Alexis Hale, Women's Track & Field

Hometown... Evansville, Indiana
High School... FJ Reitz High School (Class of 2024)
Events... 5k, 1600, 800, 1500, 4x800, 4x400
Major... English and Business

Favorite food... Chinese food
Favorite midnight snack... Mangos
Favorite book... Better Than the Movies, Legend, The Hunger Games, The Cheat Sheet, The Selection, My Life Next Door
Favorite TV show... The Summer I Turned Pretty (Team Conrad)
Favorite artist... Taylor Swift
Favorite song... Changes daily, but “Cardigan” by Taylor Swift
Favorite vacation... Nashville, Tennessee
Favorite movie... Titanic
Favorite saying... “Holy Cannoil”

Favorite athlete... Cordeila Hoover
Favorite sport to watch... Basketball
Favorite class at VU... Creative Writing
Biggest pet peeve... People not using their turn signals
Dream car... Kia Forte (the one I have now)
Car you actually drive... Kia Forte 2021
Dream job... Writer
Career plans... Graduate from VU, transfer to complete a bachelor’s in Business, and pursue a career

Hobbies... Running, listening to music, driving, watching movies, and reading
Season goals for myself... Break 20 minutes in the 5k
Season goals for the team... Keep things smooth and have fun
One thing I wish I was better at... Not comparing myself to others
A book or movie about my life would be titled... Scared Of My Guitar

Most memorable athletic moment... Running my fastest 5k and crying at the finish line
Best advice I’ve ever been given... Control what you can control
What motivates me... Making everyone proud and not disappointing anyone

I can’t imagine a week without... Taylor Swift
My advice to kids... Be yourself — if people don’t like it, that’s on them
When people first meet me, they think... I’ve never met Alexis
Superstitions... If you see a black cat, go backwards and name it quickly
Country I’d like to visit... England
Nobody knows how much I... Waste time in my head

Since I’ve been at VU, I’ve learned... To say “yes” to everything
Best athlete I’ve faced... Myself
Best thing about being an athlete at VU... my team
If I were coach for a day... Make everyone run 8x1k with short rest
If I could break any record... Most Taylor Swift concerts attended
I chose VU because... I trust my coach and my team is here