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Alexander Palm - Cross Country - University of New Mexico Lobos Athletics

Alexander Palm

Class

Fr.

Hometown

Norrköping, Sweden

Previous School

Stockholms universitet

2017-18
2017 XC: 
Competed at five meets, with four coming in a New Mexico uniform … first action came unattached at the Lobo Invitational, which her won with a time of 15:19.50 … made his UNM debut at the Notre Dame Invitational, placing seventh overall and tops on the team with a time of 23:58.8 … led the Lobos again at the Wisconsin Invitational, placing 19th overall in 24:02.7 … ran to Second-Team All-Mountain West honors at the MW Championships, placing 12th overall and second on the team with a time of 24:26.95 … UNM’s No. 2 at the NCAA Mountain Regionals, placing 42nd overall in 31:26.9.
2018 Indoors:
Ran in two meets during the season… placed fourth in the mile at the Don Kirby Invitational with a time of 4:05.54.
2018 Outdoors: Did not compete.

2016-17
2016 XC:
Saw action at four meets … opened at the Notre Dame Invitational, running a time of 26:06.8 … scored at the Wisconsin Invitational, placing 17th overall and fifth on the team in the open race … notched another scoring effort at the Mountain West Championships, placing 32nd overall and fourth on the team with a time of 25:06.70 over eight kilometers … nabbed 45th at the NCAA Mountain Regionals, placing third on the team with a 10K time of 32:05.20
2017 Indoor
: Saw action at four meets … opened his season at the Cherry & Silver Invitational, placing fifth in the 800 with a time of 1:52.29* … took runner-up honors in different events at back-to-back meets, first in the mile at the New Mexico Team Invitational (4:08.29*) and then the 3000 at the Don Kirby Invitational (8:15.21*) … scored in the 5000 at the Mountain West Championships, running 14:39.62* for sixth place.
2017 Outdoor: Competed at four meets … made his season debut at the Don Kirby Tailwind Open, winning the 1500 in 4:01.35* … ran a 5,000-meter time of 14:11.88 at the Bryan Clay Invitational, placing third in his section … took eighth in the 10,000 at the Cardinal Classic, crossing the line in 29:54.79 … also competed in the 5000 and 10000 at the Mountain West Championships.

2015-16
2015 XC: 
Redshirt season
2016 Indoor & Outdoor
: Did not compete

2014-15
2015 Indoors: Competed for New Mexico once, running the 800-meter leg in the Lobos’ third-place distance medley relay team at the Mountain West Indoor Championships … Ran three times unattached, including a fourth-place run in the 800 at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational.
2015 Outdoors: Redshirted the 2015 outdoor season.

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Won a team medal at the European U23 Cross Country Championships, where he placed ninth … Has run 1:52 in the 800-meter run, 3:52 in the 1500 and 14:34 in the 5000

PERSONAL
Parents are Elisabet Jiglund and Olof Palm … has one brother, Viktor … lists watching soccer, basketball and TV as hobbies … favorite food is pizza

TRACK & FIELD HONORS

  • All-Mountain West Indoor Team, 2015 (DMR)

XC HONORS

  • All-Mountain West Second Team: 2017

* indicates a performance that has been adjusted based on the NCAA altitude conversion protocol