2018 Track & Field Roster
Alexis Gannon
- Position:
- Jumps
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Brookings, S.D.
- High School:
- Brookings
NCAA EAST PRELIMINARY ROUND QUALIFIER • 3-TIME ALL-ACC • ACADEMIC ALL-ACC
Personal Records
Long Jump (I) - 18-10 ¼ (5.75 meters) • Long Jump (O) - 20-2 ¼ (6.15 meters) • Triple Jump (I) - 41-7 ¾ (12.69 meters) • Triple Jump (O) - 41-11 ½ (12.79 meters)
2016-17: Finished 32nd in the triple jump at the NCAA East Preliminary Round • Took 15th in the long jump at the ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championships • Set a new triple jump personal best of 41-11 ½ at the Tennessee Relays, claiming second • Earned second-team All-ACC honors at the indoor conference meet by finishing sixth in the triple jump, also finished 15th in the long jump • Won the triple jump at the Dick Taylor Carolina Cup • Named to the All-ACC Academic team and to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2015-16: Jumped a personal-best 41-7 ¾ (12.69 meters) at the Doc Hale VT Elite, finishing second • Placed fourth in the triple jump at the ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championships, earning second-team All-ACC honors • Also placed 13th in the long jump at the outdoor conference meet • Earned second-team All-ACC honors at the indoor conference meet after taking fifth in the triple jump • Finished 10th in the long jump at the ACC Indoor Track & Field Championships • Took 29th in the triple jump at the NCAA East Preliminary Round • Routinely placed in the top eight at almost every competition • Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2014-15: Finished 11th in the triple jump at the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships • Took 17th in the long jump at the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships • Finished third at the Duke Twilight in the triple jump with a season-best jump of 40-8.75 (12.41 meters) • Took 16th in the long jump and 13th in the triple jump at the ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
Prep: Three sport athlete in high school inclunding soccer, gymnastics, and track and field • 6-time state champion in the long and triple jump • Holds the South Dakota state record in the triple jump • Holds her school record for the long jump and the second-best mark all-time in South Dakota • Earned the MVP award for track all four years • Earned the MVP for field events award at the state championship meet • Awarded most outstanding athlete her senior year • Nominated for Gatorade Athlete of the Year her junior and senior year • Made the all-star team for gymnastics her freshman and junior year • First string all-star team for soccer her senior year • Athletic Scholar Award all four years for each sport season • Vice President of the Monogram Club • Member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA).
Personal: Alexis Noel Gannon is the daughter of Lynn and Leo Gannon • Born December 28.
