Completed Event: Men's Track and Field at NCAA Championships on June 11, 2025 , , No Team Score
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FINAL
Men's Track and Field
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at NCAA Championships
South Dakota State University Athletics
2016-17 Men's Track and Field Roster
Sanchez, Alejandro
Alejandro Sanchez
- Hometown:
- Plano, Texas
- Prev School:
- Southwest Minnesota State
- Position:
- Distance
- Class:
- Senior
Bio
Career Results
Honors and Awards:
- All-Summit League (Indoor T&F 2015-16, 2016-17, Outdoor T&F 2016, 2017)
Records:
- School Record: Indoor 600m, 1:18.61, Fastest Time (2/19/16, SDSU Tune Up)
- School Record: Indoor 800m 1:50.57, Second Fastest (SDSU Classic, 2/10/2017)
- School Record: Indoor 4x400m, 3:15.03, Second Fastest (Summit League Championships, 2/242017)
- School Record: Outdoor 800m, 1:49.30, Second Fastest (Bryan Clay, 4/13/2017)
- School Record: Indoor Distance Medley, 10:10.52, 10th Fastest (Summit League Championships, 2/24/2017)
2016-17:
Cross Country: Competed in three events ... ran a season-best 28:21.7 in the 8k at the Roy Griak Invitational (9/24), placing 235th ... competed in 6k at the NDSU Bison Open (9/2).
Indoor: Competed in 11 events ... ran a season-best 1:50.57 in the 800m at the SDSU Indoor Classic (2/10-11), placing second ... won (1:53.60) the 800m at The Summit League Championships (2/24-25) ... posted a career-best 2:34.80 in the 1,000m and won at the SDSU Holiday Open and Multi (12/2-3) ... recorded a season-best 4:15.59 mile at the Husker Invitational (2/3-4), finishing 16th ... finished third (3:15.03) as a part of the 4x400m team and the distance medley team that won (10:10.52) at The Summit League Championships.
Outdoor: Competed in 14 events ... ran a career-best 49.04 in the 400m at the Lyle Hokanson Classic (4/21-22), placing third ... posted a career-best 1:49.30 in the 800m at the Bryan Clay Invite (4/13-14), finishing third ... placed 25th (1:51.36) in the 800m at the NCAA West Preliminary Round (5/25-27) ... recorded third (3:13.43) on the 4x400m team The Summit League Championships (5/11-13).
2015-16:
Cross Country: Did not compete.
Indoor: Posted a Summit League season-best in the 800-meter run (1:50.63) at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational ... set school-record in the 600-meter run at the SDSU Tune Up with a time of 1:18.61 ... finished third in the 800-meter run (1:54.86) and fourth in the mile (4:14.75) at The Summit League Indoor Championship.
Outdoor: Posted a time of 1:49.52 in the 800-meter run at the NCAA Division I Prelims, which was the top time in The Summit League in 2016 ... won the 800-meter run (1:52.90) title and was a member of the third-place 4x400 relay team (3:16.98) at The Summit League Outdoor Championship ... won the 800-meter run on four different occasions during the outdoor season (Arkansas Spring Invite, Husker Spring Invite, Nebraska Invite and The Summit League Championship) ... member of first-place 4x400 relay team (3:21.17) and recorded a personal-best in the 1,500-meter run (3:59.87) at the Lyle Hokanson Classic.
Before SDSU:
2014-15 (Southwest Minnesota State):
Cross Country: Placed 21st at the NSIC Championships (8K) in 26:24 ... finished 64th at the NCAA Regional (10K, 33:43) … finished in 27:04 at the Border Battle Invite (8K), placing second ... 23rd at the SDSU Classic (8K), finishing in 26:48 ... finished 8th at the Briar Cliff Invite (8K, 25:54) ... placed fourth at the St. Cloud State Invite, finishing the 8K in 26:30.
Indoor: Qualified for the NCAA DII Indoor Championships in the 800-meter run ... won the conference title in the 800-meter run at the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference championships with a season-best time of 1:52.93 ... named all-NSIC and USTFCCCA all-region in the 800-meter run ... won the 800-meter run on four separate occasions throughout the season ... won the 600-meter run in 1:21.98 at the Dordt Indoor Invitational.
Outdoor: Won the title in the 800-meter run at the Northern Sun Conference Championships with a time of 1:53.54 ... named all-NSIC and USTFCCCA all-region in the 800-meter run ... won the 800-meter run at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays with a season-best time of 1:50.90 ... ran the 1,500-meter run at the Vance Butler Invitational finishing in 4:10.67 for eighth place.
2013-14 (Southwest Minnesota State):
Cross Country: Competed in all six races for the Mustangs ... season best 26:07 8K at the Briar Cliff Invite, placing 13th ... placed 31st at the NSIC Championships (8K), finishing in 26:44 ... finished in 35:14 at the NCAA Regional meet, placing 128th.
Indoor: Won the 800-meter run four times on the season, and finished in the top two on six different occasions ... earned all-NSIC honors ... finished runner-up at the NSIC Championships in the 800-meter run recording a season-best 1:53.73 ... member of fifth-place 4x400-meter relay team at NSIC Championship, finishing in 3:24.13 ... member of first-place 4x400-meter relay team (3:26.61) and took first in the 800-meter run (1:56.64) at the Beaver Twilight.
Outdoor: Finished second in the 800-meter run (1:51.58) at the NSIC Conference Championships, earning all-NSIC honors ... named USTFCCCA all-region in the 800-meters ... won the 800-meter run at the Drake Alternative, posting a time of 1:55.27 ... won the 400-meter run in 50.12 at the Lee Krough Invitational ... took seventh at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays in the 800-meter run (1:53.96) and as a member of the 4x400 relay team (3:22.23).
2012-13 (Waldorf College):
Cross Country: Spent the season at Waldorf College in Forest City, Iowa ... named MCAC Freshman of the Year and all-conference in 2012 ... finished third at the MCAC championships with a time of 27:15 ... recorded a time of 28:23 at NAIA nationals.
Indoor: Ran a season-best 800-meter run of 1:59.42 at the Iowa State Open.
Outdoor: Outdoor season-best 800-meter run came at the Central College Open, finishing with a time of 1:56.91.
High School: Graduated from Plano East High School in 2012 ... district champion in the 800-meters (1:55.17) during senior season ... finished 10th at the 2011 district cross country championships with a personal best 5K of 16:12.0 … set personal best time of 1:54.03 in the 800-meters at the Jesuit-Sheaner Relays … other personal-best times include of 4:20.1 in the mile and an 8K time of 27:12.0.
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