Alexis Cooks

Height:
5-10
Class:
Redshirt
High School:
Doherty HS
Hometown:
Colorado Springs, Colo.

Honors
8x USTFCCCA All-American: First Team (Discus, 2015 Outdoor/2014 Outdoor/2013 Outdoor), (Shot Put, 2015 Outdoor); Second Team (Weight Throw, 2016/2015 Indoor), (Hammer, 2015 Outdoor) (Shot Put, 2016 Indoor)
MAC Most Outstanding Field Performer (2012 Outdoor)
4x MAC Champion: Discus (2013 Outdoor, 2012 Outdoor), Shot Put (2016 Indoor), Weight Throw (2016 Indoor)

2015-16: Outdoor: Did not compete during the 2016 outdoor campaign...Indoor: Became the most-decorated student-athlete in Zips’ track and field history as an eight-time All-American after earning a pair of second-team All-America citations following a ninth place finish in both the weight throw (65-7.50) and shot put (55-10.25) at the 2016 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships (March 11-12)...garnered titles in both the weight throw and shot put at the Mid-American Conference Championships to earn her third and fourth career league championships...posted a school-record mark with the seventh-best indoor throw (56-8.75) nationally in the shot put to win the event at the Zips Invitational (Feb. 19)...captured victories in the weight throw at the Kent State Dual (Jan. 22), Penn State National (Jan. 29) and Zips Invitational (Feb. 19) with marks of 69-0, 66-10 and 68-3, respectively...twice tabbed as MAC Women’s Field Athlete of the Week (Feb. 24 and Jan. 26)...her throw of 69-0 at the Kent State Dual represented the 14th-best qualifying mark in the NCAA during the 2016 indoor campaign.

2014-15: Indoor: Earned second-team United States Track and Field Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-America honors after placing 10th in the weight throw at the NCAA Championship with a mark of 66-6.00...captured second- and third-place finishes in the weight throw and shot put, respectively, at the Mid-American Conference Championship (Feb. 28) with marks of 70-10.00 and 52-6.50...collected second-team All-MAC honors for her efforts in the weight throw...registered the third-best throw in program history (71-1.50) en route to winning the weight throw at the Kent State Dual (Jan. 16)...her efforts garnered her MAC Athlete of the Week honors on Jan. 20...posted second-best mark in school history in the shot put (53-9.75) to take first place in the shot put at the Zips Invitational (Feb. 20)...that performance garnered her MAC Athlete of the Week honors (Feb. 25)...earned top-five finishes in five of six meets in the shot put and in seven outings in the weight throw...finished either first or second five times in the weight throw...in her lone discus event she took first place at the Akron Invitational with a distance of 162-5.00...Outdoor: Garnered USTFCCCA All-America honors after placing sixth, eighth and 12th, respectively, at the NCAA Championship in the discus (182-1), shot put (55-1) and hammer (196-7)...registered school-record throw of 55-1 to finish sixth in shot put at NCAA Championship (June 13)...placed eighth, ninth and 11th in hammer, discus and shot put at NCAA East Preliminary Round...established school-record throw of 192-8 in discus at NCAA East Preliminary Round (May 30)...garnered second-team All-MAC accolades after finishing second in shot put at the MAC Championship (May 15) with a then school-record mark of 54-3.75...placed third and sixth in MAC Championship in hammer (196-9) and discus (159-0)...posted nine, seven and seven top-10 performances in the hammer, shot put and discus, respectively...placed second in the hammer at the Northeast Ohio Quad (April 3), Hot Dogs and Hammers (April 16), Mt. Sac Relays (April 17) and Ashland Alumni Open (April 25) with marks of 201-9, 187-10, 198-3 and a career-best throw of 209-9, the third-longest mark in program history...won the shot put at the Northeast Ohio Quad (April 2), Longhorn Invitational (May 2) and Campbell/Wright Invitational (May 9) registering marks of 51-4.25, 53-0.25 and 53-7.50...captured title at Longhorn Invitational (May 2) in discus with throw of 174-8, while finishing 10th at Texas Relays (March 28) with heave of 157-11.

2013-14: Indoor: Scored in the shot put and weight throw at the MAC Championships (Feb. 28-March 1)...placed third in the weight throw with a mark of 66-08.75 and fifth in the shot put with a toss of 49-09.00...earned four event wins in the shot put, including a season-high throw of 53-01.75 at the SPIRE D1 Invitational (Feb. 15)...her winning mark was second-best in school history...Outdoor: Advanced to the NCAA Championships in both the discus and hammer throw...earned USTFCCCA All-America First Team honors in the discus after placing fourth (June 12) with a throw of 182-03...also placed 17th in the hammer throw...invited to the USA Championships (June 29) where she took 17th place in the discus...was the runner-up in the discus at the MAC Championships (May 17)...smashed her own school record in the event with a huge mark of 192-08 at the NCAA East Preliminary (May 30)...nearly advanced to the NCAA Championships in her third event the following day with a school-record throw of 52-04.50 in the shot put (May 31), which was good for 18th place...achieved a personal-record toss of 198-05 in the hammer throw while placing third at the MAC Championships (May 15).

2012-13: Indoor: Qualified for the NCAA Championships with a huge mark of 68-11.75 in the weight throw at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 2)...placed 16th in her first championship meet...finished runner-up in the weight throw at the MAC Championships with a toss of 67-06.25...won the shot put at the Kent Dual (Jan. 18) with a mark of 67-09.00, which would stand as the Zips' top throw of the season...Outdoor: Earned All-America First Team status from the USTFCCCA after placing sixth in the discus at the NCAA Championships (June 6) with a throw of 181-01...set the school record in the event at the NCAA Preliminary Round (May 23), wining the regional with a toss of 182-02...claimed the league's discus title for the second straight season at the MAC Championships (May 11) with a mark of 175-10, which was more than two feet farther than her nearest competitor...also finished runner-up in the shot put with a throw of 51-02.75...won the discus (176-06) and finished runner-up in the shot put (51-03.75) at the Campbell/Wright Open (May 4)...also placed third in the hammer throw with a top throw of 180-10.

2011-12: Outdoor: Placed fifth in the discus at the 2012 USA Junior Olympic Championships (June 15) after posting a mark of 168-02.35...finished seventh in the shot put with a throw of 46-02.50...named MAC Women's Most Outstanding Field Performer at the MAC Championships (May 10-12)...captured the MAC Championship in the discus with a school-record breaking throw of 179-10, which won the event by more than 22 feet, was the top toss recorded in the league all season and ranked her 16th nationally...also placed third in the shot put (49-10.50) and eighth in the hammer throw (167-03) at the championships.

at Doherty HS: Three-time state champion in the shot put and discus...won her second consecutive title in the shot put as a senior in 2011 with a throw of 42-09...also captured gold in the discus with a toss of 42-09...owns school records for both the discus (155-02) and shot put (43-02.75).

Personal: Parents are Ronald and Julia Cooks...has four siblings; Finis, Zairus, Joshua and Julian...was born in Philadelphia, Pa.