
AlexJustus
- position Distance/XC
- class Sophomore
- Hometown Maineville, Ohio
- High school Kings High School
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Academic Accolades
- SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll – 2022
2022-23 (Sophomore)
Outdoor
- Placed 5th in the 1,500 meters with a personal best time of 3:50.28 at the UCF Black & Gold Invite
Indoor
- Member of DMR team that placed 2nd at Rod McCravy Memorial (10:02.36).
- Had a career best 2:24.17 in the 1000 meters at the Vanderbilt Invitational where he placed 2nd.
- Scored points for the Wildcats in the DMR at the SEC Championships after a 5th place finish (9:42.50).
Cross Country
- Had a career best 15:59.0 in the 5k of the EKU tri-meet.
- Had a career best 24:43.1 in the 8k of the North Alabama Showcase.
2021-22 (Freshman)
Outdoor
- Ran second 800m personal best of the season at SEC Championships (1:49.70)
- Placed second in the 800m at the Kentucky Invitational
- Finished third in the 800m at the Black and Gold Invite
Indoor
- Placed third in the 1000m (2:27.88) and ran in the mile at the Vanderbilt Invitational
- Ran in the seventh place DMR at SEC Championships
Cross Country
- Ran in the men’s open 8K at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational
- Finished first among UK true freshmen and in the top 30 in the Missouri Opener 6K (18:48.6)
High School
- National Merit Scholar
- New Balance All American in the 4x800m
- Indoor state champion in the 800m and 4x800m
- Outdoor state runner up in the 800m
Personal
- Birthday: February 16
- Parents: Ginger and Rob Justus
- Sibling: Zack Justus
- Major: Biology: Pre-Med
- Hobbies: Playing and watching sports, watching movies and playing video games
- Favorite sports teams: Cleveland Browns, any UK team
- Fun fact: Lived in Germany for three years