2010 Cross Country

Alex Myers

  • Class Sophomore
  • High School Sinagua
  • Hometown Flagstaff, Ariz.

Biography

Academic Notes:Pre-nursing major.

2010 CrossCountry: Recorded season-best 6K time of 22:59.7, and ranto a 96-place finish at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships toclose out the year … Placed 40th overall at the Big SkyChampionship in a time of 17:15.3 … Crossed the finish linein a time of 24:13 in the ‘open’ race at the NCAAPre-Nationals … Recorded mark of 23:32 at the StanfordInvitational to finish third on the team … Ran to 50th-placefinish at the Aztec Invite, finishing third on the team with a markof 19:57.2 … Donned NAU uniform for the first time at theGeorge Kyte Classic, covering the Buffalo Park course in 19:57.6 tofinish 22nd.

Before NAU: Attended the University of Arizona where she competed on thecross country team for one season.

High School:Graduated from Sinagua High School in 2009 … Lettered allfour years on the cross country and track teams … Earnedall-state honors in and Grand Canyon Region MVP, as well as winningthe state championship in the 3200m … Holds the schoolrecord in the 1600m, 3200m, 4x400 and 4x800-meter relays.

Personal: Born toBecky and Tom Myers on Aug. 3, 1991 … Has one older sister,Britney, who competed on the cross country and track & fieldteams at NAU from 2007-08 … Also has a younger brother,Weston.