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2024-25 Men's Track and Field Roster

Alex Medina

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

Biography

2024-25 (Graduate Student):
Competed in four outdoor meets… SSAC Outdoor 4x800-Meter Relay Second Team All-Conference… SSAC All-Academic… Member of the 4x800-meter relay team that earned the best time in program history at the SSAC Outdoor Championships (7:53.70)... Earned season bests in the 400-meter dash (53.12) and the 800-meter run (1:58.71) at the Pelican Relays and the Belhaven Invitational.

2023-24 (Graduate Student):
Competed in six indoor meets this season… First Team All-Conference 4x800-Meter Relay… Third Team All-Conference 800-Meter Run… Third Team All-Conference 1,000-Meter Run… SSAC All-Academic Team… Earned the fourth-best time in program history in the 600-Meter Run at the Mardi Gras Indoor Classic (1:24.44)... Earned the second and fourth-best times in program history in the 800-Meter Run, FasTrak Athletix Indoor Collegiate Challenge (2:00.73), SSAC Championships (2:00.94)... Earned the second and fourth-best times in program history in the 1,000-Meter Run, SSAC Championships (2:37.07), New Orleans Triangular Winter Classic (2:44.97)... Helped earn the second and fifth-best spots in program history in the 4x400-Meter Relay, SSAC Championships (3:29.28), KMS Invitational (3:33.69)... Helped earn the best time in program history in the 4x800-Meter Relay at the SSAC Championships (8:05.84)... Helped earn the second-best time in program history in the Distance Medley Relay at the KMS Invitational (11:08.27).

2023 (Senior):
Competed in three indoor meets and seven outdoor meets this season… SSAC Barnes & Noble College All-Academic Team.Earned the top-two times in program history in the Outdoor 800-Meter Run, Mike McMillan Twilight (1:56.23), SSAC Championships (1:56.28)... Earned the best time in program history in the Indoor 600-Meter Run at the McNeese Indoor Meet (1:30.21)... Earned the second-best time in program history in the Indoor 800-Meter Run at the Dillard Mardi Gras Classic (2:00.84)... Earned the second and third-best times in the 1,000-Meter Run, SSAC Championships (2:47.32), Dillard Mardi Gras Classic (2:54.28)... Had indoor season-bests in the 600-Meter Run of 1:30.21 at the McNeese Indoor Meet, 2:00.84 in the 800-Meter Run, 2:47.32 in the 1,000-Meter Run, and 4:35.37 in the Mile Run at the SSAC Indoor Championships… Had outdoor season-bests of 24.82 seconds in the 200-Meter Run at the Southern Miss Invitational, 55.45 seconds in the 400-Meter Run at the Belhaven Invitational, 1:56.23 at the Mike McMillan Twilight Invitational, 4:16.55 in the 1,500-Meter Run at the Flames Invitational, and 4:05.26 in the 4x400-Meter Relay at the SSAC Outdoor Championships.

2022 (Junior):
Competed in relays and as a distance runner in five outdoor meets and one indoor meet in 2021 … He brought home four awards from the Southern States AMade an appearance in three indoor and seven outdoor meets this season… SSAC Indoor Third Team All-Conference (4x400m Relay)... SSAC Outdoor Second Team All-Conference (800m)... SSAC Outdoor Third Team All-Conference (4x400m Relay)... SSAC Scholar-Athlete Team… SSAC All-Academic Team… A part of the 4x400-meter relay team that broke the school outdoor record at the SSAC Championships (3:24.25)... Recorded three of the Top 4 best times in school history for the outdoor 800-meter race, registering the second-best time at the Mike McMillan Twilight (1:56.70), the third-best at the SSAC Championships (1:57.46), and the fourth-best at the Montreat College meet (1:58.05)... Recorded personal-best times in the indoor 600 meters (1:33.94) and the indoor Mile (4:37.25) at the McNeese Indoor meet and SSAC Championships, respectively… Finished in fourth place in that Mile race, as well as a fourth-place finish in the 800-meter run (2:07.82) at the indoor championship… Also had a PR in the outdoor 1,500 meters race with a time of 4:12.48 at the Carl Knight Invitational in April. thletic Conference, the most of anyone on the team … Earned Second-Team All-Conference after finishing in second place in two separate events: the 800-meter run and the 4x800 relay … His 800-meter time at the SSAC Championships, 1:58.45, is the second-best in program history … He also earned Third-Team All-Conference as a member of the 4x400 relay team which placed third at the SSAC Championships … Both the 4x400 and 4x800 times rank second in Loyola history … Named to the SSAC All-Academic Team. 

2021 (Sophomore):
Competed in relays and as a distance runner in five outdoor meets and one indoor meet in 2021 … He brought home four awards from the Southern States Athletic Conference, the most of anyone on the team … Earned Second-Team All-Conference after finishing in second place in two separate events: the 800-meter run and the 4x800 relay … His 800-meter time at the SSAC Championships, 1:58.45, is the second-best in program history … He also earned Third-Team All-Conference as a member of the 4x400 relay team which placed third at the SSAC Championships … Both the 4x400 and 4x800 times rank second in Loyola history … Named to the SSAC All-Academic Team. 

2020 (Freshman):
Participated in all three indoor meets this season… Ran a season-best in two events at the LSU Twilight Indoor in February, placing 10th in both the 800 meters (2:10.73) and the mile (4:47.42)... Ran a season-best 9:52.52 in the 3,000 meters at the Samford Indoor Invite II earlier this month.


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

  • 2022Junior

  • 2023Senior

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  • 2023-24Graduate Student

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  • 2024-25Graduate Student

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