Alex Bentley Class: Sophomore Hometown: Tomball, Texas High School: Tomball Height: 5-10 Position: Pole Vault Birthdate: 01/21/1988 Major: Physicians Assistant

C-USA Indoor Champion- Pole Vault
C-USA Outdoor Champion- Pole Vault
2007 NCAA Regional Qualifier- Pole Vault
C-USA Outdoor Male Newcomer of the Year

2007
Indoor: C-USA Indoor Champion in the pole vault clearing 4.90m/16-00.75...Finished tied for fourth in the pole vault at the Arkansas Invitational...Was the runner-up in the pole vault at the Leonard Hilton Memorial...Notched a sixth place finish in the pole vault setting a personal best 4.97m/16-03.50 at the Dan DeHart Invitational...Had a 10th place finish at the Houston Invitational...Second in the pole vault at the UH All-Comers Meet. Outdoor: C-USA Champion in the pole vault with a clearance of 5.06m/16-07.25...Won the pole vault at the Tom Tellez Invitational clearing 5.05m/16-06.75...Took the top spot in the pole vault at the Texas Invitational...Finished in second in the pole vault at the LSU Tiger Classic...Was fourth in the "A" section of the pole vault at the Cal Collegiate Challenge.

High School
Junior National Qualifier... Three-time Elite Youth All-American... 2005 UIL 5A State Champion... USATF Member... Two-time silver medalist at Nationals... Nationally ranked by age in the Top 10 for five years... Was a defensive corner back for the football team.

Personal
Born January 21, 1988 in Houston, Texas... Son of William and Julie Bentley... Chose Houston for its track team... Also recruited by LSU, Rice, Oregon, Arkansas, UT, Texas A&M, McNeese, and Oklahoma... Hobbies include surfing and pole vaulting... Undecided on a major.