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PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS

2017 Track & Field Roster

Alec Hornecker

  • Class Freshman
  • Highschool Golden HS
  • Hometown Golden, Colo.
  • Prev School Golden HS

Biography

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
Awards:

- Academic All-Big Sky (2017)

PERSONAL BESTS:
Indoor:
Mile - 4:29.83 - UW Indoor Open (2/12/17)
3,000m - 9:00.37 - Idaho Duals (2/3/17)
Outdoor:
1,500m - 4:03.29 - Triton Invitational (4/22/17)
5,000m - 14:54.89 - OSU High Performance Meet (4/28/17)

2017 OUTDOOR:
Placed 19th in the 5,000 meters at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships (5/10-13), finishing in 15:10.29...Knocked more than 10 seconds off his PR in the 5,000 meters with his finish in 14:54.89 at the OSU High Performance Meet (4/28-29)...Shaved seven seconds off his personal best in the 1,500 meters with his finish in 4:03.29 at the Triton Invitational (4/22)...Ran his first outdoor 1,500 meters at the John Knight Twilight (4/7), finishing in 4:10.42...Lowered his personal best in the 5,000 meters by 4.5 seconds with his time of 15:05.58 at the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival (3/31)...Ran the 5,000 meters in 15:10.16 while opening his outdoor season at the L&C Spring Break Open (3/17-18).

2017 INDOOR:
Shaved close to four seconds off his indoor personal best in the mile while finishing in 4:29.83 at the UW Indoor Open (2/12)...Ran the mile in 4:33.66 at the Cougar Indoor Invitational (2/4)...Made his Portland State debut at the Idaho Duals (2/3), finishing the 3,000 meters in 9:00.37.
 
GOLDEN HIGH SCHOOL:
All-State in cross country after finishing second in the state meet in 2015...Holds his high schools records in the 800 1,600 3,200 and 5,000 meters...Jefferson County Colorado League League MVP 2015 and 2016...Second team all-region at Nike Cross Nationals in 2015...Three-time first-team all-conference in cross country...In track, second-team all-conference in 3,200 and 1,600 in 2014... First-team all-conference in 3,200 and 1,600 in 2015...First-team all-conference in 3,200 and second-team all-conference in 800 in 2016...Has lettered in tennis once and swimming twice along with track and cross country in high school.
 
PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS:
Son of Greg and Dana Hornecker…Has two brothers, Ky and Michael Hornecker, and one sister, Danielle Irwin…Lists hunting, skiing, running, biking and swimming as hobbies…Plans on earning an MBA after his undergraduate degree…Intends to major in business.
 


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