The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2009-10 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster
Roster
Alexi Spann
- Position:
- Breast/IM
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Bowie
- Hometown:
- Austin, Texas
• 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[apos]s Athletics Abbie and Wales Madden, Jr. Endowed Scholarship ... recipient of the 2007 UT Women[apos]s Athletics Steinseifer-Bates Endowed Scholarship ... member of the Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll (Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Fall 2007, Spring 2008) ... born October 21, 1986.
