Alex Archer

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Sewickley, Pa.
High School:
Vincentian Academy

Career Results

2017 Outdoor: Competed at the Yellow Jacket Invitational (March 17), San Francisco State Distance Carnival (March 31), and Louisville Invitational (April 14) … Season-best time of 15:14.63 in the 5000m came at the Yellow Jacket Invitational, finishing seventh … Posted a time of 31:45.54 in the 10,000m at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival.

2016-17 Indoor: Competed at the YSU College Invite (Jan. 20) and SPIRE Invitational (Feb. 10), placing 16th in the 5000m at both events … Season-best time of 15:19.89 in the 5000m came at the SPIRE Invitational (Feb. 10).

2014 Outdoor: Recorded a PR in the 3000M (8:50.71) at the CMU Quad Meet ... Clocked a 15:27.66 at the Bison Outdoor Classic, a personal top time.

2013-14 Indoor: Posted a personal best indoor time in the 3000M (8:57.64) at the Nittany Lion Challenge ... In his collegiate debut, Archer competed in the 1 mile run at the PSU Relays, finishing with a time of 4:34.33.

High School: Archer was a PIAA cross country state medalist both his junior and senior year ... Was a Catholic conference cross country champion his junior season and runner-up his senior year ... WPIAL runner-up in the 3200M and 1600M ... Member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Son of Lynn and Richard Archer ... Has three siblings: Rich, Meghan and a twin brother, Ryan ... His brother Ryan is a member of the track and field and cross country teams at Carnegie Mellon University ... Majoring in mathematics: economics.