2017-2018 Men's Track and Field Roster
Fitzgerald, Alexander
Alexander Fitzgerald
- Position:
- Distance
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Setauket, N.Y.
- High School:
- Ward Melville
- Major:
- Marketing
Bio
TRACK PERSONAL RECORDS
CROSS COUNTRY PERSONAL RECORDS:
6K: 18:57.4 (2014 Lehigh Invitational)
8K: 24:52.7 (2013 Princeton Invitational)
10K: 31:37.8 (2016 NCAA Regionals)
2018 OUTDOORS: Competed in the 5,000m (15:10.61) at the IC4A Championships…Finished fifth in the 10,000m (31:46.42) and ran the 5,000 (15:00.88) at the Patriot League Championships…Season best time of 14:31.84 in the 5,000m at the 2018 Larry Ellis Invitational…Competed in the 1,500m (4:11.11) at the Bison Outdoor Classic...Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll and the ECAC Academic Honor Roll.
2018 INDOORS: Won the 5,000m (season best 15:20.59) at the Lehigh John Covert Classic…Finished third with a season best 3,000m time of 8:45.20 at the Bucknell Tune-Up.
2017 OUTDOORS: Finished 10th in the 10K (31:34.48) and in 11th in the 5K (14:51.51) at the Patriot League Championships…Competed in the 5K at the IC4A Outdoor Track & Field Championships…Won the 3000m at the Bison Outdoor Invitational with a season-best time of 8:32.14.
2017 INDOORS: Competed in the 3000m and 5000m at the Patriot League Championships…Came in fourth in the 5,000 meter race at the Villanova Open…Won the 3,000-meter race at the Lehigh-Lafayette dual meet…Was part of the sixth place 4x8 relay team at the Lehigh Fast Times Before Finals…Also took sixth place in both the mile and distance medley relay at the Lehigh Angry Birds Challenge.
2016 CROSS COUNTRY: Led the team with a 40th place finish at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional (31:37.8)...Earned Second-Team All-Patriot League honors for his team-leading 12th place overall finish at the Patriot League Championships (25:19.6)...Finished 155th overall, second on the Mountain Hawks at the Pre-Nationals (25:41.0)...Took 205th place overall, seventh on the team at the Paul Short Run's Gold Race (25:32.3)...Tallied a fifth place finish overall at the Lehigh-Lafayette dual meet (27:31.94)...Placed 15th overall to lead the Mountain Hawks to a fourth place finish at the Spiked Shoe Invitational (26:58.8).
2016 OUTDOORS: Competed in the 5K at the IC4A Championships…Finished seventh in the 10K and ninth in the 5K at the Patriot League Championships…Ran a season-best 10K time (30:35.44) at the Raleigh Relays…Placed 12th in the 5K at the Bison Outdoor Classic (14:29.85)…Won the 1500m run (4:05.86) at the Lehigh-Lafayette dual meet.
2016 INDOORS: Placed ninth in the 3,000 and 5,000 meter runs at the Patriot League Championships…Finished first in the 3,000 meter run at the Lehigh Covert Classic (8:28.20)…Took second in the mile run against Lafayette…Part of the first place 4x800 relay team at the Lehigh Fast Times Meet.
2015 CROSS COUNTRY: Finished 16th overall at the 6K Lehigh Invitational (19:27.2)…Placed ninth overall at the 8K Lafayette dual meet (26:49.56)…Competed in the Paul Short Gold Race (26:06.6) and the Princeton Invitational (25:41.1)...Placed 59th overall at the Patriot League Championships (26:43.3).
2015 OUTDOORS: Finished fifth in the 3,000 meter run at the Lafayette 7-Way…Turned out a season-best time of 15:51.59 in the 5,000 meter run at the Greyhound Invite to place eighth.
2015 INDOORS: Did not compete.
2014 CROSS COUNTRY: Placed eighth at the 8K Lehigh-Lafayette dual meet (25:34)…Finished in ninth place at the 6K Lehigh Invitational (18:57.4).
2014 OUTDOORS: Did not compete.
2014 INDOORS: Did not compete.
2013 CROSS COUNTRY: Capped off his impressive freshman campaign with a 95th place finish at NCAA Regionals (32:26) en route to Lehigh's best ever finish at the competition...Was Lehigh's fourth finisher at Patriot League Championships when he crossed the line in 26th place (26:12.49)...Finished in 48th place at the Princeton Invitational (24:53)... Named Patriot League Rookie of the Week thanks to his sixth place finish at the Lehigh-Lafayette dual (27:03.90) ...Finished in 12th place in the Lehigh Invitational (19:24.46), which served as his first collegiate race.
PERSONAL: Diane and Ed Fitzgerald.
GETTING TO KNOW ALEX
Nickname: Flex Coyote or Fitz
Why did you choose Lehigh? Coach Etters seemed cool and it is a great mix of athletics and academics that would give me a great challenge.
What’s your favorite thing about Lehigh? The team and having small classes
Major & Why: Accounting because it opens doors in every kind of business and Lehigh’s accounting program is one of the best in the country
Favorite Class at Lehigh: Math in Everyday Life
Favorite Place on Campus: Goodman Cross Country Course
Favorite Food: Chicken Parm
Favorite Color: Green
Favorite Musical Artist: Jack Johnson
Favorite Movie: Goodwill Hunting
Favorite TV Show: House
Favorite Website: Running2Win
Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Jay Bilas
Favorite Pro Team: Nike Oregon Project
Favorite place to study: The Dungeon (media center)
Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Anderson Silva
Hobbies: Listening to music, boating, and skipping rocks
Most admired person and why: My high school track coach, Coach V, because he got me to start running and was right about everything
Magazine Cover I'd Like To Be On: Runner’s World
Place I'd Like To Visit: Australia
Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Being able to speak multiple languages
Dream Job: Cross Country coach
If I Didn't Run Track, I Would Play: Lacrosse
If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Travel the world
CROSS COUNTRY PERSONAL RECORDS:
6K: 18:57.4 (2014 Lehigh Invitational)
8K: 24:52.7 (2013 Princeton Invitational)
10K: 31:37.8 (2016 NCAA Regionals)
2018 OUTDOORS: Competed in the 5,000m (15:10.61) at the IC4A Championships…Finished fifth in the 10,000m (31:46.42) and ran the 5,000 (15:00.88) at the Patriot League Championships…Season best time of 14:31.84 in the 5,000m at the 2018 Larry Ellis Invitational…Competed in the 1,500m (4:11.11) at the Bison Outdoor Classic...Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll and the ECAC Academic Honor Roll.
2018 INDOORS: Won the 5,000m (season best 15:20.59) at the Lehigh John Covert Classic…Finished third with a season best 3,000m time of 8:45.20 at the Bucknell Tune-Up.
2017 OUTDOORS: Finished 10th in the 10K (31:34.48) and in 11th in the 5K (14:51.51) at the Patriot League Championships…Competed in the 5K at the IC4A Outdoor Track & Field Championships…Won the 3000m at the Bison Outdoor Invitational with a season-best time of 8:32.14.
2017 INDOORS: Competed in the 3000m and 5000m at the Patriot League Championships…Came in fourth in the 5,000 meter race at the Villanova Open…Won the 3,000-meter race at the Lehigh-Lafayette dual meet…Was part of the sixth place 4x8 relay team at the Lehigh Fast Times Before Finals…Also took sixth place in both the mile and distance medley relay at the Lehigh Angry Birds Challenge.
2016 CROSS COUNTRY: Led the team with a 40th place finish at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional (31:37.8)...Earned Second-Team All-Patriot League honors for his team-leading 12th place overall finish at the Patriot League Championships (25:19.6)...Finished 155th overall, second on the Mountain Hawks at the Pre-Nationals (25:41.0)...Took 205th place overall, seventh on the team at the Paul Short Run's Gold Race (25:32.3)...Tallied a fifth place finish overall at the Lehigh-Lafayette dual meet (27:31.94)...Placed 15th overall to lead the Mountain Hawks to a fourth place finish at the Spiked Shoe Invitational (26:58.8).
2016 OUTDOORS: Competed in the 5K at the IC4A Championships…Finished seventh in the 10K and ninth in the 5K at the Patriot League Championships…Ran a season-best 10K time (30:35.44) at the Raleigh Relays…Placed 12th in the 5K at the Bison Outdoor Classic (14:29.85)…Won the 1500m run (4:05.86) at the Lehigh-Lafayette dual meet.
2016 INDOORS: Placed ninth in the 3,000 and 5,000 meter runs at the Patriot League Championships…Finished first in the 3,000 meter run at the Lehigh Covert Classic (8:28.20)…Took second in the mile run against Lafayette…Part of the first place 4x800 relay team at the Lehigh Fast Times Meet.
2015 CROSS COUNTRY: Finished 16th overall at the 6K Lehigh Invitational (19:27.2)…Placed ninth overall at the 8K Lafayette dual meet (26:49.56)…Competed in the Paul Short Gold Race (26:06.6) and the Princeton Invitational (25:41.1)...Placed 59th overall at the Patriot League Championships (26:43.3).
2015 OUTDOORS: Finished fifth in the 3,000 meter run at the Lafayette 7-Way…Turned out a season-best time of 15:51.59 in the 5,000 meter run at the Greyhound Invite to place eighth.
2015 INDOORS: Did not compete.
2014 CROSS COUNTRY: Placed eighth at the 8K Lehigh-Lafayette dual meet (25:34)…Finished in ninth place at the 6K Lehigh Invitational (18:57.4).
2014 OUTDOORS: Did not compete.
2014 INDOORS: Did not compete.
2013 CROSS COUNTRY: Capped off his impressive freshman campaign with a 95th place finish at NCAA Regionals (32:26) en route to Lehigh's best ever finish at the competition...Was Lehigh's fourth finisher at Patriot League Championships when he crossed the line in 26th place (26:12.49)...Finished in 48th place at the Princeton Invitational (24:53)... Named Patriot League Rookie of the Week thanks to his sixth place finish at the Lehigh-Lafayette dual (27:03.90) ...Finished in 12th place in the Lehigh Invitational (19:24.46), which served as his first collegiate race.
PERSONAL: Diane and Ed Fitzgerald.
GETTING TO KNOW ALEX
Nickname: Flex Coyote or Fitz
Why did you choose Lehigh? Coach Etters seemed cool and it is a great mix of athletics and academics that would give me a great challenge.
What’s your favorite thing about Lehigh? The team and having small classes
Major & Why: Accounting because it opens doors in every kind of business and Lehigh’s accounting program is one of the best in the country
Favorite Class at Lehigh: Math in Everyday Life
Favorite Place on Campus: Goodman Cross Country Course
Favorite Food: Chicken Parm
Favorite Color: Green
Favorite Musical Artist: Jack Johnson
Favorite Movie: Goodwill Hunting
Favorite TV Show: House
Favorite Website: Running2Win
Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Jay Bilas
Favorite Pro Team: Nike Oregon Project
Favorite place to study: The Dungeon (media center)
Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Anderson Silva
Hobbies: Listening to music, boating, and skipping rocks
Most admired person and why: My high school track coach, Coach V, because he got me to start running and was right about everything
Magazine Cover I'd Like To Be On: Runner’s World
Place I'd Like To Visit: Australia
Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Being able to speak multiple languages
Dream Job: Cross Country coach
If I Didn't Run Track, I Would Play: Lacrosse
If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Travel the world
Lehigh Sports Central: Men's Soccer
Wednesday, September 17
Field Hockey vs. Temple
Sunday, September 14
Lehigh Sports Central: Volleyball
Wednesday, September 10
2025 Hall of Fame Ceremony
Wednesday, September 10
