University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2020 Track and Field Roster
James, Alexis
Alexis James
- Position:
- Throws
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Alton, Ill.
- High School:
- Alton
- Prev School:
- Barton County CC
Bio
2019-20: Indoor - Eclipsed the 50-foot mark in the weight throw in the first four events of the season, highlighted by a personal-best mark of 54-71/4 at the Ted Nelson Invitational ... opened the season with a then-personal-best 52-33/4 at the LSU Purple Tiger ... posted a mark of 50-91/2 at the Houston G5-Super 22 Invitational and 50-61/4 at the FasTrak Collegiate Invitational.
2018-19: Indoor - Finished fifth overall in the weight throw at the LSU Bayou Bengal with a season-best mark of 50-31/2. Outdoor - Earned a fourth-place finish in the discus with a personal-best throw (137-4) at the Cole-Lancon Conference Challenge ... also set PR in the shot put (34-101/2) at the Cole-Lancon ... posted PR in the hammer throw (145-10) at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships.
Junior College: Earned All-America honors in the weight throw at the 2018 NJCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships … finished third in the event with a mark of 52-3 ¾ … qualified for nationals after posting a personal-best throw of 52-11 – the sixth-best in the NJCAA – at the 2018 Region VI Indoor Championships … ranked 40th nationally in the hammer throw and was 44th among 2018 NJCAA athletes in the discus … placed ninth overall in the hammer throw at the 2018 Region VI Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a personal-best mark of 139-11 … earned a spot at the 2017 NJCAA National Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the discus after a sixth-place finish and personal-best (132-10) at the Region VI Championships … posted a personal-best in the shot put and placed 13th overall at the 2017 Region VI Indoor Championships.
High School: Established a personal-best and school-record mark in the discus (122-8) to finish second overall at the 2016 Southwest Conference Girls Championships … finished seventh at the IHSA 3A Girls Rock Island Sectional … named to the 2016 Belleville News-Democrat All-Area team … a two-time member of the St. Louis High School Sports Honor Roll.
2018-19: Indoor - Finished fifth overall in the weight throw at the LSU Bayou Bengal with a season-best mark of 50-31/2. Outdoor - Earned a fourth-place finish in the discus with a personal-best throw (137-4) at the Cole-Lancon Conference Challenge ... also set PR in the shot put (34-101/2) at the Cole-Lancon ... posted PR in the hammer throw (145-10) at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships.
Junior College: Earned All-America honors in the weight throw at the 2018 NJCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships … finished third in the event with a mark of 52-3 ¾ … qualified for nationals after posting a personal-best throw of 52-11 – the sixth-best in the NJCAA – at the 2018 Region VI Indoor Championships … ranked 40th nationally in the hammer throw and was 44th among 2018 NJCAA athletes in the discus … placed ninth overall in the hammer throw at the 2018 Region VI Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a personal-best mark of 139-11 … earned a spot at the 2017 NJCAA National Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the discus after a sixth-place finish and personal-best (132-10) at the Region VI Championships … posted a personal-best in the shot put and placed 13th overall at the 2017 Region VI Indoor Championships.
High School: Established a personal-best and school-record mark in the discus (122-8) to finish second overall at the 2016 Southwest Conference Girls Championships … finished seventh at the IHSA 3A Girls Rock Island Sectional … named to the 2016 Belleville News-Democrat All-Area team … a two-time member of the St. Louis High School Sports Honor Roll.
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