College: Oregon
Events: 5,000 - 15:36.90; 10,000 – 34:19.67
Coach: Mark Rowland
twitter: @AlexKosinski
College: Kosinski was a three-time cross country All-American and a three-time track All-American for the Ducks. A promising 2011 track season was cut short due to injury, but she came back strong for her senior year in 2012. During her final season, Alex set new personal bests in the 5,000 and 10,000 meters, 15:36.90 and 34:19.67 respectively. She was a 2010 NCAA scorer at 5,000 meters. Led Oregon with an eighth-place finish at the 2008 NCAA Cross Country Championships after earning recognition as the top freshman finisher at the NCAA meet the year before. Three-time NCAA Track & Field Championships qualifier. 2009 USA Track & Field Championships participant. Ranks among the Oregon's all-time best in the outdoor 1,500 and 5,000 meters and the indoor mile and 3,000 meters. Finished second in the 1,500 meters at the 2008 USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships and then went on to finish sixth at the World Junior Championships.
High School: As a prep at Oak Ridge High School, drew national acclaim when she broke the national high school 1,600 meter federation record as a senior and was a two-time Foot Locker cross country qualifier. Finished second in the state at 1,600 meters as a sophomore and junior. Her junior season time ranked top-five all-time in state meet history and third nationally among preps in ’06. In cross country, she competed in the Foot Locker Championships as a senior (36th) and junior (20th), after she finished top-eight in the West Regional both seasons (seventh/eighth). A California state cross country runner-up as a senior, she also finished fifth as a sophomore and junior.
Personal: Alex graduated from Oregon in 2012 with a major in sociology.
PERSONAL BESTS – Indoor
Mile - 4:38.21 - MPSF T&F Championships, Seattle, Wash. - February 25, 2011
3,000 meters - 9:08.60 - University of Washington Invite, Seattle, Wash. - January 28, 2011
5,000 meters - 15:44.60 - UW Husky Classic, Seattle, Wash. - February 11, 2011
PERSONAL BESTS – Outdoor
1,500 meters - 4:15.67 - NCAA Outdoor Championships, Eugene, Ore. - June 9, 2010
5,000 meters - 15:36.90 - Oregon Pepsi Invitational, Eugene, Ore. - April 7, 2012
10,000 meters - 34:19.67 - Pac-12 Championships, Eugene, Ore. - May 12, 2012
