2011-12 Women's Track and Field Roster
Roster
Alexandra Afloari
- Position:
- Multi
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Deva, Romania
Personal-Best College Performances:
800m: 2:34.14
55m Hurdles: 8.44
60m Hurdles: 9.02
100m: 15.09
High Jump: 5-04.5
Long Jump: 19-00.75
Triple Jump: 41-04.25
Shot Put: 30-02.75
Javelin: 101-10.00
Pentathlon: 3,505 pts
UT Highlights: Earned eight first-place finishes in the triple jump in 2011, indoor and outdoor, including a college-best 41-04.25 at MAC Indoor Championships (2/25/11) and a 39-2.25 at All-Ohio Indoor Championships (1/21/11)...Placed fifth in long jump at GVSU Big Meet with 18-05 (2/11/11)...Took first place in the 55m Hurdles at Western Michigan Dual (1/10/10) with a mark of 8.20...Also a first-place finish in the 100m Hurdles at the Toledo Collegiate Challenge (3/27/10) with a 15.09...Placed ninth at the MAC Indoor in high jump with a 5-04.50...Took fifth in javelin at the Toledo Collegiate Challenge (3/27/10) with a 101-10...Earned fifth place in long jump at the Great Dane Classic (1/22/10) with a 18-03.75...Also placed first at the Toledo Invitational (4/29/10) with a distance of 19-00.75 in long jump...Earned a fourth-place finish in the pentathlon at GVSU with a score of 3505...Earned five first-place finishes in the triple jump in 2010 including a jump of 40-01.50 at the Great Dane Classic (1/22/10)...Also recorded a season-best distance in triple jump at the Penn Relays (4/22/10) with a jump of 40-06.00...Took eighth place in shotput at Western Michigan Dual (1/10/10) with a mark of 30-02.75... Also placed ninth at the Toledo Collegiate Challenge (3/27/10) with a mark of 28-09.00.
High School : Four-time Outstanding Performance Award honoree at Romanian National Championships...Won a total of four silver medals and five bronze medals at the national championships during her career...Also won a bronze in indoor pentathlon at the national championships.
At Grambling : 2007 SWAC Champion in the heptathlon...2008 SWAC runner-up in the heptathlon.
Personal : Born Alexandra Lucia Afloari on June 28, 1988 in Timisoara, Romania...Daughter of Costel and Carmen Afloari...Has a younger brother, Paul...Has one uncle and two aunts who starred in track in Romania, while another uncle played professional handball...Enjoys music and dancing...Sport Management major.
