Akeem Alexander Invited to USA Track & Field Team
Kristen Foster
COS student athlete Akeem Alexander completed a big week last week and there is more to come. He was invited to be a part of the Under 23 USA Track & Field national team. Alexander has accepted the invite, which was offered due to hisperformance at the USA Track & Field Outdoor Championships in Sacramento, and presumably, his previous achievements.
Alexander competed in the Championships on Thursday, in the Friday preliminaries, and then Saturday in the finals of the 400-meter race. This schedule is different than that of the usual community college meet and that, Alexander thinks, fatigued his legs causing him to falter in the last turn of the finals race. He suffered a leg cramp and was unable to finish.
The 19-year-old's record speaks for itself though, despite what happened on Saturday. He is the 2013 and 2014 California Community College champion in the 400-meter race. He placed first in the 2014 California State Championship in the same event.
Alexander, a 2012 graduate of Madera High School, will have a chance to compete for team USA during the North American Central America Caribbean Under 23 track and field championships. At least 25 countries will bring their athletes to the competition, which will be held in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada this August 8-10.
We look forward to seeing much more from this Giants track star!