Alex George - Men's Track & Field - Arkansas Razorbacks

Alex George

R-Sr | 5-4 | Distance | Gloucester, Great Britain | The Marling School

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  • All-SEC Outdoor (5,000)
  • 2015 All-SEC freshman team (3,000-meters and 5,000-meters)

Senior (2018)
Competed in one meet during the indoor season, the Husky Classic… Ran 14:14.23 in the 5,000-meters in Seattle, Wash. (Feb. 9)… Did not compete during outdoors

Junior (2017)
Did not compete during the indoor season … Began the year placing fifth in the 5,000 at the Stanford Invitational with a PR of 13:40.66 … Raced to a top-20 finish in the 1,500 at the Bryan Clay Invitational off a PR performance of 3:42.34 … Part of the first-place finishing DMR team at the SEC Relays … Earned All-SEC honors with a second-place finish in the 5,000 at the SEC Outdoor Championships … Qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Round in the 5,000.

Sophomore (2016)
Opened the year with a first-place finish in the mile at the Arkansas Invitational (1/15) … Followed that performance with another event title, winning the Razorback Invitational (1/30) 3,000 in 8:09.79 … Raced to a new lifetime best in the 3,000 of 7:55.51, placing seventh at the Iowa State Classic (2/13) … Kicked off the outdoor season with PR in the 5,000 of 13:49.46 at the Stanford Invitational (4/1) … Placed fourth in the 5,000 to score five points for the Razorbacks at the SEC Outdoor Championship (5/14) … Capped the year with a 23rd-place finish at the NCAA West Preliminary Round in the 5,000.

Freshman (2015)
Started first track season with back top-five finishes in the mile at the Arkansas v. Texas Dual and the Rod McCravy Memorial … Clocked a new personal best in the mile of 4:07.46 at the Alex Wilson Invitational … Scored four points for the Razorbacks at the SEC Championships in the 3,000-meter run (sixth) and the 5,000-meter run … Earned SEC All-Freshman team honors for his performance in the 3,000-meter run.

High School
Attended The Marling School in Stroud, England … Ran for Gloucester A.C. … Led his team to a first-place finish at the West Menia League … His team finished second at the St. Albans Relays … Helped his team to a third-place finish at the Henry National Relays as a junior and a sixth-place finish as a senior … Ran internationally for Great Britain.

Personal
Born on Feb. 6, 1996 … Son of Andrew and Alison George … Has two brothers, Harry and Thomas … Majoring in kinesiology.