Alex Beckman
	Class: RS Freshman Hometown: Apple Valley, Minn. High School: Eastview HS Position: Jumps/Multi Experience: HS

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.

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