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Alex Michaels

  • Position Mid-Distance
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Setauket, New York
  • High School Ward Melville HS

Biography

Cross Country
2014: Ran in five meets ... Finished with a time of 26:48.3 to place 51st at the Southern Conference Championship ... Took 21st place at the Western Carolina Invitational with a time of 16:38.5 in the 5K.
2013: Took part in six meets ... Recorded best 8K time for the season at the Southern Conference Championships at 27:14.40.
2012: Competed in four meets ... At the Adidas/Winthrop Invitational, finished 133rd with a time of 28:48.80 in his first-career 8K ... Set PR in the 8K at the Queens Royals Invitational with a time of 26:44.70... At the SoCon Championships finishing in 66th place with a time of 27:21.52 in the 8K ... Finished in 215th and set a PR in the 10K at the NCAA Division I Southeast Regionals with a time of 35:53.80.

Track & Field
2015 Outdoor: Ran in six meets ... Set a new school record in the 800 meters at the Southern Conference Championships, finishing tenth at 1:54.38 ... Added a school record in the 4x400 relay at 3:22.96, as the team was sixth overall ... Also ran the 800m at the Georgia Invitational.
2014-15 Indoor: Took part in five meets ... At the Southern Conference Championships finished 10th in the 800 meters with a PR of 1:54.38 ... Set a school record in the 4x400 relay as the team was sixth and also ran in distance medley relay at the SoCon ... Finished third in the DMR at the Chipotle Marshall Invitational, setting a new school record ... Added a PR in the mile at Marshall ... Was second at the UNCG Spartan Team Challenge in the DMR.
2014 Outdoor: In five meets, set three school records... Set first two school records at the 4th Annual Terrier Relays in the 1500m (4:03.70) and the 4x400m relay (3:24.34)... Recorded a school record in the 800m (1:56.18) at the Southern Conference Championships hosted by Wofford College.
2013-14 Indoor: Set two school records while competing in five meets... Recorded best 800m time of the indoor season with a time of 2:02.50 at the UNCG Spartans Team Challenge... At the Southern Conference Championships, he set two school records in the mile run (4:26.03) and the DMR (10:44.61).
2013 Outdoor: Competed in four different meets, and seven total events… Started the season at the Charlotte 49er Classic, where he finished 60th with a season-best time of 4:10.29 in the 1500m… At the Beynon Sports Catamount Classic, finished 14th in the 4x400m recording a time of 3:43.60, and set a season-best time in the 800m with a time of 2:05.17.
2012-13 Indoor: Competed in five meets and nine total events as a freshman… During the Hilton Garden Invitational, he finished 28th in the 4x400 with a time of 4:08.82, and 46th in the 3K crossing the finish line at 9:18.36… While competing at the Tiger Paw, he finished 49th in the mile run with a time of 4:33.65… At the Southern Conference Championships, he finished 8th in the DMR with a time of 10:58.14, crossed the finish line at 4:31.71 for his best mile-time of the season place, and finished in 23rd in the 3K setting a PR time of 9:12.41.

Personal Records:
5K (16:38.5) - 2014 Cross Country    800m (1:53.38) - 2015 Outdoor
8K (26:44.70) - 2012 Cross Country    1500m (4:03.70) - 2014 Outdoor
10K (35:53.80) - 2012 Cross Country    Mile (4:20.76) - 2014-15 Indoor
3000m (9:12.41) - 2012-13 Indoor

School Records:
Mile (4:20.76) - 2014-15 Indoor
DMR (10:44.61) - 2014-15 Indoor
4x400m (3:28.48) - 2014-15 Indoor
800m (1:53.38) - 2015 Outdoor
1500m (4:03.70) - 2014 Outdoor
4x400m (3:22.96) - 2015 Outdoor

Honors and Awards
2014-15 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll
2013-14 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll
2012-13 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll

High School: Four-year letter winner in cross country and track and field at Ward Melville High School ... Holds the school record in the 4x1600m ... Named as an All-League Performer ...Team captain ... National Honor Society member ... A member of student government.

Personal: Born September 18, 1994 in Port Jefferson, N.Y. ... Son of Kenneth and Susan Michaels ... Majoring in Government.

Historical Player Information

  • 2012-13Freshman

    Distance
  • 2013-14Sophomore

    Distance
  • 2014-15Junior

    Mid-Distance
  • 2015-16Senior

    Mid-Distance