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2024 Men's Cross Country Roster

Alex Medina

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Major Criminology and Forensics
  • Hometown Wesley Chapel, Fla.

Biography

2024 (Graduate Student):
Competed in five meets this season… NAIA Daktronics Scholar-Athlete… Barnes & Noble College All-Academic Team… Ran a 29:01.92 time in the 8-kilometer race at the SSAC Championships.

2023 (5th Year):
Did not compete in any meets this season.

2022 (Senior):
Competed in five meets this season… SSAC All-Academic… Placed 23rd at the SSAC Championship with a time of 28:56… Ran a personal-best time of 17:14 in the 5-kilometer race at the UNO Opener.

2021 (Junior):
SSAC Scholar-Athlete Team… Competed in five meets this season, and was the only Wolf Pack runner to race in all four regular-season meets… Started the season with a personal best in a six-kilometer race, finishing 29th at the LSU Invitational with a time of 21:50.3... Finished in 14th with a time of 23:21.0 in the Nicholls Invitational four-mile race... Placed 17th at the Southern States Athletic Conference Championship with a time of 28:00.7... SSAC All-Academic Team.


2020-21 (Sophomore):
Competed in all five cross country meets this season… Started the season with a 13th-place finish (29:56) at the Lois Davis Invitational on Jan. 30… Placed ninth with a 5K time of 17:18 at the Wolf Pack Invitational on Feb. 26… Recorded another Top 10 finish one week later, placing 10th (29:34.5) in an 8K race at the Lyon College Spring Invitational… Finished the season with a 15th place at the A.i.i. Championships (30:28.3) in March and 289th place (29:07.5) at the NAIA National Championships in April.


2019 (Freshman):
Ran in four of the team’s six races as a freshman, which includes two 5K races and two 8K runs … Improved his times in both distances with a personal-record run of 17:16.9 at the 5K Allstate Sugar Bowl Festival and an 8K PR run of 28:52.7 at the Watson Ford Invitational … Finished as high as 14th place this season, which happened at the Willie Laster Invitational.

Pre-Loyola:
Ran under coaches Christopher Loth and Steven Brown at Wiregrass Ranch High School … Was a member of the National Honor Society, the JSA President, and a Key Club member. 

Personal:
Majoring in Criminology & Forensics … Son of Jessica and Hector Medina … Born September 25, 2000 … His favorite food is salmon and his least favorite is cottage cheese … Favorite book is The Great Gatsby … Favorite movie is Coming to America … The most influenntial people in his life are his family … Favorite hobbies are listening to music, sleeping, and playing frisbee … His favorite place to eat in New Orleans is The French Market. 

Historical Player Information

  • 2021Junior

  • 2022Senior

  • 2023Senior

  • 2024Graduate Student