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2016 Women's Cross Country

Alex Schoen

  • Year Senior
  • Height 5-8
  • Hometown Cabin John, Md.
  • High School Walt Whitman
  • Major Biology

Biography

2016: CAC All-Academic Team ... Team captain ... Competed in all but one meet ... Season-best time of 27:36 at Hood Open (Oct. 15) ... Season-best finish of 50th at Dickinson Light Up the Night (Sept. 1).

2015: Studied abroad in the fall.

2014: CAC All-Academic Team ... First year on team...Ran in all but one meet this season...Season-best time of 26:45.55 at the Salisbury Fall Classic...Season-best finish of 37th at the Seahawk Invitational on September 6th.

Walt Whitman HS: 2013 graduate ... Two-sport athlete (cross country, rowing) ... Cross Country: Team captain as a senior ... Rowing: Three-year varsity letter winner ... Second at rowing nationals (2012-13) ... Three-time Maryland State Champion (2010-12) ... Two-time DC City Champion (2011, 2013) ... Three-time Scholar-Athlete.

Personal: Alexandra Nicole Schoen ... Dean's List (Fall '13, '14, '16; Spring '15, '16) ... 2016 St. Mary's Scholar ... Omicron Delta Kappa (leadership) ... Tri-Beta (biology) ... Vice President, Tri-Beta (2015-16) ... Gentleman's Club Alumni Award (2016-17) ... SMCM 3.0 Club (2015-16) ... Teaching Assistant, Principles of Biology (2015-16) ... Treasurer, The Nightingale A Cappella ... SMCM Crew (2013-14) ... Relay Fundraising Committee ... Born February 9, 1995 in Denver, Colo. ... Daughter of Elliott Schoen and Meredith McGuire ... Her cousin, Eric, is a 1993 St. Mary's graduate ... Her mother swam at Middlebury ... Has a younger sister, Caitlin.

Future Aspirations: To pursue a doctorate in marine biology.

Why St. Mary's?: The beautiful campus and the biology program.

Best SMCM Sports Moment: Finishing CACs with a PR and celebrating with my teammates.

Historical Player Information

  • 2014Sophomore

    5'7"
  • 2016Senior

    5'8"