AlexJustus

https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/7891472/Kentucky/Alex_Justus.html 

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