Alex Springer Season 2016-17

Ht6-1
YrR-So
HometownShawnee Mission, Kan.
EventsThrows
Alex Springer
Alex Springer
Senior (2018)
Competed in eight meets during the outdoor season... Recorded a personal-best of 65.92m (216'-3") in the javelin at the Arkansas Twilight meet - the No. 8 mark in program history... Sixth-place finisher at the SEC Outdoor Championships in Knoxville, Tenn. ... Qualified for the NCAA West Prelims in the javelin

Junior (2017)
Opened the year placing fourth at the Arkansas Spring Invitational in the javelin throw ... Followed it up with two more top-five finishes at the Stanford and Baylor Invitationals -- marking a PR of 59.88m/196-5 at the latter ... Capped the year placing first in the javelin at the Arkansas Twilight.

Sophomore (2016)
Did not compete.

Freshman (2015)
Opened his first year as a Razorback with a second place finish at the Arkansas Spring Invitational in the javelin throw ... Collected another top-eight finish at the John McDonnell Invitational with a throw of 57.82m/189-8, good for sixth ... Capped his freshman year with a personal best throw of 59.32m/194-7 to finish second at the Arkansas Twilight.

High School
Comes to Arkansas from Shawnee Mission Northwest High School after winning the Kansas state championship in the javelin his senior year … First Team All-Sunflower League … Second Team All-Metro Kansas City … State Runner-up in the javelin as a junior … Threw a personal-best 196-7 in the javelin … Member of the National Honor Society … A four-year honor roll student and Academic Award Letter recipient.

Personal
Son of Kimberly and Rick Springer... One sister, Kate.... Majoring in supply chain management.

 
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