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Alena Brooks  
Alena Brooks

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Diego Martin, Trinidad

High School:
Diego Martin Gov't Secondary

Position:
Mid-Distance

Experience:
SQ


04/20/2013

Gophers Claim Six Event Titles at LSU, Iowa

Minnesota also turned in several PRs and top-10 performances.

04/19/2013

Gophers Split Squad for LSU, Iowa Meets

Both meets will take place on Saturday.

04/12/2013

Gophers Move to St. Thomas for Saturday Competition

Originally scheduled for Concordia-St. Paul, the meet has moved indoors.

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.

03/30/2013

Gophers Claim First in Six Events at Arkansas Spring Invitational

Todea-Kay Willis post the seventh fastest 100-meter dash time in school history.

Career Highlights: Set the school record in the 400 meters with a time of 53.55 at the Jim Click Shootout • anchored the 4x400 relay team that set a new school record (3:38.03) at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships • All-Big Ten Second Team in 2010 • 2010 and 2012 NCAA West Prelims competitor • ranks second in school history in the 600 meters (1:29.26) • ran the second leg of Trinidad and Tobago's second-place 4x400m relay at the 2012 NACAC U23 Championships.

2012 Season - Indoor: Did not compete. Outdoor: Returned to the track with a third-place finish in the 400 meters at the Bulldog Invitational (54.08) • NCAA regional qualifier in the 400m and 4x400m relay • anchored the 4x400m relay team that placed seventh at the Big Ten Championships with the fourth-best time in Minnesota history (3:38.85) • also competed in the 400m at the Big Ten meet • placed fourth in the 400m at the Steve Scott Invitational (55.01) • led off second-place 4x400 at the Bulldog Invitational (3:39.22) • Academic All-Big Ten.

2011 Season - Indoor: won the Minnesota Open in the 400m with a time of 55:30 • sprinted to a second place finish at the Meyo Invite clocking in at 54.51 • came in third at the Big Ten championships after finishing with a time of 55:04 • took third at the Jack Johnson Classic in the 600m with a time of 1:30.68 • anchored the 4x400 relay team that took first at the Minnesota Open with a time of 3:51.65 • also anchored the relay team that finished third at the Iowa State Classic with a time of 3:43.41 • ran the second leg in the Distance Medley Relay at the Meyo Invite (11:12.34) that took second overall. Outdoor: Set the school record in the 400 meters with a time of 53.55 at the Jim Click Shootout •anchored the 4x400 relay team that set a new school record (3:38.03) at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships • ran a season best time of 24.96 in the 200 meters at the Mesa Classic • ran the fourth leg of the 4x100 relay team that finished third at the Big Ten Championships •had a season best time of 2:08.18 in the 800 meters at the Sun Angel Classic.

2010 Season - Indoor:Earned All-Big Ten Second Team honors in both the 600 meters and the distance medley relay • the Big Ten runner-up in the 600m (1:29.26) • ran the third leg of the second-place DMR at Big Ten meet • also anchored Gophers' fifth-place 4x400m relay • DMR ran two NCAA provisional times, topped by a winning time of 11:15.70 at Meyo Invitational • competed in four meets • top time in 800 meters was 2:10.65 at Iowa State Classic.Outdoor:Competed in six meets • NCAA West Prelim competitor in the 800 meters (2:10.85, 37th) • placed ninth in 800m at the Big Ten Championships • clocked season-best time in the prelims (2:09.39) • ran third leg of the 4x400-meter relay that placed fifth in Big Ten meet • ran second leg in Drake Relays champion 4x800m relay • ran third leg on spring medley relay that set school record (3:54.99) at Drake • varsity letterwinner.

International:Captured silver medals in the 800 meters (2:08.97) and 4x400m relay for Trinidad & Tobago at the 2010 Carifta Games • represented Trinidad & Tobago at the 2009 Pan-American games • finished seventh in the 800 meters (2:12.21), with a faster time (2:10.38) in prelims • also competed in the 4x400-meter relay.

High School:A 2008 graduate of Diego Martin Gov't Secondary • member of the Memphis Pioneer Track and Field Club • played netball (captain), basketball, and cricket.

Personal:Born Nov. 14, 1991 • kinesiology major • daughter of John Brooks • has siblings Nicole, Alicia and Anthony.

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