2008-2009 Women's Track and Field Roster
Shannon Alejandro
- Position:
- XC/Distance
- Class:
- Senior
- Major:
- Molecular Biology
- Hometown:
- Springfield, Ohio
- High School:
- Springfield
Why Lehigh? “I attended Lehigh because of the family atmosphere that I felt within the team and because of Lehigh’s academic reputation.”
2008 Patriot League outdoor champion in the 800 and member of the first place 4x800-relay team … 2008 Patriot League First-Team outdoor selection … 2008 All-East outdoor selection … 2008 NCAA East Regional and ECAC outdoor qualifier … 2008 ECAC indoor qualifier … broke her own school record in the 1500 at the 2008 ECAC outdoor championship to qualify for the East Regional … 2007 First-Team All-Patriot League Cross Country selection after finishing third overall … posted a top-50 finish a the 2007 Paul Short Run and Penn State Invite … took first place in the 2007 Lehigh – Lafayette XC dual meet and the Lehigh Valley XC Championship … … member of record-breaking 4x800 relay team that finished fourth at 2007 ECAC championships … posted a 29th place finish at the 2005 Patriot League XC Championships … seventh place finish at the 2005 Lehigh-Lafayette Dual Meet (XC) … finished eighth at the 2005 Lehigh Valley Championships (XC) … belongs to the Fellowship of Christian Athletes … member of the Student Athlete Council and Pre-Medical Society … multiyear member of the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
Alejandro on Utesch: “Coach Matt is an excellent coach who is always trying to advance our team for the best.”
Personal: daughter of Leisa and Will … has a sister, Emily.
CAREER BESTS
XC:
1500 (outdoor) –
800 (outdoor) –
Mile (indoor) –
