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Alex Miley
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Maple Grove, Minn.
- High School:
- Maple Grove
Bio
Honors: 2021 ACC Silver Medalist (3000m Steeplechase, Outdoor), 2021 All-ACC First Team (3000m Steeplechase, Outdoor), 2021 ACC Bronze Medalist (DMR, Indoor), 2021 All-ACC First Team (DMR, Indoor), 2020 All-ACC Second Team (DMR, Indoor), 2019 All-ACC First Team (3000m Steeplechase, Outdoor), 2019 ACC Bronze Medalist (3000m Steeplechase, Outdoor)
2020-21 T&F: Opened the indoor season with a Bronze Medal as part of the DMR team with a time of 9:46.37 at the ACC Indoor Championships (2/27) ... Also set a PR in the 3000m, taking home a 12th place finish with a time of 8:10.73 ... Started the outdoor season in the 800m and the 1500m, taking seventh in the 800m with a time of 1:54.17 and 15th in the 1500m with a run of 3:47.35 at the Tobacco Road Challenge (4/10) ... Earned a top-15 time in the country with a fifth place finish in the 3000m steeplechase, clocking in at 8:50.18 at the Virginia Challenge (4/17) ... Set a personal best in the 1500m, taking sixth place with a run of 3:44.91 at Duke Twilight (5/3) ... Recorded a historic run in the 3000m steeplechase, smashing the 49-year old school record with a time of 8:32.72 to take home a silver medal at the ACC Outdoor Championships (5/14) ... Finished 28th in the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 9:09.03 at the NCAA East Regional (5/28).
2020 XC: Named a team captain prior to the start of his senior season ... competed in three races, beginning with the Virginia Tech Invitational (9/25), where he posted an 8K time of 25:16.7 to finish 12th in the field ... improved that mark at the Panorama Farms Invitational (10/16), finishing at 25:06.2 ... ran a seasonal-best 8K time of 24:31.1 at the ACC Championships (10/30) ... Turned in a 63rd place finish with a time of 24:40.0 on the 8K course at the FSU Winter XC Classic (2/5) ... Led all Duke athletes with a 68th place finish and time of 31:11.5 on the 10K course at the NCAA Championships (3/15).
2019-20 T&F: Appeared in four meets during the indoor season ... finished sixth in the 3000m at the Virginia Tech Invitational (1/17) with a time of 8:23.15 ... helped the men's DMR squad take fourth at the Dr. Sander Columbia Challenge (1/23) ... part of a DMR quartet that finished first with a time of 9:51.86 at the Tiger Paw Invitational (2/14), where he also posted a PR time of 8:21.78 in the 3000m to place seventh ... earned second-team All-ACC status by helping the DMR team finish fourth at the ACC Indoor Championships (2/27) with a seasonal-best time of 9:49.63 ... did not compete in any outdoor events due to the season being cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic.
2019 XC: Ran in six meets during the fall season ... finished second at the Elon Opener (8/30) with a 6K time of 18:26.9 ... took seventh overall at the Cavalier Classic (9/14), posting a season-best 8K finish of 24:36.4 ... clocked an 8K time of 24:59.5 to finish eighth at the Roy Griak Invitational (9/28) ... ran his 10K in 31:04.3 at the NCAA Southeast Region Championships (11/15).
2018-19 T&F: Competed in four meets throughout the indoor season … earned fourth in the mile at the Dick Taylor Carolina Cup (1/12) with a time of 4:17.74 … during the outdoor campaign, finished first in the 3000m steeplechase at the Battle of the Blues (4/6), clocking a time of 8:59.11 … notched a bronze medal in the 3000m steeplechase at the ACC Outdoor Championships (5/9) with a time of 8:51.71 … recorded a PR time of 8:49.05 at the NCAA East Region Preliminary Round (5/23), running to 13th place and etching his name into the Duke outdoor record books as fourth all-time in the event.
2018 XC: Posted a 11th-place overall finish in the Elon Opener (8/31) with a 6K time of 19:02 to help Duke earn a second-place team finish in the season-opening meet … earned the start in the Roy Griak Invitational (9/29), recording an 8K time of 25:27.2
2017-18 T&F: Competed in five competitions during the indoor season and six competitions during the outdoor campaign … finished third in the one mile run at the Carolina Cup (1/13) with a time of 4:11.84 … set a personal-best in the mile at the ACC Indoor Championships, clocking a time of 4:11.50 to place 13th … helped the 4x1,500m relay team secure a first-place finish at the Raleigh Relays (3/31) with a time of 15:55.33 … served as the third leg on the distance medley relay squad at the Tennessee Relays (4/13), which placed third with a time of 9:59.11 … earned a fourth-place finish in the 1,500m run at the Duke Invitational (4/21), posting a season-best time of 3:47.65 … won Duke Freshman of the Year Award for outdoor track in 2018.
2017 XC: Participated in each of Duke’s six races during the fall campaign of his freshman season, posting top-three finishes for the Blue Devils in four of those races … began his collegiate career in impressive fashion, posting a third-place finish in the Bull City Classic (9/1) with a 6K time of 18:12 to help Duke secure the first-place shutout victory to open the season … finished seventh overall in the Winthrop Invitational (9/16), posting an 8K time of 25:55.33 to help Duke to a first-place victory in the seven-team competition … recorded an 8K time of 28:43.0 in the Roy Griak Invitational (9/23) as Duke finished in seventh place … notched a personal-best time in the ECU Pirates Invite (10/13) with an 8K time of 24:40.40 on his way to a first-place finish for the Blue Devils, helping Duke claim a first-place victory … posted a third-place finish for Duke in the ACC Championships (10/27) with an 8K time of 24:43.8 as Duke finished in ninth place … eclipsed a personal-best time at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships (11/10) in the 10K with a time of 30:51.4, posting a first-place finish for the Blue Devils to close out the his freshman fall season.
Prior to Duke: Five-year letterman under the guidance of Matt Gifford at Maple Grove Senior High School…2016 Minnesota Gatorade Cross Country Runner of the Year…Qualified for the 2016 Nike Nationals and earned All-American honors there…2017 State Champion in the 3,200m…Five time conference and section champion…Six time All-State…Holds three school records…Founder and President of school badminton team…Also lettered in basketball…Member of National Honors Society Council. DECA, Model UN, Boys State, and Link Crew…Also an AP Scholar and FCA Leader as well as Junior Rotarian and Science Bowl Vice President…Earned the Best Leadership Award for graduating Senior Crimson Awards.
Personal: Born on April 29, 1999…Has three brothers, Ryan, Max, and Aidan.
Duke Cross Country PR
3.73 Mile – 19:02.1 (8/31/2018)
6K – 18:12.0 - (9/1/2017)
8K – 24:19.7 (8/26/2018)
10K – 30:51.4 (11/10/2017)
Duke Indoor PR
Mile – 4:09.75 (1/18/2019)
1600m – 4:11.50 (2/24/2018)
3000m – 8:10.73 (2/27/2021)
Duke Outdoor PR
800m – 1:54.17 (4/10/2021)
1500m – 3:44.91 (5/3/2021)
3000m Steeplechase [1] – 8:32.72 (5/14/2021)
[ ] denotes ranking in school record book
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