2009 Women's Cross Country Roster
Caitlin Clifford

Caitlin Clifford

Year: Senior
Hometown: Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
High School: Bloomfield Hill Lahser
House Affiliation: Mather

Personal Bests
Mile – 5:01
1,500 meters - 4:39.70
3,000 meters - 9:57.69
5,000 meters – 17:36
XC 5k - 18:09
XC 6k - 22:54

2009-10
Placed 29th out of 186 with a time of 24:02.98 at the Iona Meet of Champions and helped the Crimson earn the team title … Finished eighth overall at the Harvard/Yale meet … Seventh among Harvard runners at the NCAA Regionals, helping the team earn a fifth-place finish at the event.

2008-09
Competed at the Heptagonal Championships and in the open race at Pre-Nationals ... Placed 15th in the 3,000 meter run at the Indoor Heptagonal Championships ... Was third in the 3,000 meter run at the Battle of Beantown with a season-best 9:59.89 ... Finished fifth in the mile run at the HYP meet ... Placed 12th in 3,000 meters at the Heptagonal Championships with a personal best time of 4:39.70 … Ran a career best 9:57.69 in the 3,000 meters at the Harvard-Yale dual meet … Also competed in the 1,500 meters.

2007-08
Placed 12th in the 3,000 meters at the outdoor Heptagonal Championships ... Finished ninth in the 5,000 meters at the Victor Lopez Rice Bayou Classic ... Placed fourth in the 1,500 meters at the UConn Invitational (4:42.24) ... Scored in the top five for the Crimson at the HYP cross country meet, the Paul Short Run and UAlbany Invitational ... Finished 16th at the Manhattan Club Race.

2006-07
Member of the cross country squad ... Finished 39th in tri-meet against Princeton and Yale ... Had the second fastest 3,000 meter time among Harvard runners indoors ... Ran the fastest time by a Harvard runner in the mile this spring ... Also competed in the 3,000 and 5,000 meters.

Personal
Eight-time Oakland Activities Association (OAA) Scholar Athlete ... A state champion in the 3,200m and state runner-up in the 1,600m ... Owns the Bloomfield Hills Lahser school record in the 5k and is a member of the school record holding 4x800m relay team ... Five-time academic all-state ... Class treasurer as a junior ... Volunteered at the Saint Joseph Mercy Hospital ... Other interest include swimming, cooking and reading.

Concentration
Human Evoluntionary Biology