Cross Country

AlexAlston

  • position Distance/XC
  • class Sophomore
  • Major Pre-Marketing
  • Hometown Bedford, England

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Personal Bests:

Cross Country:

8k – 24:31.4

10k – 30:49.5

Indoor:

Mile – 4:18.83

3000 – 8:41.49

Outdoor:

1500 – 3:57.00

2000S – 5:56.18

3000S – 9:09.95

Academic Accolades 

  • SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll – 2024

2024-25 (Junior)

Cross Country

  • Placed 95th, and scored team points, in the 10k at the NCAA Southeast Regional in a time of 32:20.2
  • Placed 86th in the 8k at the SEC Championships in a time of 24:36.6
  • Placed 96th in the 8k Red Invite at the Bradley Pink Classic in a time of 24:58.7
  • Placed 87th, and scored team points, in the 8k at the Gans Creek Classic in a personal best time of 24:31.4
  • Placed 28th, and scored team points, in the 8k at the Southern Showcase in a personal best time of 24:39.1

2023-24 (Sophomore)

Outdoor

  • Placed 11th in the 2000m steeplechase with a time of 6:02.20 at the USF Alumni Invitational
  • Placed 9th in the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 9:29.87 at the Battle on the Bayou
  • Placed 40th in the 1500m with a time of 3:57.16 at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational
  • Member of the 4×800 relay team that placed 3rd with a time of 7:32.98 at the Drake Relays
  • Placed 15th in the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 9:37.57 at the SEC Outdoor Championships

Indoor

  • Member of DMR team that placed second with a time of 10:15.93 at the Rod McCravy Memorial meet.
  • Placed 72nd in the 3000m at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational with a personal best time of 8:41.49.

Cross Country

  • Placed 60th with a time of 25:02.2 in the 8k at the Southern Showcase
  • Placed 93rd with a time of 25:11.2 in the 8k at the Sean Earl Lakefront Invitational
  • Placed 49th with a time of 24:57.9 in the 8k at the Crimson Classic
  • Placed 74th with a time of 25:21.4 in the 8k at the SEC Championships
  • Placed 73rd with a time of 30:49.5 in the 10k at the NCAA Southeast Regionals

2022-23 (Freshman) 

Outdoor

  • Placed 3rd in the 2,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 5:56.18 at the UCF Black & Gold Invite
  • Set a personal best time of 9:20.41 in the 3000 meter steeplechase at the Stanford Invitational
  • Placed 44th in the 1,500 meters with a personal best time of 3:57.00 at the Tom Jones Memorial
  • Placed 5th in the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 9:24.85 at the Jim Green Invitational
  • Placed 7th in the 3000 meter steeplechase with a personal best time of 9:09.95 at the SEC Outdoor Championships

Indoor

  • Member of DMR team that placed 5th with a time of 10:15.34 at the Rod McCravy Memorial
  • Placed 36th in the mile with a time of 4:18.83 at the Vanderbilt Invitational
  • Placed 45th in the mile with a time of 4:20.88 at the Razorback Invitational

High School 

  • English Schools Champion over 2000m steeplechase 
  • Finished ninth at British senior Championships in the 3000m steeplechase
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