Willie Alexander

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Senior Willie Alexander is an NCAA qualifier in the long jump and triple jump for the fourth year in a row.

Junior Willie Alexander competed in the triple jump at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

Junior Willie Alexander, who was the NCAA runner-up in the long jump last year, will be competing in the triple jump in 2015.

Junior All-American Willie Alexander ranks sixth in the nation in the men's long jump.

Sophomore Willie Alexander, who had already qualified for the NCAA Championships in the long jump, was 31st in the triple jump on Saturday.

Sophomore Willie Alexander was ranked among the top-three in both the long jump and triple jump.

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Sophomore Willie Alexander finished third in the long jump at the Drake Relays on Friday.

Sophomore Willie Alexander had a pair of 25-foot jumps in back-to-back meets to earn Big West Men's Field Athlete of the Week honors.

Jun 12, 2014; Eugene, OR, USA; Willie Alexander of Long Beach State places second in the long jump at 25-4 1/2 (7.73m) in the 2014 NCAA Track & Field Championships at Hayward Field. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

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Freshman Willie Alexander finished 19th overall to earn honorable mention All-America status in the long jump at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.

Freshman Willie Alexander will compete in the long jump at the NCAA Outdoor Championships on Thursday.

Freshman Willie Alexander qualified for the NCAA Championships in the long jump with a personal-record 24-11.25.

Freshman Willie Alexander enters the NCAA West Preliminaries seeded ninth in the triple jump.

Position:
Jumps
Weight:
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Class:
Sophomore
Major:
Communication Studies
Hometown:
Fresno, Calif.
Prev School:
Central HS

Willie Alexander Career and Season Statistics

Long Beach State Top 10 -- Outdoor Long Jump (25-10 1/4, 3rd)
Long Beach State Top 10 -- Indoor Long Jump (25-0, 3rd)
Long Beach State Top 10 -- Outdoor 100m (10.48, 6th, T)
Long Beach State Top 10 -- Outdoor Triple Jump (52-2 3/4, 7th, T)

2016 NCAA West Preliminary Qualifier (Long Jump, Triple Jump)
2016 Big West Championships' Men's Athlete of the Meet
2016 Big West Men's Field Athlete of the Year
2016 Big West Champion (Triple Jump)
2016 All-Big West Performer (100m)
2016 All-Big West Performer (200m)
2016 All-Big West Performer (Long Jump)
2016 All-Big West Performer (4x100m Relay)

2015 Honorable Mention All-American (Triple Jump)
2015 NCAA West Preliminary Qualifier (Long Jump, Triple Jump)
2015 Big West Men's Field Athlete of the Year
2015 Big West Champion (Long Jump)
2015 All-Big West Performer (Triple Jump)

2014 NCAA First Team All-American (Runner-Up, Long Jump)
2014 NCAA West Preliminary Qualifier (Long Jump, Triple Jump)
2014 Big West Champion (Triple Jump)
2014 All-Big West Performer (Long Jump)

2013 Honorable Mention All-American (Long Jump)
2013 NCAA West Preliminary Qualifier (Long Jump, Triple Jump)
2013 Big West Men's Freshman of the Year
2013 All-Big West Performer (Long Jump)
2013 All-Big West Performer (Triple Jump)

2016 (Senior)
Outdoor : Named Big West Championships’ Men’s Athlete of the Meet … Chosen Big West Men’s Field Athlete of the Year for the second consecutive season … Finished no lower than second in his five Big West events for a school-record 42 points … Crowned the triple jump champion for the second time in his career … The runner-up in the 100m, 200m, long jump and 4x100 relay … Bettered his own program record in the long jump at 25-10 1/4 and ran a personal-best 10.48 in the 100m, tying him for fourth on the Long Beach State all-time charts … Won the long jump at the Cal Opener … Doubled up and won both the 100m and 200m at the Anteater 4-Way … Won the long jump at the Trojan Invitational … Won the long jump, triple jump, and the 4x100m relay at the Big West Challenge ... Named Academic All-Conference.

Indoor: Finished eighth in the triple jump and 15th in the long jump at the MPSF Championships ... Named to the MPSF All-Academic Team.

2015 (Junior)
Outdoor: Earned honorable mention All-American honors in the triple jump ... Advanced to the NCAA Championships with a third-place finish and a season-best 51-11 at the West Preliminary meet ... Also competed in the long jump at the NCAA West Preliminary Round ... Named the Big West Men's Field Athlete of the Year ... Led the Beach to its third-straight conference championship by securing 18 individual points ... Claimed the Big West title in the long jump and finished second in the triple jump ... Established a personal-best 25-5 1/2 in the long jump ... That mark ranks seventh in school history ... Notched three individual victories and reached the 25-foot mark in five meets ... Placed among the top-five in six of his triple jump competitions ... Named Academic All-Conference.

Indoor: Participated in one meet during the indoor season ... Named to the MPSF All-Academic Team.

2014 (Sophomore)
Outdoor: Garnered first-team All-America honors as the NCAA runner-up in the long jump (25-4 1/4) ... Advanced to the national championships with a third-place finish at the NCAA West Preliminary ... Finished second at the Big West Championships ... Registered a then personal-record 25-5 1/4 at the Mt. SAC Relays ... Also reached 25 feet at the Cal-Nevada Championships (1st, 25-3 1/4), Beach Invitational (T-1st, 25-0) and Drake Relays (3rd, 25-0) ... Big West champion and NCAA West Preliminary qualifier in the triple jump with a season-best 51-5 3/4 ... Finished ahead of the pack at the Steve Scott Invitational (50-3 1/2) ... Double winner in the long jump and triple jump at the RCC Quad Meet and Big West Challenge ... Named Academic All-Conference.

Indoor: Did not compete.

2013 (Freshman)
Outdoor: Earned honorable mention All-American honors in the long jump after finishing 19th in the long jump at the NCAA Championships ... Qualified for the national meet with a 12th-place showing at the NCAA West Preliminary where he had a season-best 24-11 1/4 ... Named Big West Men's Freshman of the Year ... Earned All-Big West honors in the triple jump (2nd, 52-2 3/4) and long jump (3rd, 24-7 1/4) ... His triple jump distance was a personal record and is tied for sixth in program history ... Took top honors in both events at the Big West Challenge

Indoor: Established an indoor school record 25-0 to finish third in the long jump at the MPSF Championships ... Won the event at the Air Force Team Challenge.

High School: Lettered in track and field at Central High School ... Finished third in the triple jump and 10th in the long jump at the 2012 CIF State Finals ... Took fourth in the triple jump at the state meet as a junior ... Established a meet-record 23.5 points at the 2011 Central Section Championships ... Claimed top honors in the long jump while also placing second in the triple jump, third in the 4x100 relay and fifth in the 110m hurdles ... Named the Fresno Bee's Athlete of the Year as a senior ... Also won three letters in soccer and two in football.

Personal: Majoring in communication studies.