Vicky Caruso
Junior
Sprints
Stockholm, N.J. / Walkill Valley HS
At Delaware:
Indoor Track & Field - Has earned two letters for the Blue Hens • school record holder in the 55 meters, 200 meters and 300 meters, and has the second fastest time in the 400 meters. 2010-11 Season: Broke her own school record by running the 200 meters in 24.06 to win the event at the Collegiate Challenge • placed fourth in the 200 meters and eighth in the 4x400 meter relay at the ECAC Championships to earn All-East honors in both events • also won the 200 meters at the Delaware Invitational, Great Dane Invitational and Lafayette/Rider Invitational • captured the 300 meters at the Jack Pyrah Invitational • won the 400 meters at the Delaware Invitational, Thomson Invitational, Lafayette/Rider Invitational, and Collegiate Challenge • member of 4x400 meter relay team that won its event at the Thomson Invitational and Lafayette/Rider Invitational • posted UD’s top time in the 60 meters (7.76), 200 meters (24.06), 300 meters (39.88) and 400 meters (55.28) • named National 5 & 10 Best of the Blue Hens Athlete of the Week on Jan. 24 and Mar. 7. 2009-10 Season: Delaware Invitational champion in the 4x400 meter relay, 60 meters, and 200 meters • finished sixth in 4x400 meter relay, seventh 400 meters, and ninth in 200 meters at the ECAC Championships • 4x400 meter relay champion at the Great Dane Classic • Thompson Invitational champion in the 4x400 meter relay, 400 meters, and 60 meters • posted the Blue Hens’ best time of 24.36 in the 200 meters at the Lafayette/Rider Invitational • Princeton Invitational champion in the 55 meters and 400 meters • set school records in the 55 meters (7.14), 200 meters (24.36), 300 meters (39.81, and 4x200 meter relay (1:39.84) • set freshman school records in the 55 meters (7.14), 60 meters (7.81), 200 meters (24.36), 300 meters (39.81), and 400 meters (55.33) • Army ROTC Best of the Blue Hens Athlete of the Week for Jan. 10.
Outdoor Track & Field - Has earned two letters for the Blue Hens • school record holder in teh 200 metesr and 400 meters. 2011 Season: Named UD Alumni Association Team MVP for second straight year • won the 400 meters at the ECAC Championships to earn All-East honors • also finished 10th at the ECAC Championships in the 4x400 meter relay • won the 4x400 meter relay and 400 meters at the CAA Championships, and finished second in the 200 meters • placed 40th in the 400 meters at the NCAA East Regionals • won the 100 meters at the Penn Invitational and Delaware Open • captured the 200 meters in the Penn Invitational, Delaware Open, and VCU Invitational • took the 400 meters at the VCU Invitational • member of the 4x100 meter relay team that won its event at the Delaware Open • finished 20th in the 4x400 meter relay, 26th in the 4x200 meter relay, and 29th in the 4x100 meter relay at the Penn Relays • posted the Blue Hens’ top time of the season in the 100 meters (11.96), 200 meters (23.75), and 400 meters (53.87) • named CAA Female Track Athlete of the Week on Apr. 20 and National 5 & 10 Best of the Blue Hens Athlete of the Week on May 16. 2010 Season: Named UD Alumni Association Most Valuable Player and CAA Rookie of the Year • earned All-CAA honors in the 200 meters, 4x100 meter relay, and 4x400 meter relay • finished fifth in the 200 meters, 4x100 meter relay, and 4x400 meter relay at the ECAC Championships to earn All-East honors in all three events • finished 45th in the 200 meters at the NCAA East Regionals • placed second in the 4x100 meter relay, 4x400 meter relay, and 200 meters, as well as fourth in the 100 meters, at the CAA Championships • member of three relay teams that set school records - 4x100 meter relay (46.03), 4x200 meter relay (1:36.55), and 4x400 meter relay (3:40.72) • set the school record in the 200 meters with a time of 23.67 at the CAA Championships • set a UD freshman record with a time of 11.86 in the 100 meters at the CAA Championships • 4x100 and 4x400 meter relay teams each won their events at the West Chester Invitational, Towson Invitational, and Delaware Open I • 4x200 meter relay team won its race at the Colonial Relays • captured the 100 meters at the West Chester Invitational, Towson Invitational, and Delaware Open II • took the 200 meters at the West Chester Invitational and Colonial Relays • won the 400 meters at the Delaware Open I • named CAA Female Track Athlete of the Week on Apr. 12 and Army ROTC Best of the Blue Hens Athlete of the Week on May 16.
High School: Standout in winter track & field, spring track & field and cross country at Wallkill Valley Regional High School • was a sprinter in track • 100 meters and 200 meters state champion in 2009 • set county and school records in the 100 meters , 200 meters, and 400 meters • four time SCIL All-League selection • selected The Star Ledger West Jersey Female Track Athlete of the Year and New Jersey Herald Female Track Athlete of the Year • National Honor Society student.
Personal: Victoria “Vicky” Jean Caruso ("kuh-rewso") • born May 5, 1991 • daughter of Kenneth and Debra Caruso • history major at Delaware with a minor in political science • father is an auto appraiser and mother is a secretary • has an older brother, Kenneth Jr.
