Alex Bunch

Class:
Junior
High School:
Lincoln County
Hometown:
Stanford, Ky.

Career Bests
Cross Country
5k - 18:33.21
6k - 22:41.6

Indoor
3,000m - 10:53.94

Outdoor
5,000m - 19:03.82

2015 Cross Country: Competed in five races this season … set a career best in the 5K finishing in 18:33.21 at the Greater Louisville Classic … took 14th at the Evansville Early Bird … finished 29th in the Pre-Nationals Invitational and set a career best in the 6K with a time of 22:21.4.

2014-15: Competed in the 3,000m during the indoor season and the 5,000m meter race during the outdoor season…recorded a season-best at the Lenny Lyles-Clark Wood Invitational in the 5,000m race finishing in 19:03:82…took seventh in the 5,000m at the ACC-Big Ten Challenge with a time of 19:04:52.

2014 Cross Country: Competed in three races during sophomore season … opened the season with a 24th-place finish at the Flyer 5K behind a time of 20:23.1 … also competed at the Commodore Classic and the Greater Louisville Classic.

2013-14: Competed in the indoor 3000m during her freshman campaign … placed 11th in the 3000m at the Gene Edmunds Cup … finished with a career-best time of 10:53.94 in the indoor 3000m at the Indiana University Relays.

2013 Cross Country: Competed in two races during freshman campaign ... finished in 12th place at the Mid-America Opener with a time of 16:06.93 ... also competed in the Bluegrass XC Invitational and finished with a time of 19:08.36 ... named a Red and Black Scholar and to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll... named to the AAC All-Academic Team.

Prep: Four-time regional champion at Lincoln County High under coaches Lewis Bailey and Rodney Bunch ... won regional titles in the 800m from 2009-10 and then in the 1,600m in 2009 and 2011 ... was a member of the Foot Locker South all-Region Team ... placed 28th at the 2011 Foot Locker South Regional cross country meet ... won the 2011 cross country title at the KTCCCA Meet of Champions ... earned all-state second team accolades in 2011 ... named an academic all-state honoree.

Personal: Daughter of Rodney and Diana Bunch ... birthday is Aug. 9 ... is an only child ... majoring in biology.