Alexandria Peters

Position:
Sprints
Height:
5-4
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Keller, Texas
High School:
Keller Central/TCU

PERSONAL BESTS
Indoor
200-meters: 24.52 (2017)
300-meters: 40.22 (2016)
400-meters: 55.53 (2016)
Outdoor
200-meters: 24.12 (2017)
400-meters: 54.89 (2017)

MPSF SCORING
2016 4x400 meter relay, 5th (3:42.52)
2017 4x400 meter relay, 5th (3:46.54)

PAC-12 SCORING
2016 4x100-meter relay, 3rd (45.22)
2016 4x400-meter relay, 6th (3:41.47)
2017 4x400-meter relay, 5th (3:41.38)

2017: Indoor: Peters focused on the 200 and the 400-meters during the indoor season. She set a PR in the 200 with a time of 24.52 at the Colorado Open (2/4). Her best finish in the 400 came at the MPSF Championships where she came in 18th. She was also a member of the 4x400-meter relay team that finished fifth at conference.
Outdoor: Again Peters concentrated on the 200 and 400-meters during her second year with the Buffs. During the season, Peters set a personal record in the 400 with a time of 54.89 at the CU Invite (4/8), which was second overall. She won the 400 at the Jerry Quiller Classic (3/18), finishing in 55.06. Peters also had a pair of runner-up finishes in the 200 during the campaign. At the Jerry Quiller Classic, she finished in 24.36. Peters clocked her personal best of 24.12 at the Air Force Twilight for her other second-place finish.

2016: Indoor: Peters quickly became one of CU’s top sprinters in her first campaign with the Buffs. At the Don Kirby Invite (2/13), she clocked season bests in both the 200 and 400-meter dashes. Peters raced 55.53 in the 400, which put her fifth all-time in CU’s history. Her 24.54 time in the 200 made her the sixth fastest performer. At the MPSF Championships, she was 14^th in the 400 (55.89) and was 15^th in the 200 (24.67). Peters was also part of the CU record setting 4x400-meter relay, which placed fifth at the league meet in 3:42.52.
Outdoor: Peters concentrated on the 400 during the outdoor season, clocking a season best 54.97 to place second at the CU Invite. She was also a very important member of the relay teams, and at the CU Invite, helped the 4x100-meter relay to the second fastest time in school history (44.98). At the Pac-12 Championship, she placed 18^th in the prelims of the 400, but helped the Buffs pick up points in both relays. The 4x100 placed third overall, recording CU’s third fastest time (45.22), while the 4x400 placed sixth (3:41.47). Both relays went on to compete at the NCAA West Preliminary round.

AT TCU (2014-15): Peters did not compete in 2015, but in 2014 as a freshman, she qualified for NCAAs in the 4x400-meter relay. Peters, a 400-meter runner, clocked her fastest time of the season (54.93) in the preliminary round at the Big 12 Championships. She was second in the 400 at the Michael Johnson Invitational (56.39) and placed third at the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner Kersee Invitational (55.83). Peters was a member of the 4x400 team that placed fourth at the Big 12 meet (3:37.59). During the indoor season, she ran a season best 25.23 at the New Mexico Invitational.
HIGH SCHOOL: Peters competed in the 100, 200 and 400-meter dashes, as well as the long and triple jumps. She placed second in the 100 (12.31), 400 (56.99) and triple jump (36-9.75) at the 2013 Texas District 4-5A Championships. Peters won the Texas 5A Area 3-4 titles in the long jump (17-7.25) and 400 (57.17). In 2013, she competed at the 2013 USA Track and Field Junior Olympics in the 400, finishing 11^th overall in 55.76. Peters won the Texas 5A District 7 titles in the triple jump (36-9) as a junior.

IN THE CLASSROOM: Peters is majoring in film studies.

PERSONAL: Alexandria Jade Peters was born on March 1, 1995 in Norman, Okla. She is the daughter of Terry and Arva Peters of Fort Worth, Texas, and has two siblings, Bethany and Taryn.