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Delphi Cleaveland's up-to-date results

Personal Records

                                                                                                                               

As a Senior (2016-17)
Cleaveland competed in five meets in her final cross country season and finished a season-best fourth overall at the John Reif Memorial Run. The tri-captain also finished 33rd at the Spiked Shoe Invitational, 15th at the Yellowjacket Invitational, 38th at the Paul Short 6K Open Race, and 154th at the Penn State National.Cleaveland competed in seven indoor meets and four outdoor meets as a senior. Indoors, she was a member of a first place Distance Medley Relay team at the Greg Page Relays as well as a winning 4x800 squad at the Southern Tier Collegiate Open. As an individual, she finished second in the 1500 at the Cornell Cabin Fever invitational, had two fourth place finishes in the 3000 at the Upstate Challenge and the Marc Deneault Memorial and finished fifth in the event at the Skyes & Sabock Challenge Cup. Outdoors, she finished second in the 1500 at the Ithaca College Tuesday Meet and fourth in the 1500 at the Big Red Outdoor Invitational.


As a Junior (2015-16)
Cleaveland ran in three cross country races as a junior. Her season-best result was a ninth-place finish at the John Reif Memorial.

She opened the indoor track season with a strong day in the relays, helping the 4x800 team to a win and the distance medley relay quad to a third-place finish at Greg Page Relays. Outdoors, she won the 5K at the Big Red Invitational.

As a Sophomore (2014-15)
In the first meet of the cross country season, Cleaveland ran a 5K personal best of 18:14.91, finishing in 11^th place. She placed 10^th at the Princeton Invitational to help the Big Red to a team win. She concluded the regular season with a ninth place finish (18:31.1) at the John Reif Memorial Run.
 
On the track, she set a personal best in the 3000 at the Sykes-Sabock Challenge, crossing the finish line in 9:57.46. At the Upstate Challenge, she finished fourth in the mile (5:06.86).

As a Freshman (2013-14)
Cleaveland was the only freshman for the Big Red to compete at the Ivy League/Heptagonal Championships, where she placed 60th with her best 6K time of 22:30.9. The only other 6K race came at the Princeton Championships, where she placed 40th with at time of 22:35.0. Her best time in the 5K came at the Reif Memorial Run, where she finished 9th overall (18:12.0). She also ran to a 15th place finish against Army and a 66th place finish at the Boston College Invitational.

Cleaveland followed a fine cross country season with a successful season on the track. She competed primarily in the middle and distance races for the Big Red in her debut season. She primarily competed in the 1000 and mile, while also participated on the distance medley relay team during the indoor season. Her best 1000 time came at the Deneault Memorial, posting a 2:59.74 to finish 3^rd. Her best mile time of 5:04.39 came in a 45^th place finish at the Boston University David Hemery Valentine. She concluded the indoor season at the ECAC’s, helping the distance medley relay team to a 3^rd place finish. Outdoors, Cleaveland focused on the 1500. Her best time of the season came at the Bison Outdoor Classic where she posted a 4:38.24 to grab 12^th place. She concluded her first year at the Outdoor ECAC’s where she helped the 4x8 relay team to a 14^th place finish.

Before Cornell
One of the most versatile runners in New York state and a many-time league and section champion, Cleaveland finished 13th at the New York Federation state cross country championships and on the track has run 4:35.11 for 1500 meters, 4:56.04 for the 1600, 10:11.24 for 3000 and 17:42.20 for 5K. She also anchored Arlington’s sprint medley relay to an All-America finish at the high school national meet with a 2:16 800 split.

Personal
Ruzha Delphi Cleaveland is the daughter of Mark Cleaveland and Sarah Wyman. She has two younger sisters, Lydia Cleaveland and Clio Miller. She is enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.