Alexandra Horst

Class:
Freshman
Position:
Distance
High School:
The Lovett School
Hometown:
Atlanta, Ga.

Cross Country
2010: Ran a season-best time of 19:50.31 and finished 58th at the Covered Bridge Open ... placed a season-best 44th and ran a time of 19:50.82 the following weekend at the Clemson Invitational ... also competed for the Wildcats at the Greater Louisville Cross Country Challenge (292nd, 21:04.46), the Royal Cross Country Invitational (122nd, 20:37.60) and the 2011 SoCon Championships (76th, 20:31.44).

Track & Field
2010-11: Competed for the Wildcats in the 5,000 meters at the 2011 SoCon Indoor Championships, finishing 31st with a time of 19:54.88 ... also ran a personal record of 19:11.69 in the indoor 5,000 meters at the Liberty Open, placing seventh ... finished second in the outdoor 5,000 meters (19:37.15) at the Terrier Relays ... competed for the Wildcats in the 10,000 meters at the 2011 Outdoor SoCon Championships, finishing 23rd with a time of 41:19.11 to earn All-Freshman honors.

Prep/personal: Four-year letterwinner in cross country and one-year letterwinner in track at The Lovett School ... 2009 team MVP and captain of the cross country team ... recipient of the Coaches' Award in 2007 ... was a member of the three-time Georgia State Class AA cross country state championship team (2006, 2007 and 2008), which was runner-up in 2009, and finished individually in the top 11 in 2007, 2008 and 2009 ... best time of 19:14 in the 5K ... 2009 Track Teammate of the Year Award winner ... best time of 11:47 in the 3200 meters and 5:33 in the 1600 meters ... graduated with the fifth best time in school history in the 3200 meters ... National Merit Commended Scholar ... member of the Cum Laude Society (top four percent of the class) ... National Honor Society ... recipient of the Book Award ... Georgia Certifiicate of Merit for being in the top five percent of the class ... Gold (2007) and Silver (2008) National Spanish Exam Awards ... parents, Lawrie and Doug Horst.