Alec Hornecker

Photo by: Tim Benko, Benko Photographics

Height:
5-9
Weight:
null
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Golden, Colo.
High School:
Golden
Prev School:
Portland State

NCAA APPEARANCES
2019 Cross Country (38th)
2020 Cross Country (59th)
2021 Outdoor 5,000-meters (Preliminaries)

ALL-AMERICAN
2019 Cross Country (38th)

ACADEMICS
Academic All-Big Sky (2017)

2021: Indoor: Did not compete (cross country)
Outdoor: Raced five times for the Buffs ... Raced the 5k and 10k at the PAC-12 Championships ... Qualified for the NCAA West Regional Championships in the 5k, finishing 24th.

2020: Indoor: Competed three times for the Buffs ... Finished season at the MPSF Championships, scoring in the 5k with a 5th place finish.
Outdoor: Canceled (coronavirus)

2019: Indoor: Started his career indoors racing in the mile at the Potts Invite ... Progressed to the 3,000 at the Colorado Invite and 5,000 at Husky Classic.
Outdoor: Raced everything from the 1,500 to 10,000 ... Set personal bests in every distance raced ... Finished the season 11th in the 10,000 at the Pac-12 Championships and 18th in the 5,000.

CROSS COUNTRY
2019: Had a breakout season for Colorado that started with a third-place finish at the Wyoming Invite ... Finished 12 at the Pac-12 Championships .. .Did not race at regionals but followed up with his first NCAA All-American finish after placing 38th overall.

PORTLAND STATE:
Placed 19th in the 5,000 at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships as a freshman ... Ran personal bests of 15:54.89 at the OSU High Performance Meet.

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.