Alex Morris

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Naperville, Ill.
High School:
Naperville North

Personal Records
XC 5K - 17:17 • 800m - 2:17 • 1,600m - 4:56 • 3,200m - 10:25

2021-22: Ran in four indoor events • Ran the mile at two meets, posting a top time of 4:51.97 to finish 12th at the Darius Dixon Invitational • Ran the 3000m in a season-best time of 9:44.38, finishing 21st at the Indiana Relays • Ran the 3000m at the ACC Championships, finishing 43rd in 10:21.15 • Ran in three meets in the outdoor season • Ran the 1,500m in 4:33.23 at the Virginia Challenge on April 22 • Finished 15th in the 5,000m at the Penn Relays in 16:37.78 • Was 15th at the ACC Championship in the 10,000m in 35:14.09.

2019-20: Finished 30th in her first-ever collegiate 5,000 meters (17:17.86) at the ACC Indoor Championships • Ran a personal-best 3,000 (9:39.99) at the Valentine Invitational and a personal-best mile (4:54.98) at the Virginia Tech Invitational • Outdoor season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic • Named to the 2019-20 ACC Academic Honor Roll.

2019 XC: Placed 36th at the NCAA Southeast Regional 6K (21:12.8) and 44th at the ACC Cross Country Championships (21:57.3), both times scoring as Carolina’s No. 3 runner • Also contributed to the team scores in two of her three regular season appearances, clocking a personal-best 5K time of 17:43.9 at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational.

Prep: Member of three cross country state champion teams • Member of the NXN runner-up teams in 2017 and 2018 • Placed 12th at Nike Nationals in 2017 and seventh in 2018 • Finished 15th at Footlocker Nationals in 2018 • All-state in cross country and the 3,200m track as sophomore, junior and senior.

Personal: Alex Morris is the daughter of Randy and Jody Morris • Born August 9 in Chicago, Ill. • Majoring in neuroscience

Eligibility: Cross Country (SO-2) • Indoor (SO-2) • Outdoor (FR-1)

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