Alex Hill

Weight:
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Class:
Senior
Hometown:
North Wales, Pa.

2012 All-ACC Academic Outdoor Track and Field team

Indoor Track and Field All-ACC Academic Selection (2009-12)

2010-11 ACC Academic Honor Roll
Hill[apos]s Personal Bests
60m: 7.16
60m Hurdles: 8.42
100m: 11.10
100m Hurdles: 15.12
110m Hurdles: 15.45
400m (Indoor): 50.03
400m (Outdoor): 49.65
Javelin Throw: 178-4
Shot Put (Indoor): 43-7.25
Shot Put (Outdoor): 41-6
Heptathlon: 5,009 points
Decathlon: 6,902 points 2012 Outdoor
Recorded a new personal-best in the discus throw at the Wake Forest Open, tossing a distance of 118-1 ... Earned the first decathlon victory of his career at the Winston-Salem State Invitational, notching 6,278 points and victories in eight of the 10 events ... Set a personal-best of 6-4 in the high jump during the meet ... Logged a new personal-best mark of 178-4 in the javelin throw at the Tiger Track Classic ... Maintained his momentum heading into the ACC Championships and turned in the best decathlon performance of his career with 6,902 points ... Personal-bests set at the meet included the long jump (22-9.25), pole vault (12-9.5) and shot put (41-6) ... Placed in the top-five of seven of the 10 events, with a pair of third-place finishes in the long jump and javelin throw ... Also a member of the 4x400m teams that placed fourth at the VertKlasse Meeting (3:20.56) and 13th at the Wake Forest Open (3:22.31). 2012 Indoor
Finished third in the heptathlon at the Liberty Kickoff with a total of 4,636 points ... Placed eighth at the ACC Championships with 4,603 points ... Recorded a new personal-best time of 8.42 in the 60m hurdles during the preliminary rounds of the Fast Track Invitational ... Placed eighth overall in the 60m hurdles at the UNC Invitational in 8.56 ... A member of the 4x400 relay that placed fifth at the Liberty Kickoff (3:29.05) and 18th at the Virginia Tech Invitational (3:33.98) ... Turned in a mark of 22-2.25 in the long jump at the UNC Invitational en route to a sixth-place finish ... Recorded top pole vault mark of 11-7.25 in the heptathlon at the Liberty Kickoff ... Placed first in the shot put of the heptathlon at the ACC Championships with a throw of 43-7.25 ... Named to the All-ACC Academic Team for the fourth time in his career. 2011 Outdoor
Placed fifth in the decathlon at the ACC Championships with a total of 6,035 points ... Also finished seventh in the decathlon at the Deacon Combined Events with a season-best 6,441 points ... Recorded season-best marks in six of the ten decathlon events at Deacon Combined, including the 100m (11.28), the 400m (50.52), the 1500m (4:40.88), the long jump (22-3), the high jump (5-9.75), and the pole vault (10-6.75) ... Placed third in the 110m hurdles at the Vertklasse Meeting with a season-best time of 15.12 ... Placed seventh in the long jump at the Raleigh Relays with a mark of 20-6.25 ... Finished sixth in the javelin at the Vertklasse Meeting with a mark of 167-7 ... Turned in top discus throw of the season, 112-4, at the Wake Forest Open ... Member of the DMR team that finished first at the Wake Forest Open in 10:09.17 ... Also a member of the 4x400m relay team that finished in 3:14.79 at the Raleigh Relays to claim sixth place. 2011 Indoor
Extremely versatile athlete, competing in sprints, hurdles, mid-distance, and field events during the season ... Finished fifth overall in the heptathlon at the ACC Indoor Championship with 5,009 total points ... Recorded season-best marks in six of the seven heptathlon events at the Championship, including the 60-meter (7.16), the 60-meter hurdles (8.56), the long jump (22-02.5), and the pole vault (11-09.75) ... Also competed in the heptathlon at the JRF Combined Events Meet, placing fourth overall with 4,747 points ... Placed fifth in the 60-meter hurdles at the Liberty Quad Meet with a time of 8.64 ... Member of the 4x400-meter relay that placed second at the Liberty Quad and fourth at the Virginia Tech Elite ... Part of the 4x400 team that placed seventh at the ACC Indoor Championship ... Season-best mark of 6-00.5 in the high jump came at the Liberty Quad ... Member of DMR relay squad that finished in sixth place at the Hokie Invitational ... Named to the All-ACC Academic team for the third consecutive year. 2010 Outdoor
Finished fourth in the Decathlon at the ACC Outdoor Championships ... Ran season bests of 11.10 in the 100m run and 15.62 in the 110m hurdles at the ACC Outdoor Championships ... Placed fourth in the 200m at the Spec Towns Open ... Ran 49.65 in the 400m at the Raleigh Relays. 2010 Indoor
Ran season-best time of 7.17 in the 60m, 8.68 in the 60m hurdles, and 2:43.02 in the 1000m at the ACC Indoor Championship...Member of 4x400m relay team that earned eighth place at both the Virginia Tech Elite meet and the UNC Invitational ... Had season best mark of 5-10.00 in the high jump ... Earned season best of 21-1.50 in the long jump at the NY Armory Duals ... Had season best throw of 41-7.00 in the shot put during the ACC Indoor Championships, along with 4,846 points in the heptathlon event ... Named to the All-ACC Academic team for the second consecutive year. 2009 Outdoor
Performed well at the ACC Championships, finishing sixth in the decathlon with a personal-best score of 6,103 ... Also helped the 4x100m relay team to a fifth-place finish in a time of 41.31 ... Had a season-best jump of 21-05.50 in the long jump at the Winthrop Invite ... Ran an 11.19 in his only open 100m of the season at the Auburn Tiger Classic. 2009 Indoor
Took seventh at the Armory Duals with a time of 22.74 in the 200m and then was fourth in the long jump with a mark of 21-07.75 ... Finished off the Duals by helping win the 4x400 relay ... Had a season-best 50.03 in the 400m dash at the Virginia Tech Elite ... Jumped a season-long 22-01.75 in the long jump and took first as a member of the 4x400m relay team (3:15.14) at the VT Invite ... Also had a triple jump of 43-05.00 at the Virginia Tech Invite ... Was 11th at the ACC Championship in the heptathlon with a personal-best score of 4,484 ... Named to the All-ACC Academic team as a freshman. Background
Was a seven-time letter winner: three in both track and basketball as well as one in soccer ... Was a 7th place finisher at Nationals in the Sprint Medley and in 2007 helped his team to Winter Track State Championship by placing 2nd in the 4x400 and 5th in the 4x200 ... Also helped his team to a runner-up finish in the 2008 Outdoor State Championships ... Won a state title as part of the victorious 4x400-meter team and finished 6th in the open 400-meter. Personal
Full name is Alexander Carchedi Hill ... Goes by Alex ... Son of Eric and Michelle Hill ... Has four siblings: Andrea, Nicolette, Juliana, and Luke ... Nicolette currently runs track at NYU ... Born on October 24, 1989, in Abington, Pennsylvania ... Majoring in accountancy ... High school teammates now running collegiately include Zack Montijo (East Carolina) and fellow Demon Deacon Justin Bookheimer. Up Close with Alex
My favorite professional sports team is...The Philadelphia Phillies
If I could have one superpower it would be...The ability to fly, of course.
My most memorable track and field moment was...Placing fourth in the Decathlon in the ACC.
The best book I have ever read is...The Glass Castle.
My biggest inspiration is...My family.
My secret addiction is...Video games, especially Call of Duty.
A strange hobby that I have is...Keeping aquariums.
My favorite food is...Steak.
If I could invite any three people, dead or alive, to dinner, I would choose...Ben Franklin, Thomas Edison, and Marissa Miller.
My best off-the-track moment at Wake Forest so far has been...Academic success.
My celebrity crush is...Adriana Lima.