Alexis Thigpen

Photo by: Ball State University

Position:
Sprints
Class:
Senior
High School:
Gahanna Lincoln
Hometown:
New Albany, Ohio

Alexis Thigpen TFRRS Career Results

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
- Academic All-MAC (Indoor: 2022 … Outdoor: 2022 ... Indoor: 2023 ... Outdoor: 2023)
- All-MAC (Indoor: 2022 - 4x400m)

2023 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Competed in five meets … placed second in the 400m at the Blizzard Buster (Mar. 17) with a time of 59.01 … placed eighth in the 400m at the Jesse Owens Track & Field Classic (Apr. 22) with a time of 56.56 … helped the team place fourth in the 4x400m relay at the Mid-American Outdoor Track & Field Championship (May 13) with a collective time of 3:43.28.

2022-23 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Competed in six meets … ran a college-best in the 60m at the Hawkeye Invite (Jan. 14) with a time of 8.06 … helped the team place second in the 4x400 with a collective time of 3:53.57 and ran a college-best, placing second in the 600m with a time of 1:35.52 at the 2023 Gladstein Invitational (Jan. 21) … placed eighth in the 400m at the 2023 Meyo Invitational (Feb. 4) with a time of 56.98 … placed first in the 400m at the GVSU Big Meet (Feb. 11) with a time of 56.34 … helped the team place fourth in the 4x400m relay with a collective time of 3:51.58 and placed third in the 400m final with a time of 56.69 at the Mid-American Indoor Track & Field Championships.

2022 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Competed in seven meets … tabbed Academic All-MAC … helped 4x400-meter relay take fifth at the MAC Outdoor Championships (May 14) after crossing the line in 3:42.92 … in first meet of season, helped 4x800-meter relay team to second-place finish at the Blizzard Buster (March 18) with a time of 9:46.72 … guided 4x100-meter relay squad to third with a time of 47.05 at the Hurricane Collegiate Invitational (March 26) … placed third at the We Fly Challenge (April 16) with a time of 58.07 in the 400-meter dash … the following meet, ran season-best 54.95 in same event at the Jesse Owens Classic (April 23) to take third … also guided 4x400-meter relay team to second-place finish at the Jesse Owens Classic (April 23) with a time of 3:40.49.

2022 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Competed in six meets … tabbed Academic All-MAC … earned All-MAC honors (4x400m) … ran season-best time of 56.01 in the 400-meter dash at the MAC Indoor Championships (Feb. 26) and placed sixth … also helped 4x400-meter relay team place second in a time 3:47.21 at the same meet … began season with second-place finish in the 200-meter dash with a time of 25.43 at the Hoosier Open (Dec. 10) … helped 4x400-meter relay team to second-place finish at the Michigan Invitational (Jan. 22) with a time of 3:52.57 and third at the Jim Green Invitational (Jan. 15) after crossing the line in 3:47.06.

2021 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Competed in six meets … guided 4x400-meter relay team to a fifth-place finish at the MAC Outdoor Championships (May 8) with a time of 3:44.61 … opened the season with a win in the 400-meter dash (56.82) and second-place finish in the 4x400-meter relay (3:50.39) at the Blizzard Buster (March 20) … finished third in the 400-meter dash (56.37) and second in the 4x400-meter relay (3:44.11) at the Black & Gold Invitational (April 17) … placed third in the 400-meter dash at the Bob Harris Open (May 1) after crossing the line in 56.98.

2021 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Competed in five meets … helped 4x400-meter relay team to finish third at the MAC Indoor Championships (Feb. 27) with a time of 3:50.55 … set season-best time of 2:21.75 in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:21.75 at the Bowling Green Opener (Jan. 16), finishing second … took first in the 400-meter dash (57.08) and 4x400-meter relay (4:08.62) at the Sid Sink Invite (Jan. 29) … also won the 400-meter dash at the Ball State Tune-Up (Feb. 18) after crossing the line in 57.36.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner on the track & field team at Gahanna Lincoln for coach Roger Whittaker … three-time state champion and three-time first team all-state honoree in the outdoor 4x400m relay … also a three-time all-state honoree in the indoor 4x400m relay … three-time first team All-Ohio Capital Conference selection … placed 13th in the outdoor 400m at the 2019 OHSAA State Track & Field Championship, while also running leadoff for the state-championship winning 4x400m relay and running the second leg for the sixth-place 4x200m relay … placed seventh in the 400m at the OATCCC D1 Indoor State Championships as a junior, after earning a runner-up finish at regionals … finished 11th in the outdoor 400m at the state championships as a sophomore, while placing 13th as a freshman … won state titles in the 4x400m relay both seasons … also collected a 10th-place finish in the 400m at the indoor state championships her sophomore season … three-time district champion in the 400m … helped guide Gahanna Lincoln to a state championship her sophomore season, after a runner-up finish her freshman year ... chose Ball State because of the environment, the bond between the team and the facilities.