Alex Winstel Class: Sophomore Hometown: Grand Island, N.Y. High School: Grand Island Height / Weight: 6-1 / 160 Position: middle distance Birthdate: 01/25/1982 Experience: 1L

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.