Troy University Athletics
2012 Women's Cross Country Roster
Roster
Alexander, Ja-Courtney

Ja-Courtney Alexander
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Whigham, Ga.
- High School:
- Cairo HS
Bio
Junior Season (Cross Country): Ran in two meets for the Trojans…Recorded a time of 15:17.45 at the 3200 meter Trojan Invitational…Came in 29th with a time of 25:28.37 at the Coach “O” Invitational…Member of the “3.0 Club”
Junior Season (Track): Competed in indoor and outdoor track…Participated in 100-meter, 200-meter, 400-meter and 800-meter…Member of 4x100-meter and 4x400-meter relay teams…Won Coach “O” Invitational in the 400-meter setting a personal best of 54.35…Was named Sun Belt Athlete of the Week after Coach “O” Invitational…Recorded seasons best of 24.14 in the 200-meter…Ranked number one in the 400-meter, number two in the 60-and 200-meter, number five in the 55-meter and number six in the 800-meter on Troy’s All-Time Ranking List…Was named Captain of Track Jumps/Sprints for the 2012-13 Season…Member of Sun Belt Academic Honor Roll
[SOPHOMORE] Competed in Cross Country, Indoor and Outdoor track ... Participated in 100-meters, 200-meters, 400-meters, 400-meters hurdles, 4x100-meter relay and 4x400-meter relay ... Academic All-American ... Placed second in the 400-meters indoor with a time of 55.2 seconds breaking her record set during her freshman year ... Placed first at the Florida State Invitational and the Coach O Invitational in the 400-meters with a time of 54.7 seconds ... Placed third at the Florida State Invitational in the 100-meters with a time of 11.7 seconds ... Placed fourth in the 200-meter indoor with a time of 24.08 seconds ... Is ranked second all-time at Troy in the 400-meters outdoor ... Sun Belt Student-Athlete of the week twice ... Spring 3.0 club
[FRESHMAN] Competed in Indoor and Outdoor track…Participated in the 100-meters, 200-meters, 400-meters, 4x100-meter relay and 4x400-meter relay…Placed third at the Clemson Tiger Paw Invitational in the 200-meters with a time of 25.06…Placed fourth at the Blue Raider Invitational in the 200-meters with a time of 25.55…Placed fifth at the Blue Raider Invitational in the 55-meters with a time of 7.27…Placed sixth at the Clemson Tiger Paw Invitational in the 400-meters with a time of 57.93…Was runner-up at the Sun Belt Conference Indoor Championships in the 400-meter with a personal best time of 56.11 which broke the all-time Troy record in the event…Placed fifth at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships in the 200-meters which places her second all-time at Troy with a time of 24.26…Was a part of the 4x400-meters relay team that was runner-up at the Sun Belt Indoor Championship and is tied for the second on the all-time list at Troy…Is ranked second all-time at Troy in the 60-meters indoor…Was named freshman of the year in the indoor season…Was named to the Sun Belt All-Conference team during the indoor season…Member of the 4x400-meter relay that won the Coach “O” Invitational…Was runner-up in the 100-meter at the Coach “O” Invitational with a time of 11.2…Was runner-up at the Coach “O” Invitational in the 200-meters with a time of 23.6…Was a member of the 4x100 meter relay team that was runner-up at the Coach “O” Invitational…Recorded a personal best in 200-meters at a time of 24.11 at the Auburn Tiger Track Classic which placed her fifth all-time at Troy in the event…Was runner-up at the Sun Belt Championship in the 400-meters with a personal best time 55.05 which placed her second all-time at Troy…Member of the 4x400-meters relay team that won the Sun Belt Championship and is ranked fourth all-time at Troy…Member of the 4x100-meters team that came in fourth at the Sun Belt Championship and is ranked fourth all-time at Troy…Qualified for the Junior USATF Nationals in 200-meters and 400-meters…Placed 14th overall in the 200-meters at Junior USATF Nationals…Was named freshman of the year in outdoor track…Named to the Sun Belt All-Conference team in the outdoor season…Member of the fall 3.0 Troy University Recognition Club.
[HIGH SCHOOL] A three-year letterwinner at Cairo High School for coach Arthur Anderson ... Ran the 100-meters, 200-meters, 800-meters and was part of the 4x100-meter relay team and the 4x400-meter relay team ... Ran a personal best of 12.00 seconds in the 100-meters ... Ran a personal best of 25.04 seconds in the 200-meters during prep career ... Ran a personal best of 19:57 in the 5K during cross country season ... Also lettered four years in basketball ... Helped team to Region runner-up in prep basketball career during sophomore season ... Earned honorable mention all-region honors for basketball ... Also lettered in cross country ... During sophomore season, helped team to fourth place finish at Georgia High School State Cross Country state championship race ... Won the region championship in cross country as a junior ... Won the region championship in cross country as a senior ... Holds the school record in the 5K with a time of 19:57 ... Earned the 'Best Runner' Award during cross country season.
[PERSONAL] Full name is Ja-Courtney Sharlene Alexander ... Born August 6, 1991 ... Daughter of Bill Alexander and Teresa Brown ... Has two brothers, Darius Brown and Bill Alexander, and has one sister, La-toya Brown ... Named to Troy University 3.0 GPA Recognition List for fall 2009 ... Majoring in Nursing.
Junior Season (Track): Competed in indoor and outdoor track…Participated in 100-meter, 200-meter, 400-meter and 800-meter…Member of 4x100-meter and 4x400-meter relay teams…Won Coach “O” Invitational in the 400-meter setting a personal best of 54.35…Was named Sun Belt Athlete of the Week after Coach “O” Invitational…Recorded seasons best of 24.14 in the 200-meter…Ranked number one in the 400-meter, number two in the 60-and 200-meter, number five in the 55-meter and number six in the 800-meter on Troy’s All-Time Ranking List…Was named Captain of Track Jumps/Sprints for the 2012-13 Season…Member of Sun Belt Academic Honor Roll
[SOPHOMORE] Competed in Cross Country, Indoor and Outdoor track ... Participated in 100-meters, 200-meters, 400-meters, 400-meters hurdles, 4x100-meter relay and 4x400-meter relay ... Academic All-American ... Placed second in the 400-meters indoor with a time of 55.2 seconds breaking her record set during her freshman year ... Placed first at the Florida State Invitational and the Coach O Invitational in the 400-meters with a time of 54.7 seconds ... Placed third at the Florida State Invitational in the 100-meters with a time of 11.7 seconds ... Placed fourth in the 200-meter indoor with a time of 24.08 seconds ... Is ranked second all-time at Troy in the 400-meters outdoor ... Sun Belt Student-Athlete of the week twice ... Spring 3.0 club
[FRESHMAN] Competed in Indoor and Outdoor track…Participated in the 100-meters, 200-meters, 400-meters, 4x100-meter relay and 4x400-meter relay…Placed third at the Clemson Tiger Paw Invitational in the 200-meters with a time of 25.06…Placed fourth at the Blue Raider Invitational in the 200-meters with a time of 25.55…Placed fifth at the Blue Raider Invitational in the 55-meters with a time of 7.27…Placed sixth at the Clemson Tiger Paw Invitational in the 400-meters with a time of 57.93…Was runner-up at the Sun Belt Conference Indoor Championships in the 400-meter with a personal best time of 56.11 which broke the all-time Troy record in the event…Placed fifth at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships in the 200-meters which places her second all-time at Troy with a time of 24.26…Was a part of the 4x400-meters relay team that was runner-up at the Sun Belt Indoor Championship and is tied for the second on the all-time list at Troy…Is ranked second all-time at Troy in the 60-meters indoor…Was named freshman of the year in the indoor season…Was named to the Sun Belt All-Conference team during the indoor season…Member of the 4x400-meter relay that won the Coach “O” Invitational…Was runner-up in the 100-meter at the Coach “O” Invitational with a time of 11.2…Was runner-up at the Coach “O” Invitational in the 200-meters with a time of 23.6…Was a member of the 4x100 meter relay team that was runner-up at the Coach “O” Invitational…Recorded a personal best in 200-meters at a time of 24.11 at the Auburn Tiger Track Classic which placed her fifth all-time at Troy in the event…Was runner-up at the Sun Belt Championship in the 400-meters with a personal best time 55.05 which placed her second all-time at Troy…Member of the 4x400-meters relay team that won the Sun Belt Championship and is ranked fourth all-time at Troy…Member of the 4x100-meters team that came in fourth at the Sun Belt Championship and is ranked fourth all-time at Troy…Qualified for the Junior USATF Nationals in 200-meters and 400-meters…Placed 14th overall in the 200-meters at Junior USATF Nationals…Was named freshman of the year in outdoor track…Named to the Sun Belt All-Conference team in the outdoor season…Member of the fall 3.0 Troy University Recognition Club.
[HIGH SCHOOL] A three-year letterwinner at Cairo High School for coach Arthur Anderson ... Ran the 100-meters, 200-meters, 800-meters and was part of the 4x100-meter relay team and the 4x400-meter relay team ... Ran a personal best of 12.00 seconds in the 100-meters ... Ran a personal best of 25.04 seconds in the 200-meters during prep career ... Ran a personal best of 19:57 in the 5K during cross country season ... Also lettered four years in basketball ... Helped team to Region runner-up in prep basketball career during sophomore season ... Earned honorable mention all-region honors for basketball ... Also lettered in cross country ... During sophomore season, helped team to fourth place finish at Georgia High School State Cross Country state championship race ... Won the region championship in cross country as a junior ... Won the region championship in cross country as a senior ... Holds the school record in the 5K with a time of 19:57 ... Earned the 'Best Runner' Award during cross country season.
[PERSONAL] Full name is Ja-Courtney Sharlene Alexander ... Born August 6, 1991 ... Daughter of Bill Alexander and Teresa Brown ... Has two brothers, Darius Brown and Bill Alexander, and has one sister, La-toya Brown ... Named to Troy University 3.0 GPA Recognition List for fall 2009 ... Majoring in Nursing.
Troy vs Mercer (Full Highlights)
Thursday, September 11
Amiah Butler Postgame Press Conference - Mercer
Thursday, September 11
Josh Lauer Postgame Press Conference - Mercer
Thursday, September 11
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Wednesday, September 10