2010-11 Cross Country
Roster
Mary Alexander
- Height:
- 5-4
- Weight:
- 0
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Spartanburg, S.C
2010 Indoor: Competed in a pair of indoorevents, the 3000m and the 5000m with finishes of 10:35.90 (2/12)and 18:17.40 (2/27), respectively.
2010 Outdoor: Ran in five events for theSpartans … Picked up a 2:34.90 finish in the 800m on 4/30, a5:02.46 1500m on 4/24 and 10:50.17 3000m on 4/17 … Alsocompeted in the 5000m and 10,000m with times of 18:17.96 (3/19) and37:46.49 (3/26), respectively.
Before USC Upstate: Helped Broome win thestate cross country championship as a senior and finish asrunners-up in 2004 ... Earned SCHSL All-State status in 2005 afterplacing eighth individually ... A two-time all-region performer incross country and was a member of the state runner-up 3,200-meterrelay team in track and field ... Beta Club President as a juniorand senior ... Member of the Literary Club, German Club and SpanishClub ... Attended Spartanburg Community College for two years andwas president of the Science Club.
Personal: Born on Nov. 15, 1987 ...Daughter of Myles and Loretta Alexander ... Has a younger brother,Michael, and a younger sister, Jacqueline ... Father, Myles, is anadjunct professor in the Department of Languages, Literature andComposition at USC Upstate ... A biology major ... Favorite food isspaghetti ... Favorite TV show is "The Big Bang Theory" ... Enjoyslistening to Fall Out Boy ... Favorite movie is "A Beautiful Mind"... Favorite actress is Rachel McAdams ... Admires distance runninglegend Steve Prefontaine ... Wants to be a physical therapist ...Favorite quote is "running is singing with your feet".
CROSS COUNTRY PERSONAL BESTS
| 5K | 20:21.00 -- Eye Opener Invitational 4/4/10 |
INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD PERSONALBESTS
| 3000m | 10:35.90 -- (2/12/10) |
| 5000m | 18:17.40 -- (2/27/10) |
OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD PERSONALBESTS
| 800m | 2:34.90 -- (4/30/10) |
| 1500m | 5:02.46 -- (4/24/10) |
| 3000m | 10:50.17 -- (4/17/10) |
| 5000m | 18:17.96 -- (3/19/10) |
| 10000m | 37:46.49 -- (3/26/10) |
