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Alex Williams - Track & Field - University of Kentucky Athletics

AlexWilliams

  • class Junior
  • High school Garland

2009 (Freshman): Outdoor – Member of fifth-place 4x100m relay squad at the Florida Relays that crossed the finish in 40.03 … Turned in personal-best 100m time at the Florida Relays, crossing the line in 10.77 … In the 100m dash at the Baldy Castillo Invitational, clocked in at 10.78 to place seventh overall; also placed seventh in the 200m dash with a personal-best finish of 21.80. Indoor – Crossed the line in 6.77 in the 60m dash at the Penn State National Invitational to finish fourth overall and notch the 11th-best mark all-time at UK … At the Iowa State Qualifier, took home second in the 60m dash clocking in at 6.78 … Turned in best 200m mark of the season at the Rod McCravy Memorial Meet crossing the line in 22.00.

High School: Member of Texas 4x200m relay state runner-up team as a senior … Also ran on Texas state runner-up 4x100m and 4x200m relay teams as a junior … Coached by Johnny McCoy … Played four years of football and on the Texas 5A state runner-up team as a junior.

Personal: Full name is Alex Juhray Eudean Williams … Born Feb. 23, 1990 in Garland, Texas … Parents are Carl and Brenda Williams … Has four siblings, sister Cherie and brothers Gabby, Carlton and Justin … Brother Carlton ran track for Texas A&M – Kingsville … Cousin Angela Williams ran first leg on the 2008 USA women’s 4x100m Olympic relay team, in the same role as the 2004 Olympics in Athens.

Personal Bests: 100m Dash – 10.54; 200m Dash – 21.53.

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