Alison Ross

Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
St. Louis, Mo.
High School:
Rosati-Kain

Missouri Personal Bests
Event	Mark	Meet	Date
CROSS COUNTRY
5K	18:48.5	Greater Louisville Classic	09/29/2012
6K	22:02.1	Wisconsin Adidas Invitational	10/12/2012
INDOOR TRACK
800m	2:14.28	Bill Bergan Invitational	01/28/2012
1000m	2:53.81	Texas A&M Invitational	02/2012
Mile	4:59.03	Rod McCravy Memorial Meet	01/26/2013
OUTDOOR TRACK
800m	2:10.63	Big 12 Championships	05/13/2012
1500m	4:51.29	Missouri Relays	03/23/2013

NOTEWORTHY
- All-Big 12 in the DMR (2012)
- First Team Academic All-Big 12 (2012

2012-13
Cross Country- Ali ran consistently in the top 10 for the Tigers throughout the season...Started off with a 15th-place overall finish, 4th for the black and gold, at the Iowa State Invitational, crossing in 19:19...Bested that time at the Greater Louisville Classic, finishing in 18:48.46...Was 4th for the Tigers for her first 6k on the cross country course, navigating the terrain at the Adidas Wisconsin Invitational in 22:03...Finished 9th for the Tigers at the SEC Championships in Nashville, TN, before ending the season as their 5th finisher at the NCAA Midwest Regional

Indoor Track- Was a member of the winning 4x800m squad at the Missouri Invitational, and placed 3rd in the 1000m with a time of 2:58.58...Had a big race at the Kentucky Rod McCravy Memorial Meet, placing 5th in the mile with a PR of 4:59.03...Finished 2nd in the 800m at the Missouri Collegiate Challenge with a final time of 2:15.90...Represented the Tigers at the SEC Championships in Fayetteville, AR, as a member of the 9th-place DMR squad

Outdoor Track- Started the season with a 1500m-800m double at the Missouri Relays, finishing 4th in the 800m and 6th in the 1500m with a final time of 4:51.29...Was 12th at the Arkansas Spring Invitational in the 1500m, and helped the 4x400m squad to a 9th-place finish

2011-12
Cross Country - Took 16th in the 4K race at the Saluki Early Bird, crossing in 16:42.6.

Indoor Track - Started the season at the Missouri vs. Kansas Dual Meet, where she earned 2nd in the 800m running 2:17.43, and was part of the winning DMR team...Ran 2:17.27 in the 800m at the Illini Classic before earning a new 800m PR at the Bill Bergan Invitational, earning 8th in 2:14.28...Ran another PR, this time in the 1000m, at the Texas A&M Invitational, where she took 3rd in 2:53.81...Competed as part of the 7th place DMR team at th Big 12 Championship, earning an All-Big 12 honor

Outdoor Track - Raced the 800m primarily, beginning with a 4th place performance at the Missouri Relays, crossing the line in 2:14.77...Followed that up with a 19th place performance at the LSU Invitational where she finished in 2:21.42...Raced to 3rd place at the Tom Botts Invitational, finishing the 800m in 2:13.89...Was a member of the 2nd place SMR team at the Kansas Relays, where she also took 4th in the 800m in 2:14.19...Competed at the Drake Relays, taking 6th in the SMR and 10th in the 4x800m...Ended the season at the Big 12 Championship, taking 12th in the 800m with a new PR of 2:10.63 and 9th in the 4x400m

2010-11
Cross Country - Did not compete

Indoor Track - Ran a PR in the 600-yard run at the MU-KU Dual Meet, placing 4th in 1:29.99...Set a season-best time of 2:20.30 for 800m at the Missouri Collegiate Challenge to take 2nd

Outdoor Track - Earned PRs in the 400m and 800m during the season...Her 400m PR came at the Georgia vs. Missouri Dual, where she placed 8th in 1:00.09...She earned her 800m PR at the Tom Botts Invitational, where she placed 9th in 2:16.64

HIGH SCHOOL
Ran at Rosati-Kain HS for coaches Veronica Shead and Maureen Polasek...Helped her team to two Cross Country District Championships (2007, 2008)...Was a member of 3 MSHSAA All-State Relay teams for track, the 4x400m (7th-2007, 5th-2008) and the 4x800m (2008)...Earned an individual All-State honor in 2008 for the 800m

High School Bests
800m - 2:17.52

PERSONAL
Parents are Dan and Marianne...Born June 1, 1992 in St. Louis, MO...She was a Missouri Higher Education Academic Scholarship Qualifier...Graduated HS Summa Cum Laude...Earned the George Washington Carver Award and the Presidents Award for Educational Excellence...Was a member of the National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society...Earned 8 AAA Conference All-Academic Awards (cross country, track, and basketball)...St. Louis Post-Dispatch Scholar Athlete (2010)...Dean's List (Fall 2010 - Spring 2012)...Is studying Biomedical Engineering