Alex Gill

Weight:
null
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Lenexa, Kan.
High School:
St. Thomas Aquinas

Personal Bests (as of June 2021):

Indoor-
800: 1:58.70
Mile: 4:14.38
3000: 8:31.89

Outdoor-
1500: 4:00.90

Cross Country-
8k: 25:12.0
10k: 32:43.3
4.97 M: 26:27.4

TFRRS Profile

2020-21:
BIG EAST All-Academic
Cross Country: Did not compete
Indoor: Did not compete
Outdoor (So.): Competed in the 1,500-meter run in four meets with a personal-best time of 4:00.80 coming in the Marquette Open on April 24 in a third-place finish ... Placed 14th at the BIG EAST Championships in the 1,500 on May 14 in a time of 4:01.91 ... Part of seventh-place 3,200-meter relay (7:51.82) at the BIG EAST Championships with Van Hollen, Ferron and Peterson.

2019-20:
BIG EAST All-Academic Team
Indoor (Jr.): Competed in five meets during his junior indoor season ... Took home the bronze at the John Tierney Classic (Jan. 18) in the 800m with a personal best time of 1:58.70 ... Placed 49th in the mile at the Meyo Invite (Feb. 8) with a time of 4:19.37 ... Took 15th in the prelims in the mile at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships on March 1 (4:20.04).
Cross Country (Jr.): Competed in five meets during his junior year ... Took 4th place with a time of 15:41.51 at the Phoenix Open ... Placed 17th with a time of 25:17.31 (8k) at the Illinois State Invitational (Sept. 13) ... Took 127th place overall with a personal best time of 25:12.0 (8k) at the Louisville Classic (Oct. 5)... Placed 47th with a time of 25:24.5 (8k) at the Bradley Pink Classic men's red race ... Finished 23rd with a time of 26:53.5 (8k) at the 2019 BIG EAST Championships ... Took 99th overall at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 15) with a 10k time of 32:43.3.

2018-19:
BIG EAST All-Academic
Indoor (So.): Competed in six indoor meets... Set a personal record in the mile at the GVSU Big Meet on Feb. 8 (26th; 4:14.38)... Placed 22nd on the way to a personal-best tine of 8:31.89 at the Meyo Invitational... Took 10th in the mile at the BIG EAST Championships (4:14.48)... Placed fifth in the DMR (10:02.70) at the conference championships.
Outdoor (So.): Did Not Compete
Cross Country (So.): Competed in five meets during his sophomore year at MU... Set a new personal-best at the Louisville Classic on Sept. 29 (8k; 25:48.7)... Took 41st at the BIG EAST Championships (8k; 26:09.0), which was good for 4th among all Golden Eagles.

2017-18:
BIG EAST All-Academic
Indoor (Fr): Did not compete.
Outdoor (Fr.) Did not compete.
Cross Country (Fr.): Competed in six meets for Marquette in his debut season as a Golden Eagle ... Placed 12th overall and seventh for Marquette at the Flames/Flyer Challenge (6k; 19:18.73) ... Finished the 8k course in 26:27.4 putting him in 21st place overall and seventh for Marquette at the UW-Parkside Vic Godfrey Open ... Came in 41st place against all competition and seventh for Marquette at Notre Dame's National Catholic Invitational (5 mi; 26:01.5) ... Placed 61st, ninth for Marquette, after finishing the 8k course at the BIG EAST Championships in 26:47.2.

Prior to Marquette: Earned seven varsity letters at Saint Thomas Aquinas High School in track and cross country ... Elected captain of both squads his senior year ... Won five state championships between track and cross country with his team and won one individual state title in the 1,600-meter run in 2017 ... Member of the 4x400 relay that took first at state in 2017 ... Was also part of the fastest distance medley relay in Kansas history with a time of 10:12.64 ... Also finished third place at state in the 800-meter run in his final campaign.

Personal: Gill was born in Shawnee Mission, Kan. to Mike and Kathy Gill ... Father competed in track and cross country at Kansas University ... Has one older sister, Mikaela ... Plans to major in engineering.

Championships History:

BIG EAST Indoor Championships:
2020-
Mile: 15th (4:20.04)
2019-
Mile: 10th (4:14.48)
DMR: 5th (10:02.70)
2018-
Did Not Compete

BIG EAST Outdoor Championships:
2021-
1500: 14th (4:01.91)
4x800 relay: 7th (7:51.82) with Van Hollen, Ferron and Peterson
2019-
Did Not Compete
2018-
Did Not Compete

Cross Country:
BIG EAST Championships (8k)
2019-
23rd (26:53.5; fourth on MU)
2018-
41st (26:06.7; fourth on MU)
2017-
61^st (26:47.2; ninth on MU)

NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championships (10k)
2019-
99th (32:43.3; fifth on MU)
2018-
110th (33:07.8; fourth on MU)