University of South Alabama Athletics

2019: Outdoor— Was part of the winning 4 x 400m relay team and recorded a top-five 400m hurdles finish (1:08.52, fourth place) along with a personal-best 100m (13.29 seconds) time at Samford’s Alabama Track Challenge … Finished second in the South Alabama Invitational 400m (1:01.83) … Ran her best 400m of the season, 1:00.05, and helped the 4 x 400m relay team to a fifth-place, season-best 3:54.27 time at the War Eagle Invitational … Other season-best times included 27.62 seconds in the Jaguar Opener 200m and 48.59 seconds as part of the 4 x 100m relay team at the Sun Belt Championships. Indoor— Crossed the Jaguar Invitational 800m line in 2:32.09 … Ran the UAB Blazer Invitational 1,000m in 3:20.36 in her first collegiate attempt. XC— Placed 11th in the Challenge of Champions 5k with a time of 23:33 … Completed the Azalea City Classic 5k in 25:23.
 
2018: Outdoor— Finished third in the Southern Miss Open 800m with a time of 2:20.59; helped the 4 x 400m relay team to a second-place, 3:57.60 finish at the same meet … Placed fourth in the South Alabama Invitational 400m with a time of 59.61 seconds; was part of the 4 x 400m relay team which finished second, completing the race in 3:57.72 … Won the University of Mobile Invitational in 2:21.32 … Earned top-five finishes in the Jaguar Classic 800m (4th, 2:18.81) and 4 x 400m relay (2nd, 3:59.94) … Picked up wins in the 600m race (1:39.96) and 1,600m sprint medley (4:15.58) at the Jaguar Opener. Indoor— Helped the 4 x 400m relay team to a fifth-place, 4:06.53 finish at the Samford January Invitational; crossed the 800m line in a season-best 2:29.07 at the same meet … Ran the Samford Invite 400m dash in 59.51 seconds, her fastest time of the season. XC— Completed the Azalea City Classic 5k in 22:51.
 
2017: Outdoor— Placed 14th in the 800m and 10th as a member of the 4x400m relay team at the Sun Belt Conference Championships … Captured second place in the 600m (1:36.41) and as a member of the 1,600m sprint medley team at the Jaguar Opener … Placed third in the 800m (2:17.46) at the Jaguar Classic … Competed in the South Alabama Invitational, finishing the 400m in 58.19 … Was a member of the 4 x 400m relay team which completed the event in 4:17.00 at the Southern Miss Open. Indoor—
 Helped South Alabama to a fifth-place finish in the 4,000m distance medley (12:13.35) and a top-10 finish in the 4 x 400m relay at the Sun Belt Conference Championships ... Ran the Samford Invite 400m in 58.65 seconds, a season-best, and helped South Alabama place sixth in the 4 x 400m relay.

High School: Lettered four years in track, cross country, netball and ringball at Hoerskool Kepton Park in Johannesburg, South Africa ... Was a two-time South African champion (2013, 2016) as part of the relay team.

Personal: Full name is Cindy von Ahlefeldt … Born Feb. 5, 1998, in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa … Daughter of Collin and Belinda von Ahlefeldt ... Has a younger brother, Collin ... Favorite movies are "Me Before You" and "Fallen” ... Favorite musical artists are Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber ... Favorite foods are pasta and pizza ... Enjoys coffee shops, apples and the ocean.

Major: Psychology