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2014 Men's Outdoor Track Roster

Alex Koksal

  • Position Distance
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 132
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Lancaster, Ohio
  • High School Lancaster

Biography

TFRRS Performance List
 

All-Region (2x)
All-PSAC (2x)
Regional Qualifier (4x)
PSAC Qualifier (4x)
 
Personal: Son of Carol and Jeff Koksal ... exercise science major.

2014 (Outdoor) : Competed in 3 events..qualified for the PSAC Championships in both the 5000m and the 10000m he placed 16th in the 5000m (15:45.05) and 8th in the 10000m (32:42.00).

2013-14 (Indoor) : Competed in five meets...qualified for the PSAC Championships in the 5000m and placed 20th (15:47.91)...reached a personal best in the 5000m at the Youngstown Indoor Invitational (15:21.00)...placed 2nd in the West Virginia Invitational in the 3000m (9:05.25).

2013 (XC) : Competed in all seven races...earned All-Region at the Atlantic Regionals with a 17th place finish (31:25)...earned All-PSAC at the PSAC Championships with a 12th place finish (26:03).

2013 (Outdoor) : Qualified for the PSAC Championships and took 7th in the 10,000-meter(32:06.43) and finished 10th in the 5000-meter(15:34.93) ... Placed 1st in the 5000-meter at the SRU Invitational ...

2012-13 (Indoor): Competed in five events...recorded personal best times in the 3000-meter run (8:54.04) and 5000-meter run (15:22.56)...Qualified for the PSAC Championships in the 5000-meter run, placing 16th overall.

2012 (XC): Competed in all six races...earned All-Region honors at the Atlantic Regionals by placing 24th (32:03)...placed 23rd at the PSAC championships (26:30)...helped Slippery Rock win the SRU Invitational with a 15th-place finish (27:38)...was the second Rock scorer in the Mack Cooper Classic placing 16th (27:06)...placed 14th overall at the Daniel Walker Invite (27:37).

2012 (Outdoor): Did not compete.

2011-12 (Indoor): Qualified for the PSAC Championships in both the 5,000-meter run (10th – 15:33.75) and the 3,000-meter run (11th – 8:54.04) … placed ninth in the 5,000-meters at the NCAA D-II Challenge (15:22.56) … clocked a time of 8:54.77 to come in 11th at the Youngstown State Invitational.

2011 (XC): Came in 29th place (33:32) at the NCAA Atlantic Regional Championships ... earned all-conference honors by placing 18th (25:31) at the PSAC Championships ... came in 19th (27:27.4) at the SRU Invite ... started the season with top-10 finishes at the Lock Haven Invite (second/25:48.60), the Mack Cooper Classic (fourth/26:56.8) and the Alaska Anchorage dual (eighth/16:07.4).

2010-11 (Outdoor): Qualified for the PSAC Championships in the 10,000-meter run, placing 13th in 32:35.39 … finished in seventh place in the 5,000-meter run at the Ashland Alumni Open after clocking a time of 16:07.49.

2010-11 (Indoor): Ran the 3000-meter run in 9:15.58 at the BW Mid-February Meet … clocked a season-best time of 15:46.76 in the 5,000-meter run at the KSU Tune-Up … placed 28th in the 5,000-meter run at the PSAC Indoor Championships with a time of 15:58.70.

2010 (XC): Earned three top-25 finishes in five races … began season with 13th-place showing (26:39) at the Seagull Invitational … placed second (26:48) at the SRU Tri Meet and 25th (26:43) at the SRU Invitational … concluded season by placing 58th (28:35) at the PSAC Championships and 51st (34:07.4) at the NCAA Regional Championships.

2009-10 (Outdoor): Placed second in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 15:51.06 at the Western Pa. Championships … ran a career-best 1,500-meter time of 4:21.83 at the CCU Battle of the Beaches … set a career-best in the 5,000-meters at the Bucknell Bison Open (15:43.16).

High School: Lettered four years in track and field and in cross country ... also lettered two years in swimming ... named to All-Ohio Capital Conference honors ... named to All-Central District honors ... three-time qualifier for Regional Championships ... member of the National Honor Society.

 
Alex Koksal's Personal Bests
EventIndoorOutdoor
800m-2:13.27
1,500m-4:21.83
3,000m9:15.58-
5,000m15:46.7615:43.16
10,000m-32:20.02

Historical Player Information

  • 2010Freshman

    Distance
    5'10" 132 lbs
  • 2011Sophomore

    Distance
    5'10" 132 lbs
  • 2012Junior

    Distance
    5'10" 132 lbs
  • 2013Senior

    Distance
    5'10" 132 lbs
  • 2014Senior

    Distance
    5'10" 132 lbs