Alex Dent Biography

Hurricane High – (Class of 2010) / Hurricane, WV

High School:

• Ran at Hurricane High from (2006-2010)

• Coached by Bill Posey while at Hurricane High

• Two-time WV All-State Cross Country Selection (2008, 2009)

• Individual State Cross Country Champion (2009)

• Won the 2009 AAA Girls State Cross Country Championship by 26 seconds with cold, wet, windy conditions (19:15.83)

• Took fourth at the Class AAA WV State Cross Country Championship as a junior with a time of 19:12.37

• Four-time WV Group AAA Region 4 Cross Country Champion (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)

• Four-time Mountain State Athletic Conference Cross Country Champion (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)

• Gatorade West Virginia Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year (2010)

• Ran on 2009 Teva U.S. Mountain Running Team

• Placed 35th in the Seeded Girl’s Race at the 2009 Foot Locker South Regional Championship (18:14)

• The first Putnam County Girl to win an Individual State Cross Country Championship

• Recorded a personal best in the 5k with a time of 18:14

• Thirteen-time WV All-State Track Selection (4 x 3200m, 3 x 1600m, 1 x 800m, 4 x 4x800m Relay, 1 x 4x400m Relay)

• Two-time Individual State Track Champion (1 x 3200m, 1 x1600m)

• State Track Champion (3 x 4x800m Relay), while placing third in (2007)

• Eleven-time WV Group AAA Region 4 Track Champion (4 x 3200m, 3 x 1600m, 3 x 4x800m Relay, 1 x 4x400m Relay)

• Two-time WV Group AAA Region 4 Track Runner-Up (1 x 800m, 1 x 4x400m Relay)

• Mountain State Athletic Conference Track Champion (1 x 3200m, 3 x 1600m, 3 x 4x800m Relay)

• Three-time Mountain State Athletic Conference Track Runner-Up (1 x 800m, 2 x 4x400m Relay)

• Class AAA Girls 2009 West Virginia High School State Track & Field Championship High Point Winner (24.50 points)

• Holds the State Record in the 4 x 800m Relay (Sahara Assi, Alex Dent, Sarah Davis, Josie Crouch) with a time of 9:31.14 (2009)

• Set the 2009 State Meet record in the AAA Girls 4 x 800m Relay (Sahara Assi, Alex Dent, Sarah Davis, Josie Crouch) with a time of 9:31.14

• Ranks eleventh on the 3200 Meters State Meet All-Class All-Time Top Ten List (11:00.56) *

• Ranks first, fourth and tenth on the 4 x 800m Relay State Meet All-Class All-Time Top Ten List

• Finished thirty-fourth in the Girls 1 Mile Run at the Nike Indoor Nationals (5:10.40)

• Marked a career-best in the 800meter with a time of 2:21.88

• Ran the 1600-meter event in 5:04.97 for a personal-record

• Finished with a personal-best in the 3200m with a time of 10:57.30

• A highly touted recruit at West Virginia University.

• Signed Letter of Intent to run at West Virginia University

* indicates that this runner would have made the list if each runner was allowed to make the list only once.

Personal Records:

• 800m - 2:21.88

• 1600m (In) - 5:26.79

• 1600m - 5:04.97

• 1 Mile (In) - 5:10.40

• 3200m (In) - 12:03.77

• 3200m - 10:57.30

• 5K (XC) - 18:14.00

Personal:

• Daughter of Chuck Dent and Deidra Burrows Kelley

• Her father ran track and cross country at Glenville State University

• Her sister is Tori Dent (Hurricane High/Marshall University)

• Alex’s birthday is August 19th, 1992

• She has a son, Ryan

Alex Dent biography compiled by Mike McMillion