| Alexi Spann |
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Senior
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| Hometown:
Austin, Texas
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| High School:
Bowie
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| Height:
5-9
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| Event:
Breast/IM
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| Experience:
3L
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• All-American
• Three-time honorable mention All-American
AS A SENIOR (2008-09)
• teamed up with Kathleen Hersey, Leah Gingrich, and Hee-Jin Chang to place 15th in the 200 medley relay (1:38.88) at the NCAA Championships; split 28.33 on the breaststroke leg
• joined Katie Riefenstahl, Hersey and Bispo to place 10th in the 400 medley relay preliminary round (3:33.79) at the NCAA Championships
• teamed up with Hersey, Chang and Bispo to win the 400 medley relay (3:33.92) at the Big 12 Championships; split 1:01.94 on the breaststroke leg
• placed second in the 200 breaststroke (2:14.92), fourth in the 100 breaststroke (1:01.91) and fourth in the 400 IM consolation final (4:19.78) at the Big 12 Championships
• took third in the 200 breaststroke (2:16.94) and fifth in the 100 breaststroke (1:03.53) against Arizona
• placed second in the 200 breaststroke (2:16.45) and third in the 100 breaststroke (1:04.25) at Texas A&M
• took fifth in the 200 breaststroke (2:19.88) and the 100 breaststroke (1:05.23) at Georgia
• placed sixth in the 200 breaststroke (2:13.19) and won the 100 breaststroke consolation final (1:01.81) at the Texas Invitational
• took second in the 200 breaststroke (2:17.40) and fifth in the 100 breaststroke (1:04.99) against Michigan and Indiana
• placed second in the 200 breaststroke (2:19.96) and third in the 100 breaststroke (1:05.33) at California
AS A JUNIOR (2007-08)
• awarded a medical redshirt after missing the spring semester due to injury
• placed fifth in the 200 breaststroke (2:13.96) and fourth in the 100 breaststroke consolation final (1:04.43) at the Texas Invitational
AS A SOPHOMORE (2006-07)
• earned All-America honors by placing sixth in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:11.53) at the NCAA Championship
• added an honorable mention All-America selection by taking 14th place in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:01.78) at the NCAA Championship
• also competed in the 400-yard IM at the NCAA Championship, where she placed 33rd (4:20.31)
• placed third in the 200 breaststroke (2:12.50) and fourth in the 100 breaststroke (1:02.08) at the Big 12 Championship
• claimed the 400 IM consolation heat (4:19.74) at the Big 12 Championship
• participated in the 200 breaststroke in seven dual meets with a top finish of third place at Auburn (2:17.97)
• competed in the 100 breaststroke in four dual meets with top finishes of fourth place against Stanford (1:05.30) and Texas A&M (1:04.46)
• swam the 400 IM in six dual meets and landed her top finish at Nebraska, where she placed third (4:32.67)
• placed fifth in the 200 breaststroke (2:12.75) and sixth in the 100 breaststroke (1:02.37) at the Texas Invitational
AS A FRESHMAN (2005-06)
• competed in two events at the NCAA Championships, including a 30th-place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:03.23)
• runner-up in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:15.65) at the State Farm Lone Star Showdown with Texas A&M
• finished second in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:14.87) at the dual meet with Georgia
• met NCAA consideration qualifying standards in both the 100-yard breaststroke (1:03.41) and the 200-yard breaststroke (2:14.16) at the Texas Invitational
• won the 200-yard breaststroke (2:17.80) at the dual meet with SMU
• finished first in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:16.79) at the dual meet with Missouri
NATIONALLY
• swam at the 2004 Olympic Trials, placing 10th in the 200-meter breaststroke
• son the gold medal at the 2003 Pan American Games in the 200-meter breaststroke
• placed fifth at 2004 Spring U.S. Nationals in the 200-yard breaststroke
• took second place in the 200-yard breaststroke at the 2002 Spring U.S. Nationals
• took sixth in the 200-breaststroke at the 2001 Spring U.S. Nationals.
• placed fourth in the 200-yard breaststroke at the 2001 U.S. Junior Nationals
• Member of the 2001 silver medal U.S. team at the Goodwill Games in Brisbane, Australia
HIGH SCHOOL
• swam for Longhorn Aquatics under coach Randy Reese
• four-time USA Swimming All-American
• helped team win 2003 Texas UIL State Championship • two-time all-state selection
PERSONAL
Daughter of Beth and Scott Spann ... father swam for the University of Texas from 1980-81 ... younger brother, Scott, is a 2008 Beijing Olympian and swims at Texas ... major is education ... recipient of the 2006 UT Women's Athletics Abbie and Wales Madden, Jr. Endowed Scholarship ... recipient of the 2007 UT Women's Athletics Steinseifer-Bates Endowed Scholarship ... member of the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Fall 2007, Spring 2008) ... born October 21, 1986.
