2011 Track and Field

Mary Alexander

  • Height 5-4
  • Weight 0
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Spartanburg, S.C

Biography

2010 XC: Competed in five events and registered her best time at the A-Sun Indoor Championships (2/26), posting a time of 19:19.22.

2010 Outdoor: Finished 16th in the 5,000 meter run, with a time 18:17.96, at the 49ER Classic (3/19/10)...Finished sixth in the 10,000-meter run at the A-Sun championships...Picked up a 2:34.90 finish in the 800m on 4/30, a 5:02.46 1500m on 4/24 and 10:50.17 3000m on 4/17 … 

2009-10 Indoor: Ran in five events for the Spartans… Also competed in the 5000m and 10,000m with times of 18:17.22 and 37:46.49, respectively...Finished seventh in the 5000-meter run at the A-Sun championships (18:17.22)

Before USC Upstate: Helped Broome win the state cross country championship as a senior and finish as runners-up in 2004 ... Earned SCHSL All-State status in 2005 after placing eighth individually ... A two-time all-region performer in cross country and was a member of the state runner-up 3,200-meter relay team in track and field ... Beta Club President as a junior and senior ... Member of the Literary Club, German Club and Spanish Club ... Attended Spartanburg Community College for two years and was 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 an adjunct professor in the Department of Languages, Literature and Composition at USC Upstate ... A biology major ... Favorite food is spaghetti ... Favorite TV show is "The Big Bang Theory" ... Favorite actress is Nicole Kidman ... Admires distance running legend Steve Prefontaine ... Wants to be a physical therapist.

Historical Player Information

  • 2010Junior

    Distance
    5'4"
  • 2011Senior

    Distance
    5'4"