Georgia State University Athletics

Outdoor Track and Field 2012: Placed second in the unseeded heat of the 1,500m at the Georgia Intercollegiate...Competed in the 1,500m at the Yellow Jacket Invite, UGA Relays and Mississippi Open...Took fifth place in the non-invitational heat of the 5,000m...Competed in the 1,500m at the CAA Championships.

Indoor Track and Field 2012: Did not compete.

Cross Country 2011: Finished the UGA Invite 30^th overall (23^rd in team scoring) with a time of 19:17.08...Contributed an 18th overall finish to a team victory at the Auburn Invitational, running the 4K course in a time of 15:36.6...Placed 22nd at the GSU Invite with a 6K time of 24:03...Ran a 23:57 at the 6K Paul Short Run, finishing 263rd overall...Finished eighth overall in a team victory at the Jaguar Invite, with a time of 24:37.9...Placed eighth overall after running 20:10.63 at the Coach "O" Invite...Placed 48th at the CAA Championship with a time of 24:14.

Outdoor Track and Field 2011: Competed in six meets during the outdoor track season, setting three personal bests in the 5,000 meters and one in the 1,500 meters...Recorded a personal best at the Mississippi Open in the 1,500m, completing the event in 4:53.76...Had another personal best at the CAA Championships in the 5,000m, finishing in 18:08.17...Ran the 1,500m at the Gem of the Hills Invitational, grabbing fourth out of 23 participants...Saw action in the 5,000m at the War Eagle Invitational and earned seventh place out of 34 competitors...Also ran the 5,000m at the Yellow Jacket Invitational and the Georgia Intercollegiate...Worked hard in the classroom and earned a spot on the Dean's List for Spring 2011.

Indoor Track and Field 2011: Saw action in two meets for State...Ran the 5,000m at the Clemson Invitational and placed seventh...Also ran the 3,000m at the Tiger Paw Invitational.

Cross Country 2010: Competed in seven meets during the season, turning in personal bests in both the 5K and 6K...5K personal best came at the Charlotte Cross Country Invitational finishing 67th out of 235 runners with a time of 19:08.7...Best 6K time was 23.16 at the CAA Championship to finish 48th out of 95 runners...Finished 38th out of 86 runners at the Clemson Cross Country Invitational with a time of 19:37.13...Placed 18th out of 63 runners at the GSU Invitational 5K with a time of 22:22.73...Opened the year with a 13th place finish out of 53 runners at the Struts JSU Opener 4K with a time of 15.06...Other 5K time was 19:33.3 at the Blue Ridge Open...Recorded a 6K time of 23:36.66 at the NCAA South Regional Championship...Named to the A.D.'s Honor Roll for the fall semester.

Outdoor Track and Field 2010: Ran a personal best at the War Eagle Invitational in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 18:39.39.18...Crossed the finish line in 10:54.83 in the 3,000-meter run at the CCU Shamrock Invitational... Competed in the 5,000-meter run at the Duke Invitational to place sixth with a time of 18:49.70...At the CAA Championships ran 38:54.16 to place 15th in the 10,000-meter run...Earned CAA All-Academic honors.

Indoor Track and Field 2010: Ran in two meets during the indoor season competing in the 3,000-meter run...Season best in the 3,000 came at the Virginia Tech Challenge with a time of 10:53.41...Ran a 11:00.69 at the Clemson Games.

Cross Country 2009: Competed in all six races of the season...Ran a season best at the Greater Louisville Classic with a time of 19:34.08 for the 5K...Finished 25th out of 110 runners at the season-opening Sewanee Invitational with a time of 20:32.33...Placed 38th out of 148 runners at the Commodore Classic with a time of 20:20.01...Placed 44th out of 119 runners at the JMU Invitational with a time of 21:14.00...Other times on the season included 23:41.14 at the 6K CAA Championships and 23:24.85 at the 6K NCAA South Regionals...Competed at the Footlocker South Regional 5K over Thanksgiving break and finished seventh out of 24 runners with a time of 19:09...Named to the fall semester's Dean's List.

Outdoor Track and Field 2009: Competed in the 800, 1,500 and 5,000-meter runs during the outdoor track season...Ran a season-best 2:25.89 in the 800 at the CAA Championship...Ran a 19:23.57 for the 5,000 at the Georgia Tech Invitational during the outdoor season.

Cross Country 2008: Ran a season-best 20:28.61 in her first meet as a Panther at the 5K Crimson Classic and placed 43rd overall out of 75 runners to help Georgia State to a second-place finish...Placed 82nd overall at the CAA Championship.

Prep: Competed in basketball, track and field and cross country at George Walton Academy...Was named team MVP of cross country team for three straight years...Was all-state in cross country three years in a row and all-state in track during junior campaign...Cross Country team finished second in state during freshman year...Was 10th in the state in cross country with a time of 20:12 during freshman year, and improved each season...Placed 2nd in the 800m (2:27) during junior year...An honor graduate and member of the National Honor Society and the Beta Club.

Personal: Alexandra Kennedy Anderson was born September 21, 1989...Parents are Brad and Anne Jacoby...Has four younger siblings...Chose Georgia State because of its strong program history and athletics...Majoring in journalism.

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