Alex Bowers

Height:
5-5
Class:
Senior
High School:
Berkshire HS
Hometown:
Burton, Ohio

as a Senior (2013-14): Cross Country... competed in five of six races ... was the Zips' fifth runner at the MAC Championships (Nov. 2), placing 55th overall with a time of 23:14.49 ... Outdoor... placed seventh in the 5,000m at the Ashland Alumni Open (Apr. 26), running a time of 19:19.17.

as a Junior (2012-13): Cross Country... team captain ... Academic All-MAC honoree ... competed in five of six races, notching a pair of top-10 finishes ... came in fourth overall at the Buffalo Stampede (18:06.3) and sixth at the Tommy Evans Invitational (19:07) ... finished 41st overall at the MAC Championships (22:40.9).

as a Sophomore (2011-12): Cross Country... team MVP ... Academic All-MAC honoree ... team captain ... finished each race as one of Akron's top three runners ... was the Zips' top finisher at the Penn State National (finishing the 6k in 23:42) and the Great Lakes Regional Championship (22:31.0) ... placed fifth overall at the Tommy Evans Invitational with a 5k time of 19:25 ... Outdoor... won the steeplechase at the LSU Relays with a personal-record time of 11:09.38 ... took second place in the 3,000-meters at the Tennessee Challenge (Apr. 7) with a time of 10:28.97, which was the 18th-fastest time in the MAC ... placed 12th in the steeplechase at the MAC Championships (May 11) after clocking a mark of 11:47.52.

as a Freshman (2010-11): Cross Country... was the Zips' third runner at the Tommy Evans Invitational with a 5k time of 19:18 ... was the fifth Akron runner to cross the line at the Penn State National with a 6k time of 23:08 ... also was UA's fifth runner at the MAC Championships with a time of 23:03.1 ... Indoor... finished seventh in the mile at the Zips Invitational (5:14.60).

at Berkshire HS: Three-time First Team All-Chagrin Valley Conference honoree ... was named academic All-Ohio as a sophomore, junior and senior ... four time All-CVC MVP ... as a senior, recorded the highest ever finish in a state meet with a third place finish ... holds two high school records in the 1,600m (5:12) and 3,200m (11:26) ... holds six top-five finishes in cross country meets.

Personal: Born May 5, 1992 ... parents are Don and Anna Marie Bowers ... has two older brothers, Sam Meador and Shawn Bowers.