Ana-Alicia Baker
Ana-Alicia Baker
Birth Date: 12/23/1990
Height: 5'5
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Hartford, Conn.
High School: Weaver
Position: Sprints/Long Jump
Major: Communications

Career Bests:

55: 8.39s (12/04/10)

60: 8.80s (2/12/11)

100:  13.91s (5/1/11)

200: 28.80s (4/9/11)

As a sophomore:

Indoors: Joined Kate Haslam as Co-Captain of track team. Set a school record in the 60-meter dash with 8.80s at Tufts Invitational (2/12/11). Set a new personal best in 200-meter dash at the Tufts Invitational (2/12/11).  First leg of 4x200 meter relay that qualified for and competed in the Indoor Division III New England Track & Field Championships. Co-awarded the "Coach's Award" for the 10-11 indoor track season.

Outdoors: Set a personal best in the 200-meter dash at Regis home meet (4/9/11). Broke 14s in 100 meters multiple occasions, new best of 13.91s set at Brown Invitational (5/1/11). Placed 3rd in the 100-meter dash and 6th in the 200-meter dash at Regis Invitational. First leg of 4x400-meter relay that qualified for and competed in the Outdoor Division III New England Track & Field Championship.

As a freshman:

Indoors: Set a personal best in the 55-meter dash at the Jay Carisella Invitational.  Set a 200-meter best at the Harvard Open.  Trained through the second half of season to prepare for outdoor track.

Outdoors: Set a personal best in the 200-meter dash within three different meets. Placed 9th in the Tufts Snowflake Classic in both the 100 and 200. Placed 8th at the MIT Spring Invitational in both the 100 and 200. 4x100-meter relay member that competed at the 2010 Outdoor Division III New England Track & Field Championship. Awarded the "Coach's Award" for the 09-10 outdoor track season.

Ana was a two-sport athlete, playing basketball and running track.

Personal:
Daughter of Raymond and Audrey...has three siblings, Amari, Akeila, and Jeremy. She enjoys reading and writing, and plans to become a journalist. Her favorite quote is "If you have no confidence you are twice defeated by the human race." Marcus Garvey