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Saint Joseph's Hawks
Saint Joseph's Hawks

2017 Men's Track & Field Roster

Alex Karam

  • Position Jumps/Long Sprints
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Dickson City, Pa.
  • High School Scranton Prep

Biography

Personal Records 
            
                                                                                  
Event Time Meet Host School Year
Indoor 400m 53.64 Monmouth Winter Invitational Monmouth 2017
Outdoor 400m 52.92 Widener Invitational Widener 2017
Indoor 500m
1:09.95 Wagner Invitational Ocean Breeze 2017
Outdoor 800m 2:04.55 Lehigh Games Lehigh 2017

Outdoor 2017: Opened season with a seventh-place finish in the 4x400m relay (3:31.21) at the Rider Invitational... Also raced the 400m (53.86) at Rider... Ran collegiate-best 400m (52.92) at the Widener Invitational... Closed season with first collegiate 800m (2:04.55) at the Lehigh Games.

Indoor 2016-17:
Raced the 400m, 500m, and 4x400m relay twice each... Made collegiate debut in the 500m (1:10.23) at the Jack Pyrah Invitational... Ran season-best 500m (1:09.95) at the Wagner Invitational... Ran third leg of the fourth-place 4x400m relay (3:38.80) at the Lehigh Angry Birds Meet... Closed season with a pair of races in the 400m, placing 10th (53.66) at the Lehigh Angry Birds Meet and 18th (53.64) at the Monmouth Winter Open.

Outdoor 2016: Did not compete.

Indoor 2015-16: Did not compete.

High School/Personal:
2015 PIAA District 2 champion in the 400m and bronze medalist in the 4x400m relay... Led squad to 2015 bronze medal at PIAA District 2 Championships... Two-time Distance Medley Relay champion at the Jordan Relays... Led squad to 2015 Jordan Relays team title... Three-year varsity letterwinner... Also lettered in cross country... Majoring in sports marketing.

Historical Player Information

  • 2016Freshman

    Jumps/Sprints
    6'1" 165 lbs
  • 2017Sophomore

    Jumps/Long Sprints
    0 lbs