Former Quinnipiac women s cross country and track and field student-athlete Alexandra Sasha” Varanka 09 competed in the 2014 Chicago Marathon and finished just 20 seconds shy of qualifying for the United States Olympics Trials. Her time of 2:43:19 in the Chicago Marathon nearly had her in range of the qualification standard time of 2:42:59 that is required for the Olympic Trials in the marathon.