Alex Berends
Alex Berends
  • Title:
    2023 Women's Cross Country and Track Inductee
Bio
  • 2018 Taylor graduate
  • Eight-time NAIA All-American
  • Seven-time individual Crossroads League Champion
  • 12-time All-Crossroads League performer
  • Set six new course, stadium or meet records
  • Set TU program records in steeplechase, mile, 1,000-meters, 3,000-meters, DMR and 4x800
  • 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 Natalie Steele Award winner
  • 2014-2015 Crossroads League Female Athlete of the Year
  • Posted individual head-to-head cross country record of 438-34
  • Helped TU cross country to four CL Championships and four top-11 finishes at NAIA National Championships, including fifth in 2017 and third in 2018
  • Helped TU track to a CL Indoor Championship in 2018
  • 16x Crossroads League Athlete of the Week
  • Two-time NAIA National Athlete of the Week
  • Six-time NAIA Scholar-Athlete
  • Two-time CoSIDA First-Team Academic All-American
  • VIDEOInduction Speech