Amanda Tripodi
Amanda Tripodi
Height: 5-0
Year: Jr
Hometown: Darien, Conn.
High School: Darien
Major: Marketing

Career and Season Bests:
5k: 19:26
6k: 23:51.7

2008: Placed 22nd in the 4k at the Trinity College Invite (17:56). Placed 25th in the 5k at the Tufts Invite (21:24). Placed 123rd in the 6k at the Iona Meet of Champions (25:06). Placed 28th in the 5k at the Codfish Bowl (20:16). Placed 166th in the 5k at the New England Championships (20:09). Finished 12th overall in the 5k at the Northeast-10 Conference Championships (19:26), earning Second Team All-Conference accolades. Placed 16th in the 6k at the East Regional Championships (23:51.7). Finished 159th in the 6k at the NCAA Championships (24:56). 

2007: Ran 21:29 in the 5k at the Fordham Invite. Placed 68th in the 5k at the UMass Dartmouth Invite (20:02). Placed 39th in the 6k at the Connecticut College Invite (24:37). Placed 14th in the 5k at the Keene State Invitational (20:32). Placed 38th in the Junior Varsity 5k race at the New England Championships (20:33). Finished 21st overall in the 5k at the Northeast-10 Conference Championships, earning Third Team All-Conference accolades. 

High School: Three time letter winner for both cross country and track. Voted captain of the cross country team her senior year. Received All-State Honors her junior season. Named Most Dedicated Runner twice.

Personal: Born March 8, 1989. Daughter of Joe and Linda Tripodi. Has one brother, Brandon (17). Lists career goals as to run at 18:00 5K or lower.