Alfreda Farina Cleveland
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Sport:
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Year
Graduated: 1960 |
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Year
Inducted: 1988 |
Gifted and versatile most accurately describe the athletic
abilities of Alfreda "Freddie" Cleveland, a 1960
graduate who excelled in six sports at the University's Sargent
College.
She competed for the field hockey, lacrosse, volleyball badminton,
basketball, and tennis teams, helping each one to success.
In her senior year she earned the Class of 1960 "Winged
Victory" Gold Medal, an honor presented annually to the
top female athlete in Sargent.
Freddie represented Sargent College at the Northeast Collegiate
Tennis Tournament, and advanced to the quarterfinal round
before finally bowing to the eventual champion. Overall, she
placed among the top eight players in a field of 128.
Following college, Freddie continued her sporting endeavors
and was Most Valuable Player of the 1962 New England AAU Basketball
Tournament. In all, her cage career spanned eight seasons
in the Boston Park League. She also competed on a national
level in field hockey, appearing in five national tournaments,
and was among the top squash and badminton players in the
Northeast.
