Alessandra Bange-Hall
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Alessandra Bange-Hall (born September 1,1986 in Lake Luzerne, NY) is a nationally ranked competitive snowshoer in the United States.
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Alessandra was born to Clare Bange-Hall and James Hall. Her father works for the College of Saint Rose in Albany, NY and her mother is a High School art teacher at Corinth central School District, Alessandra's alma mater. While attending Corinth High School in Corinth, New York, Bange-Hall began snowshoeing for the Corinth Snowshoe Association ( coached by Richard Eggleston)This led to completion at locally and statewide at the Empire State Games . Alessandra has won gold, silver and bronze medals in sprints (100m, 200m,400m) at the Empire State Games . In 2005 she began running distance races including the 5k and 10k , where she has been extremely successful at the local and national level. In August 2006, Alessandra was made a member of the Atlas Snowshoe Racing Team, which she marks as one of her biggest achievements.
Alessandra attends St. Lawrence University in Canton, NY. She is an Augsbury Scholar, majoring in Economics. Alessandra is a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority, and a former member of the St. Lawrence Cross Country and Track and Field Programs.
