Colorado University Athletics
2018 Cross Country Roster

Alex Scales
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- San Jose, Calif.
- High School:
- Bellamine College Preparatory
2018: Redshirt season. Scales did race once unattached, finishing 55th at the Wyoming Invitational.
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HIGH SCHOOL: Scales ran cross country and track at Bellarmine College Preparatory, earning letters in both. He owns the school record in the 800-meter run (1:50.64) and was a member of the distance medley (10:03.67) and 4x800-relay teams (7:45.56) that set school records. He earned the best senior athlete of the year for his high school and won the American Sign Language award his senior year. Scales was also recruited by UC Berkeley, Michigan, UCLA and Idaho.
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HIGH SCHOOL BESTS: 400-meters: 49.78; 800-meters: 1:50.64; 1,600-meters: 4:13.39; 3,200-meters: 9:13.91.
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IN THE CLASSROOM: Scales intends to major in psychology.Â
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PERSONAL: Alexander Gregory Scales was born on Sept. 20, 2000 in San Jose, Calif. to Greg and Jennifer Scales. He has one younger brother, Christopher. He enjoys fishing and playing baseball. Scales has gone on immersions in the Navajo Nation and in Skid Row in Los Angeles.
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HIGH SCHOOL: Scales ran cross country and track at Bellarmine College Preparatory, earning letters in both. He owns the school record in the 800-meter run (1:50.64) and was a member of the distance medley (10:03.67) and 4x800-relay teams (7:45.56) that set school records. He earned the best senior athlete of the year for his high school and won the American Sign Language award his senior year. Scales was also recruited by UC Berkeley, Michigan, UCLA and Idaho.
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HIGH SCHOOL BESTS: 400-meters: 49.78; 800-meters: 1:50.64; 1,600-meters: 4:13.39; 3,200-meters: 9:13.91.
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IN THE CLASSROOM: Scales intends to major in psychology.Â
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PERSONAL: Alexander Gregory Scales was born on Sept. 20, 2000 in San Jose, Calif. to Greg and Jennifer Scales. He has one younger brother, Christopher. He enjoys fishing and playing baseball. Scales has gone on immersions in the Navajo Nation and in Skid Row in Los Angeles.
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