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Alec Fleming Season 2018-19

YearFreshman
HometownLowell, Ind.

IN THE PURDUE RECORD BOOKS

  • Ranks No. 8 in school history in the outdoor 5,000 with a time of 14:09.73 (April 16, 2021)
 

2021

Academic All-Big Ten (Cross Country)
Academic All-Big Ten (Track & Field)
Outdoor Track & Field / As a Redshirt Freshman
  • Ran in three meets and competed in the 1,500, 5,000 and 10,000
  • Finished the 10,000 in 30:10.39 at the Big Ten Championships on May 14
  • Earned the No. 8 time in Purdue history in the 5,000 with a mark of 14:09.73 at the Big Ten Indiana Invite No. 3 on April 16
  • Recorded a 1,500 time of 3:54.46 at the Big Ten Indiana Invite No. 1 on March 27
Indoor Track & Field / As a Redshirt Sophomore
  • Competed at two meets, in the 3,000 and 5,000
  • Ran a personal-best 5,000 time of 14:26.27 at the Big Ten Championships on Feb. 25
  • Posted a career-record time of 8:25.76 in the 3,000 at the Simmons-Harvey Invite on Jan. 16
Cross Country / As a Redshirt Sophomore
  • Raced at the 8k Big Ten Championships on Jan 30 and was 40th in 25:08.0 at one of Purdue’s two cross country meets in 2021 to help the Boilermakers qualify for NCAAs as a team for the third consecutive year, a program-first since 1946-50
 

2019-20

Academic All-Big Ten (Cross Country)
Academic All-Big Ten (Track & Field)
Outdoor Track & Field / As a Redshirt Freshman
  • 2020 outdoor season canceled due to the global COVID-19 pandemic
Indoor Track & Field / As a Redshirt Freshman
  • Earned a personal-best time of 4:17.47 in the mile to place eight at the Alex Wilson Invitational on Feb. 22
  • Ran a career-best 8:28.45 in the 3,000 and finished fifth overall at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational on Jan. 17
  • Opened the year with a 4:19.78 in the mile to finish in seventh place at the Gene Edmonds Memorial on Jan. 10
Cross Country / As a Redshirt Freshman
  • Ran a personal-best 33:44.10 in the 10k at the NCAA Championships on Nov. 23, to help the Boilermakers to an 11th-place finish, their best since 1950
  • Finished the 8k Big Ten Championships in 25:22.30 on Nov. 3, to help Purdue place fourth with 82 points, its best point total since 1985
  • Earned a career-best time of 24:58.10 in the 8k at the Nuttycombe Invitational on Oct. 18 to finish 23rd overall
  • Posted a personal-best time in the 5-mile race of 25:15.40 at the Notre Dame Invitational on Oct. 4
  • In his Boilermaker debut, finished fourth overall in the 8k in 25:30.20 at the Illini Open on Aug. 30
 

2018-19

Outdoor Track & Field / As a Freshman
  • Redshirted
Indoor Track & Field / As a Freshman
  • Redshirted
Cross Country / As a Freshman
  • Redshirted
 

PERSONAL

  • Majoring in civil engineering
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2020-21

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Redshirt Freshman
2019-20

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