The Citadel Athletics

JUNIOR (2014-15): Closed his Outdoor season with four top 10 individual finishes … crossed the line third in both the 100 meter (11.35) and 200 meter (22.69) competitions at the Lowcountry Collegiate Invitational … added a sixth place (400 meters, 48.82) and 10th place (200 meters, 22.24) outing at the SoCon Outdoor Championships … made five top 10 finishes as part of a relay team … top finish, fourth, came in the 4x400 relay (Devin Singleton, Corey Williams, Darrell Hayden) of the SoCon Outdoor Championships where they posted a time of 3:17.73 …  collected five top 10 finishes as an individual over the course of the Indoor season … garnered a first place (400 meters, 51.16) and a seventh place (200 meters, 23.12) at the Bob Pollock Invitational … ended the 400 meter event at the Wesley A. Brown Invitational in third place (50.85) … enjoyed a solid performance at the High Point Team Challenge by finishing third (7.12) and seventh (23.18) at the 60 meter and 200 meter events, respectively … part of six top 10 finishes on The Citadel relay teams … highlighted a 4x400 unit that included Devin Singleton, Darrell Hayden and Garrett Graham which finished 3:22.50 in the High Point Team Challenge … also had a solid performance in the 4x400 relays (James Urban, Garrett Graham, Darrell Hayden) of the Wesley A. Brown Invitational as the Dogs finished second in 3:24.04.

SOPHOMORE (2013-14): Made only one top 10 finish in the 400 meters during the Outdoor season which came at the SoCon Outdoor Championships when he finished eighth (49.46) … recorded six top 10 outings as a member of a relay team during the season … opened the slate with a first place in the 4x100 relays (43.87) along with Jamaal Brantley, Keith Cummings and Kevin Poland at the Palmetto Classic Invitational … quickly followed with a third place (3:19.07) in the 4x400 meters at the Coastal Carolina Invitational with Jamaal Brantley, Darrell Hayden and Jordan Johnson … capped off his season at the SoCon Outdoor Championships with a pair of fourth place outings in the 4x100 meters (41.66; Kevin Poland, Jamaal Brantley, Edward Jones) and the 4x400 meters (3:18.78; Jamaal Brantley, Darrell Hayden, Kevin Poland) … tallied three top 10 individual finishes in the Indoor season … opened the campaign with a sixth place outing in the 400 meters (50.71) at the Wesley A. Brown Invitational … competed in the 200 meters at the Bob Pollock Invitational, placing 10th (23.11). Also ran in the 400 meter competition where he was ninth overall (51.26) … among the three top 10 relay finishes was a second place at the Wesley A. Brown Invitational where the 4x400 relay team (Jamaal Brantley, Jordan Johnson, Kevin Poland) finished in a time of 3:30.88.

FRESHMAN (2012-13): Recorded a solid individual Outdoor season with three top 10 outings in the 400 meters … opened the campaign with a third place finish (51.04) in the Palmetto Classic … posted first collegiate first place finish (51.07) at the Georgia Southern Invite … ran his first 200 meter race at the USC Gamecock Open, placing ninth (22.89) … placed third (49.95) in the 400 meters of the University Carolina’s Cup … enjoyed five top 10 finishes as a relay team member … best outing came at the USC Gamecock Open where he helped the 4x100 meter team of  Gustavo Vazquez-Milan, Kevin Poland and  Valian Brown finish second at 43.22 … also part of a 4x100 team (Gustavo Vazquez-Milan, Ben McCoy, Jamaal Brantley) that was third at the University Carolina’s Cup … ended the SoCon Outdoor Championships by crossing the line third in the 4x400 relay (3:17.75) alongside Jamaal Brantley, Kevin Poland, Gustavo Vazquez-Milan … had four top 10 individual finishes over the course of the Indoor season … first came when he finished seventh in the 400 meters (51.42) at the Captain’s Invitational … followed that with back-to-back fourth place finishes in the 400 meters (50.52) and distance medley relay (10:23.09) at the Wesley A. Brown Invitational and Tiger Paw, respectively … capped off his individual season at the SoCon Indoor Championships where he placed seventh in the 400 meters (50.72) … was also a member of four relay teams that captured top 10 finishes including the 4x400 team (Jamaal Brantley, Gustavo Vazquez-Milan, Kevin Poland) that finished first at the Wesley A. Brown Invitational (3:23.25) … opened the season with a third place finish on the 4x400 relay unit at the Captain’s Invitational (3:26.25) … bookended the Indoor slate with a third place showing in the 4x400 relay (3:20.92) in the SoCon Indoor Championships along with Jamaal Brantley, Gustavo Vazquez-Milan and Kevin Poland.

HIGH SCHOOL: A four-time letter winner in track and field … personal bests include times of 22.32 in the 200, 49.7 in the 400 and 1:58 in the 800 … earned all-state and all-region honors in 2012 … named Most Improved in 2010 … received the Coaches Award in 2012.

PERSONAL: Son of Charles and Hattie Alexander … majoring in exercise science.