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Santa Clara University

2009-10 Cross Country/Track & Field Roster

Alex Harkins

  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 145
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown San Ramon, Calif.
  • Highschool De La Salle

Biography

AS A JUNIOR IN 2008: Placed 13th in the WestCoast Conference Championships on Nov. 1 with an 8k time of 27:26... Placed 114th in the NCAA West Regional on Nov. 15 with a 10ktime of 32:24.

PERSONAL BESTS: 1500m-4:01 3ksteeple-9:275k-15:09 8kXC-25:33

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2007-08: Placed 3rd in SanFrancisco Invitational on 9/1 with a time of 26:14 in the 8k ...Placed 50th in the Sundodger Invitational with an 8k time of 25:33on 9/15 ... Placed 119th in the Stanford Invitational with a timeof 25:57 in the 8k on 9/29.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2006-07: Made his Broncosdebut and placed 21st in San Francisco Invitational on 9/2 with an8k time of 27:41.50...Placed 79th in Sundodger Invitational on 9/16with an 8k time of 26:09...Placed 96th in Notre Dame Invitationalon 9/29 with an 8k time of 26:29...Placed 33rd in Santa ClaraBronco Invitational on 10/14 with an 8k time of 25:43.0...Placed18th in the WCC Championships with a time of 26:36 in the 8k on10/28...Finished the NCAA West Regionals on 11/11 127th with a timeof 34:14.00 in the 10k.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2006 graduate of De La SalleHigh School in Concord, Calif. ... coached by Kevin Selby ... alsoplayed soccer for coach Brian Voltatorni ... cross country team wasthree-time North Coast Section champs, finished sixth in state ...soccer team won NCS title in 2004-05 season, reached NCS semifinalsin 2005-06 season ... named first-team All-NCS in 2005 ... named toContra Costa Times team in 2004 and '05 ... three-timeAll-League honoree ... involved in the Ski Club ... earned ServiceAward for peer counseling.

PERSONAL: Son of Joseph and Lindsey Harkins ...father played soccer at Santa Clara ... has two older sisters,Maddy and Megan ... Megan plays soccer at the U.S. Air ForceAcademy ... enjoys snowboarding, wakeboarding, the beach, andplaying soccer ... plans to major in civil engineering.

Historical Player Information

  • 2006-07Senior

    5'9" 145 lbs
  • 2007-08Sophomore

    5'9" 145 lbs
  • 2008-09Senior

    5'9" 145 lbs
  • 2009-10Senior

    5'9" 145 lbs