Alex Korenstra 2009-10 Track and Field Roster
Sprints
AS A SOPHOMORE: Member of the championship 4×400 relay team at the Blue and Gold Invitational in 3:22.92 … also took third in the 400 (49:56) … ran the 400, 500 and 4×400 relay at the Notre Dame Indoor Opener … ran the first leg of that took top-finishing 4×400 relay in 3:22.20 … took sixth in the 400 (50.59) and fourth in the 500, clocking a personal best of 1:05.24 … notched fourth in the 4×100 relay and fifth in the 400 (50.22) at the Notre Dame Invitational … placed fifth in the 400 at the Indiana Relays in 50.35 … at the Meyo Invitational, recorded his best time of the season in the 400 in (49.25) and ran the 500 in 1:05.59, barely missing his personal best of 1:05.24 … placed sixth in the 4×400 relay in 3:15.64 and ran the 400 in a 50.59 at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships … ran the 4×400 relay and 400 at the Dave Rankin Invitational, his only outdoor meet … took second in the 4×400 relay in 3:17.56 and went 50.39 in the 400.
AS A FRESHMAN: Focused on sprints … finished fourth in the 400 with a 49.57 at the Blue and Gold Invitational … placed seventh in the 400 (49.97) at the Notre Dame Indoor Opener … picked up a sixth-place finish at the Notre Dame Invitational after running the 400 in 49.69 … placed 12th in the 300 at the Meyo Invitational, posting a 35.16, while also finishing 26th in the 400 … ran the 400 in 49.28 at the Dave Rankin Invitational, good for a fifth-place finish … placed fourth in the 40 at the Hillsdale Relays (48.50).
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL: Ten-time letterwinner in track and field, football and basketball at Fairfield (Ind.) … track team was conference champion all four years of his high school career … three-time regional and two-time state qualifier … named all-conference 10 times … also named all-state … finished sixth in the 400 at the state meet … two-time football all-conference selection … member of the National Honor Society, church worship band and concert and show choir … born June 6, 1989, in Goshen, Ind. … son of Bruce and Sandra Korenstra … youngest of three children … dad played football at Anderson University … enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business as a marketing major.
KORENSTRA[apos]S CAREER INDOOR BESTS
400m (Meyo Invitational) | 49.20 |
500m (Notre Dame Indoor Opener) | 1:05.24 |
KORENSTRA[apos]S CAREER OUTDOOR BESTS
400m (Hillsdale Relays) | 48.50 |