The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2013-14 Track & Field / Cross Country: Women Roster
Roster
A'Lexus Brannon
- Position:
- Jumps/Sprints
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Ozen
- Hometown:
- Beaumont, Texas
• 2013 USTFCCCA Second Team All-American
• Nine Time All-Big 12
Career Bests
100m Hurdles: 13.72
Outdoor Long Jump: 20-7.75 (6.29m)
Outdoor Triple Jump: 40-2.25 (12.25m)
60m Hurdles: 8.51
Indoor Long Jump: 20-8 (6.30m)
Indoor Triple Jump: 39-9.25 (12.12m)
UT All-Time Performers List:
Outdoor Long Jump: T8th
Indoor Long Jump: 7th
AT A GLANCE
Earned 2013 second team indoor All-America honors in the long jump ... nine-time All-Big 12 honoree in the long jump and triple jump (five times outdoor, four indoor).
2012-13
Outdoor:
Specialized in the 100m hurdles and long jump in 2013 … finished 17th in long jump with a leap of 20-1 (6.12m) at the NCAA West Regional … garnered two All-Big 12 honors with a third-place finish in the long jump (10-7/6.27m) and an eighth-place finish in the 100m hurdles (23.40) … qualified for the conference 100m hurdles final with a personal-best time of 13.72 in the prelims … won the long jump competition at the Longhorn Invitational with a mark of 20-1.75 (6.14m) … finished third in the event (19-7/5.97m) at the Texas Invitational … ran the 100m hurdles in a 14.07 at the Florida Relays … registered a sixth-place, outdoor personal-best 20-7.75 (6.29m) performance in long jump to open her junior outdoor campaign at the Aztec Invitational.
Indoor:
Competed in all seven meets … finished 11th with a leap of 19-9.75 (6.04m) in the long jump at NCAAs … earned two All-Big 12 accolades with a fourth-place finish in long jump (20-2.25/6.15m) and a seventh-place finish in the 60m hurdles (8.53) at the conference meet … qualified for the 60m hurdles final with an indoor personal-best mark of 8.51 … also leapt 37-10.75 (11.55m) in triple jump to claim 10th at the conference meet ... won the long jump competition at the Tyson Invitational with an indoor PR mark of 20-5.25 (6.23m) … was second in long jump (20-0.5/6.11m) and eighth in the 60m hurdles (8.64m) at the Razorback Invitational … posted a third-place long jump finish (19-0.75/5.81m) and a fourth-place 60m hurdles finish (8.54) at the Leonard Hilton Invitational. .
2011-12
Outdoor:
Leapt 19-11 (6.07m) in the long jump in the NCAA West Prelims for 19th place ... claimed all-league honors in the triple and long jump at the Big 12 Championships ... set a personal best and placed sixth in triple jump with a mark of 40-2.25 (12.25m) at the league meet ... placed fifth in the long jump with a leap of 19-4.25 (5.90m) ... won the long jump at the Longhorn Invitational with a mark of 19-10.75 (6.06m) ... earned a second-place finish in the event at the Texas Invitational, posting a mark of 19-11 (6.07m) ... recorded a leap of 19-9.75 (6.04m) and came in 12th place in long jump at Texas Relays ... registered a mark of 20-5 (6.22m) in long jump at the TCU Invitational and notched second place.
Indoor:
All-Big 12 honoree with a third-place finish in long jump (19-8.75/6.01m) and fourth-place showing in triple jump with a career-best mark of 39-9.35 (12.12m) at the league meet ... leaped 20-4.25/6.20m in long jump for third at both the Arkansas Last Chance Meet and the Tyson Invitational ... earned a long jump victory at the Houston Invitational with a mark of 20-0.5 (6.11m) ... recorded a mark of 19-7.5 (5.98m) in long jump for fourth place at the Auburn Indoor Meet ... leaped 19-11/6.07m in the event at the Leonard Hilton Memorial for third place.
2010-11
Outdoor:
Posted a long jump mark of 18-11.25/5.77m for 31st in the NCAA West Preliminary Round ... earned all-league honors in long jump with a leap of of 20-5 (6.22m) at the Big 12 Championships for a seventh-place finish ... garnered a third-place finish in the event at the Victor Lopez Classic with a mark of 20-6.5 (6.26m) ... earned seventh in the long jump at Texas Relays with a wind-assisted mark of 20-7/6.27m ... opened up the outdoor season with a time of 13.88 in the 100m hurdles at the Victor Lopez Classic.
Indoor:
Finished fifth at the Arkansas Last Chance Meet with a long jump mark of 20-1 (6.21m) ... also placed fifth in the eventat the Don Kirby Invite (19-7/5.97m) ... posted a mark of 19-3.25 (5.87m) and placed 13th in long jump at the Razorback Invite ... leaped 18-6.5 (5.65m) at the Leonard Hilton Invitational for seventh place.
PRIOR TO TEXAS
2010 USA Today All-USA Track & Field Team honoree ... 2009-10 Gatorade Texas Female Track & Field Athlete of the Year ... competed in the triple jump at the 2010 U.S. Junior National Championships ... 2009 USA Track & Field Junior Olympic champion in the long jump (19-10.25) ... member of Team USA for the IAAF World Youth Games in Italy, where she finished eighth in the long jump (19-4.25) ... was a UIL state champion during her sophomore, junior and senior years.
PERSONAL
Parents are Dwayne and Tashia Brannon ... sister to Drezden (12) and Dominique (18) ... also goes by Lexx ... two-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (fall 2010; spring 2012) ... majoring in sport management.
