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5 Chelsea Alston
04/20/2013 UMES TAKES HAMPTON TO EXTRAS, FALL IN TWO MEAC CONTESTSLady Hawks edged in eight innings in opener, UMES swipes seven bags altogether 04/07/2013 UMES HANDS NORFOLK STATE FIRST MEAC LOSS OF 2013Lady Hawks give NSU first MEAC loss of year, Gomez connects for two doubles 04/01/2013 HAWK TALK: A WEEKLY RECAP OF UMES ATHLETICSOutdoor track runs well at Virginia Invitational, baseball and softball swept 03/30/2013 LADY HAWKS FALL IN EXTRA INNINGS TO COPPIN STATEAlston collects three base knocks, teams combine for 26 hits altogether 03/30/2013 LADY HAWKS SWEPT BY COPPIN STATEBenitez fires complete-game three hitter in game two, Alston solid with the bat
Junior College (Brookdale Community College): Played two years of softball at Brookedale Community College (N.J.) ... recievedone Golden Shoe Award (2011)and two District F/Region 19 awards (2011-12) ... two-time NFCA and NJCAAAll-American (2011-12) .. ledall NJCAA Division III schools with51 stolen basesin 2011 ... hit .419 with 22 RBIs in 2011 at Brookdale ... stole 51 out of 53 bases as a freshman for a .960 stolen base percentage as a freshman ... High School/Club: Recieved letters from four different varsity sports at Matawan Regional High School ... played basketball, field hockey, winter track and softball ... named Athlete of the Year at Matawan in 2010 ... named Most Valuable Player and recieved the Sportsmanship Award in 2010 ...recieved the Coach's Award in 2008 ... posted the highest batting average in 2007 ... named Rookie of the Year in 2007 ... honored as Ms. Hustle and recieved two Maroon and Steel Awards ... played club softball with the RKE Jaxx softball team out of Belmar, N.J. Personal: Born in Red Bank, N.J. ... graduated from Matawan Regional High School ... major is Exercise Science ... two year honor roll member at Matawan(2006-07) ... named to the Merit Roll in 2008 ... spent two years in the National Honor Society (2009-10) ... Vice President of SAAC (2011-12) ... involved in several organizations around UMES including Biology Club and Youth Group ... volunteers with the Soup Kitchen ... lists listening to music as a thing she does to get ready for a game ... personal best sports moment is hitting a homerun against Bergen County College in 2012 ... lists her mother as the person that has influenced her the most because she has and always will be her role model ... plans to work with children with disabilities upon graduation from UMES ... plans on getting her doctorate in Physical Therapy ... best advice recieved is "As long as you can walk off the field every game telling yourself that you played your hardest, I'll be proud of you" by Coach Lenny ... hobbies outside of sports include fishing, longboarding, dancing, reading and playing recreational sports ... favorite book is Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini ... favorite move is Withering Heights |
