The University of Akron Athletics
2016 Akron Cross Country

Alexandra Blair
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- High School:
- Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy
- Hometown:
- Akron, Ohio
2016-17: Cross Country: Competed in three races for Akron and finished the Tommy Evans Invitational in a time of 20:22.40 (50th)...registered a time of 24:38.90 (68th) at the Virginia Tech Alumni Invitational...posted a time of 25:54.3 (99th) at the MAC Championships.
2015-16: Outdoor: Earned first- and second-place efforts in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Campbell/Wright Invitational (May 7) and Northeast Ohio Quad (April 16) in 11:49.03 and 11:52.30, respectively...member of 4x1,500 relay which placed ninth at Raleigh Relays (March 26) in 19:45.06...Indoor: Captured the 3,000-meter title at the Akron Invitational in a season-best time of 10:32.18...finished third (5:16.55) and fourth (5:15.89), respectively, in the mile at the Zips Invitational (Feb. 19) and Kent State Dual (Jan. 22)...Cross Country: Ran in five meets for the Zips, including recording a season-best finish (22nd) at the Tommy Evans Invitational crossing the line in 20:02…fourth Akron runner to cross the line at the Mid-American Conference Championship with a time of 24:15.8…turned in second-best effort (23:19.55) for Akron at Virginia Tech Alumni Invitational.
2014-15: Indoor: Finished second in the mile in 5:20.67 at the Zips Invitational...turned in a season-best time in the 800 meters (2:21.38) at the Akron Invitational...posted a time of 3:15.35 in the 1,000 meters at the Spire Invitational...member of distance medley relay squad that placed ninth at the Mid-American Conference Championship in 12:33.98...Outdoor: Placed sixth in the 1,500 meters at the Campbell/Wright Invitational (May 9) in 5:14.15...ran a season-best time of 4:59.54 in the 1,500 meters at the Northeast Ohio Quad (April 2), while also placing eighth in the 800 meters in 2:27.46...Cross Country: Competed in three races, including placing 28th at the Tommy Evans Invitational crossing the line in 20:51 to place 28th...ran season-best time of 19:31.50 at Bluegrass Invitational.
2013-14: Indoor... ran a season-low time of 5:14.82 in the mile at the SPIRE D1 Invitational (Feb. 15) ... placed fourth in the 800m at the Zips Invitational (Feb. 21), clocking a time of 2:20.64 ... Outdoor... placed fifth in the 800m at the Northeast Ohio Quad (Apr. 4) with a time of 2:23.32.