning seventh place...Won bronze in the discus throw at the MAAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships with a distance of 45.01 meters...Competed in the discus at the ECAC/IC4A Outdoor Championships, placing 24th with a throw of 35.65 meters.

2017-18 Indoors: Started the season with first-place performances in both the weight throw (12.82 meters) and shot put (12.15 meters) at the Manhattan Opener...Won the shot at Fordham's Mike Massone Invitational on January 12, hitting 12.49 meters...Also placed second in the weight throw at that meet, recording a distance of 12.66 meters...Earned a fifth-place showing in the weight throw at the Metropolitan Indoor Track and Field Championships, throwing a distance of 14.25...Also earned seventh in the shot put at Mets with a distance of 12.23 meters...Set a personal best in the weight throw at the MAAC Indoor Track and Field Championships at The Armory, recording a distance of 15.24 meters (ninth)...Placed seventh in the shot put (12.02 meters) at the MAAC Championships, as well...Set a personal best in the event at the Brother Jasper Invitational on February 23, reaching 12.62 meters.

Before Manhattan: A five-time (three outdoor, two indoor) non-public state champion in the shot put at St. Rose High School…Also won a pair of state titles in the discus.

Personal: Daughter of Robert and Joan…Born on October 22, 1998.

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  • 2017-18Freshman

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  • 2018-19Sophomore

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  • 2019-20Junior

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  • 2020-21Senior

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  • 2021-22Graduate Student

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