La Salle University Athletics

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2020 Outdoor: NCAA season canceled.

2020 Indoor: Atlantic 10 Indoor Triple Jump Champion… Won triple jump in season debut at Robert Elkin Invitational, jumping 13.80 meters, while placing third in long jump at 6.06 meters (1/10)… Placed second in triple jump with leap of 14.82 meters and leapt 6.77 meters for ninth in long jump at Penn 8 Team Select (1/18)… Finished eighth in triple jump at Penn State National Open with mark of 14.55 meters (2/1)… Was 14th/49 with leap of 6.64 meters in long jump at UAlbany Winter Classic (2/7)… Captured second straight triple jump gold medal at A-10 Championships, defending his title with a leap of 15.10 meters… Also went 6.70 meters for 12th in long jump (2/29-3/1)… Capped career by placing 11th/20 in triple jump with mark of 14.60 meters (3/7).

2019 Outdoor: Atlantic 10 Outdoor Triple Jump Bronze Medalist… Atlantic 10 Field Performer of the Week (4/9)… Claimed triple jump title at Fred Hardy Invitational with mark of 15.11 meters and placed second in long jump at 6.83m (3/29-30)… Won triple jump again at Sam Howell Invitational with leap of 14.99m and went 6.62m in long jump (4/6)… Made Penn Relays debut in triple jump (4/27)… Placed third in triple jump at A-10 Championships with leap of 14.67m (5/5).
 
2019 Indoor: Atlantic 10 Indoor Triple Jump Champion… Two-time Atlantic 10 Field Performer of the Week (1/29, 2/12)… Set school record in triple jump… Won triple jump title in La Salle debut at Penn State National Open with school record leap of 15.02 meters and jumped 6.52m in long jump (1/25-26)… Took second with triple jump mark of 14.85m at Villanova Invitational (2/2)… Captured long jump title at Fastrack National Invite with mark of 6.89m and placed fourth in triple jump at 15.15m (2/8)… Broke his own school record while winning gold in triple jump at A-10 Championships with leap of 15.20m and finished 11th in long jump at 6.50m (2/23-24)… Placed sixth in triple jump at IC4A Championships, leaping 15.08m (3/2).

2018 (at Penn State): Took part in two outdoor meets… Competed in six indoor meets… Recorded a season-best leap in the triple jump at the Nittany Lion Challenge with his mark of 48-1.75.
 
2017 Outdoor (at Penn State): Competed in two meets... Set a season best of 47'-11" in the triple jump (14.60m)... Posted two top-10 finishes.
 
2017 Indoor (at Penn State): Competed in the triple jump at the Big Ten Championships, finishing 14th with a best of 47'-4.25" (14.43m)... Took part in six meets... Set personal best of 48'-5.25" (14.76m) in the triple jump and 21'-11.75" (6.70m) in the long jump... Recorded seven top-10 finishes.
 
Background: Competed at Downingtown West High School... PTFCA Indoor Team State Champions (2016)... PIAA AAA Outdoor Team State Runner Up(2016)… PIAA AAA Outdoor District One Team Champions (2016)… Bullis Bulldog Invitational Team Champions (2016)… PTFCA Indoor State Champion in the Triple Jump (2016)… PIAA AAA Outdoor States 3rd Place finish in the Triple jump ( 2016)… PIAA AAA Outdoors States 14th Place finish in the Long Jump (2015)… PTFCA Indoor States 7th Place Finish in the Triple Jump ( 2015)… PIAA AAA Outdoors States 10th Place finish in the Triple Jump (2016)… PIAA AAA District One Champion in the Triple Jump (2016)… PIAA District One 4th Place finis in the Long Jump (2016)… PIAA AAA District One Runner Up in the Triple Jump (2015)… Ches-Mont Conference Champion in the Triple Jump & Long Jump (2016)… PTFCA Indoor First Team All-State ( 2016)… PIAA Outdoor All-State Honorable Mention ( 2016)… Daily Local News First Team All Area (2016)… School Record holder in the Triple Jump… Placed 11th in the Triple Jump at the 2016 New Balance Indoor National meet… Placed 1st in the triple Jump at the 2016 Bullis Bulldog Invitational in Potomac, Md…. Placed 15th in the Triple Jump at the 2016 Penn Relays … Placed 14th in the Triple Jump at the 2016 New Balance Outdoors Nationals.
 
Personal: Son of Monica and Les Alston… Father was Conestoga High School’s first 1000-point scorer in basketball, played at Drexel and Bloomsburg in college… Major is Communication.