| Alicia Peterson |
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Senior
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| Hometown:
Sherman, Texas
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| High School:
Sherman
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| Event:
Sprints/Hurdles/Jumps
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| Experience:
SR/SR
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• 2010 USTFCCCA All-America - 4x400-meter relay
COLLEGIATE BESTS
• Outdoor 100m- 12.01 at Texas Relays (4/2/10)
• Outdoor 200m- 24.13 at Black & Gold Challenge (3/19/11)
• Outdoor 400m- 53.32 at Florida Relays (4/7/12)
• Outdoor 400m Hurdles- 59.33 at Big 12 Outdoor Championships prelims (5/4/13)
• Outdoor Long Jump- 6.03m (19-9.5) at Big 12 Outdoor Championships (5/4/13)
• Outdoor High Jump- 1.75m (5-8.75) at M. J. Classic (4/23/11), TCU Invitational (3/16/12) and Big 12 Outdoor Championships (5/13/12, 5/5/13)
• Indoor 60m- 7.64 at Big 12 Indoor Championships prelims (2/23/13)
• Indoor 200m- 24.49 at Big 12/SEC/C-USA (2/13/10)
• Indoor 400m- 53.70 at Big 12 Indoor Championships prelims (2/25/12)
• Indoor High Jump- 1.76m (5-9.25) at Don Kirby Invite (2/11/11)
• Indoor Long Jump- 6.06m (19-10.75) at Big 12 Indoor Championships (2/23/13)
, Arkansas Final Qualifier (3/1/13)
AT A GLANCE
Competed in the 400m at the 2010 U.S. Junior National Championships ... 2010 outdoor first team All-America as a member of Texas' 4x400m relay team as freshman ... 12-time All-Big 12 First Team honoree (seven times outdoor, five times indoor).
2012-13
Indoor:
Competed in five meets for Texas during her senior indoor season in the sprints and jumps ... claimed All-Big 12 honors by placing sixth in long jump (19-10.75/6.06m) and seventh in high jump (5-7.25/1.71) at the conference championship meet ... finished third in long jump at the Arkansas Final Qualifier with a leap of 19-10.75 (6.06m) ... tied for eighth in high jump at the Tyson Invitational (5-7.75/1.72m) and the Razorback Invitational (5-7.75/1.72m) ... took third in high jump at the Leonard Hilton Memorial with a height of 5-5 (1.65m).
2011-12
Outdoor:
Cleared 1.71m (5-7.25) in the high jump at the NCAA West Regional prelims ... also clocked 55.51 in the 400m dash ... finished tied for sixth in the high jump at the Big 12 Championship with a clearance of 1.75m (5-8.75), claiming All-Big 12 First Team honors ... placed fourth in the high jump with a leap of 1.70m (5-7) and second in the 400m with a time of 53.44 at the Longhorn Invitational ... cleared 1.65m (5-5) in the high jump and PR'd in the 400m (55.32) at the Florida Relays ... crossed the 400m finish line in 1:01.48 to grab second at the Texas Invitational ... jumped 1.73m (5-8) to tie for second in the high jump at Texas Relays ... opened the season with a high jump clearance of 1.75m (5-8.75) and a 400m time of 1:02.45 at the TCU Invitational.
Indoor:
Finished sixth and received All-Big 12 First Team honors in the high jump (1.75m, 5-8.75) and eighth in the 400m (55.71) at the Big 12 Championship ... tied for sixth at the Tyson Invitational in the high jump with a clearance of 1.73m (5-8) ... ran to a victory in the 400m with a time of 55.39 at the Houston Invitational ... jumped to third place in the high jump at the Houston Invitational (1.74m, 5-8.5) ... placed eighth in the high jump (1.72m) and the 400m (55.30) at the Auburn Indoor ... opened the indoor season with a 55.69 in the 400m and clearance of 1.71m in the high jump at the Leonard Hilton Memorial.
2010-11
Outdoor:
Tied for ninth at the Big 12 Championship with a jump of 1.71m (5-7.25) ... also posted a 400m prelims time of 54.69 ... placed fifth in the high jump with a mark of 1.75m (5-8.75) at the M.J. Classic ... won the high jump with a leap of 1.70m (5-7) and placed seventh in the 200m in a personal-best 24.13 at the Black & Gold Challenge.
Indoor:
Finished 10th at the Big 12 Championship in the high jump with a jump of 1.69m (5-6.5) ... placed third in the high jump at the Don Kirby Invite with an indoor PR mark of 1.76m (5-9.25) ... finished fifth in the 400m dash with a time of 54.14 at the Don Kirby Invitational ... cleared 1.70m (5-7) in high jump at the Razorback Invite ... crossed the 400m finish line in fourth place with a time of 56.02 at the Leonard Hilton Invitational.
2009-10
Outdoor:
Placed eighth (55.93) in the 400m at 2010 U.S. Outdoor Track and Field Championships ... also helped UT's 4x400m relay to a seventh-place finish in 3:34.62 for All-America honors ... garnered All-Big 12 honors in the 200m, taking fifth with a time of 54.51 at the Big 12 Outdoor Championship ... All-Big 12 in high jump, posting a second-place finish with a mark of 1.70m (5-7) ... also led off UT's 4x400m relay which finished second in 3:32.65 for All-Big 12 honors ... finished with a career-best 12.01 in the 100m at Texas Relays ... clocked a then personal-best 24.19 in the 200m at the Michael Johnson Invite, placing fourth ... recorded a then career-best 53.60 at the NCAA West Regional, good for 19th place.
Indoor:
Set personal bests in the 60m, 200m and a then personal best in the 400m at the Big 12/SEC/C-USA Challenge with times of 7.88, 24.49 and 55.02, respectively ... finished in seventh place in the 400m at the Big 12 Indoor Championship with a time of 55.04, earning All-Big 12 honors.
PRIOR TO TEXAS
Four-year letterwinner in track & field and basketball at Sherman High School ... earned track & field All-America honors all four years at Sherman competing in the 100m, 200m, 400m and high jump under head coach Donald Butler ... captained the track & field squad from sophomore to senior years ... captained the basketball team from junior to senior years ... basketball team MVP in both junior and senior seasons ... also named all-region and all-district from 2007-09.
PERSONAL
Born Alicia Marie Peterson to Bruce and Valerie Peterson on August 13, 1991 ... has one older sister Kannea (24) ... looks up to Texas Ex Sanya Richards-Ross ... first started running at age seven ... was also recruited by Oklahoma, TCU and Texas Tech ... majoring in health promotion.
