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Alex Beckman  
Alex Beckman

Class:
RS Freshman

Hometown:
Apple Valley, Minn.

High School:
Eastview HS

Position:
Jumps/Multi

Experience:
HS


04/19/2013

Gophers Split Squad for LSU, Iowa Meets

Both meets will take place on Saturday.

04/18/2013

Beckmans Finish Third, Fourth at Kansas Relays Heptathlon

The redshirt freshmen competed in rainy and snowy conditions.

04/17/2013

Alex Beckman in Second After First Day of Kansas Relays Heptathlon

Amanda Beckman is in fifth place through four events.

04/16/2013

Beckmans to Make Heptathlon Debut at Kansas Relays

Both competed in the pentathlon during the indoor season.

04/06/2013

Brooks' 800-Meter PR Highlights Gophers' Third-Place Finish at Alabama

Todea-Kay Willis and Paige Orcutt earned event titles for Minnesota.

2013 Season - Indoor: Tied for 11th in high jump at the Big Ten Championships, clearing 5-6 to tie the best jump on the team during the indoor season • also finished 14th in the pentathlon (2,907 points) • set personal records in three events at Big Tens • best pentathlon score of 3,390 came at the Iowa State Classic • won the pentathlon shot put at the Jack Johnson Classic. Outdoor: Finished eighth in the heptathlon at the Big Ten Championships with the seventh-best point total in school history (4,916) • set PRs in five of seven events there • also competed in high jump at the Big Ten meet • finished third in the heptathlon at the Kansas Relays, highlighted by runner-up finishes in the 800m and shot put • second in the 100m hurdles at the Hamline Invite.

High School: A 2011 graduate of Eastview High School• High School Coach was JorJean Fischer • two-time all-conference champion in the triple jump (2009, 2010)•conference champion in the triple jump her senior year •two-time all-conference champion in the 100 meters (2009,2010)•four-time all-conference honors (2008,2009,2010 and 2011)•four-time all-state honors (2008,2009,2010 and 2011) •holds high school record for the 100 meters, triple jump, 4X100 meters and also 4X200 meters• all conference forward in basketball• lettered in track & field, basketball and soccer.

Personal: born on November 4, 1992•intends to major in nursing• daughter of Jon and Wendy Beckman• twin sister Amanda is also a member of the track and field team • has two other siblings Danny and Molly• hobbies are lifeguarding and spending time with family.

CAREER BESTS
Event Mark (All-Time Rank)
Meet
Pentathlon, Indoor 3,390 Points ISU Classic (2/7/13)
800m 2:32.87% Big Ten (2/22/13)
60m Hurdles 8.97% Big Ten (2/22/13)
High Jump 5-6 (1.68m)% Big Ten (2/23/13)
Long Jump 17-0 3/4 (5.20m)
Parents Day (2/16/13)
Shot Put 37-7 3/4 (11.47m)% ISU Classic (2/7/13)
Heptathlon, Outdoor 4,916 Points (7th) Big Ten (5/10-11/13)
200m 25.27% Big Ten (5/10/13)
800m 2:28.53% Big Ten (5/11/13)
100m Hurdles 14.41% Big Ten (5/10/13)
High Jump 5-5 (1.65m) Arkansas Inv. (3/30/13)
Long Jump 16-8 1/2 (5.09m)% Big Ten (5/11/13)
Shot Put 38-4 1/4 (11.69m)% Big Ten (5/10/13)
Javelin 99-6 (30.33m) UNLV Inv. (3/16/13)

% indicates mark as part of multi-event competition

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