Track & Field

Alex Winstel
Alex Winstel

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Grand Island, N.Y.

High School:
Grand Island

Height / Weight:
6-1 / 160

Event:
middle distance

Birthdate:
01/25/1982

Experience:
3L

Major:
Kinesiology/Sports Administration

2004
Indoor: Season-best time in the 800 meters came at the Leonard Hilton Memorial with a time of 1:54.65...best time in the mile came at the Houston Indoor Opener with a time of 4:20.99. Outdoor: Finished second at the Sam Houston with a team-best 1:52.40 in the 800 meters...posted a ninth-place finish at the Conference USA Championships with a season-best time of 3:57.43 in the 1500 meters.

2003
Did not compete.

2002
Indoor: Competed in two meets for the Cougars...had 10th-place finish at the Houston Invitational with a season-best time of 1:57.67. Outdoor: Did not compete.

2001
- Indoor: Had a season-best 800-meter time of 1:55.05 in a ninth-place finish at the Houston Indoor Invitational...member of the distance medley relay team that placed fifth at the C-USA Championships. - Outdoor: Finished 13th in the 800 meters at the Tellez Invitational with a time of 1:56.73...ran a season-best time of 4:03.29 to win the 1,500 meters at the Adidas Houston Invitational.

High School--Participated in cross country and track at Grand Island High School... won the 800-meter title in section six...won the 800 meter title in the NFL District and won the 1600 meter title in the NFL District.

Personal
Born January 25, 1982, in Buffalo, New York...son of Bradford and Carol Winstel of Grand Island...turned down offers from Charleston Southern and Rhode Island to come to Houston...majoring in kinesiology.

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