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Alex Roberts Season 2023-24

PositionBACK, FLY
Height5-9
ClassSenior
HometownVisalia, Calif.

SDSU TOP-10 MARKS
200 Back: 1:52.76 (1st) (MW Record)
100 Back: 52.49 (2nd)
100 Fly: 52.96 (4th)
200 Medley Relay: (2nd, 7th)
400 Medley Relay: (2nd, 5th)


HONORS
2024 NCAA Qualifier (200 Back, 100 Back, 100 Fly)
2023 Mountain West Champion (200 Back, 200 MR, 400 MR)
2024 All-Mountain West (100 Fly, 100 Back, 200 Back, 200 MR, 400 MR)
2023 NCAA Qualifier (200 Back, 100 Back, 100 Fly)
2023 Mountain West Swimmer of the Year
2023 Mountain West Champion (100 Back, 200 Back, 200 MR, 400 MR)
2023 All-Mountain West (100 Fly, 100 Back, 200 Back, 200 MR, 400 MR)
Mountain West Swimmer of the Week (Nov. 22, 2022)
2023 SDSU Female Student-Athlete of the Year
2022 All-Mountain West (100 Fly, 100 Back, 200 Back)
2021 All-Mountain West (100 Back)

Link: Season & Career Bests

2022-23 SEASON (As a Junior):
Enjoyed a record-breaking campaign in her third season on The Mesa, becoming the eighth Aztec in program history to earn Mountain West Swimmer of the Year honors… Was also named San Diego State’s Female Student-Athlete of the Year… Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 200 backstroke and was invited to compete at the national meet in the 100 backstroke and 100 butterfly… Tied for 20th in the 200 back (1:53.21) and finished 40th in the 100 back (53.07) during preliminaries of the NCAA Championships (3-17/18/23)… Helped SDSU capture its second straight MW title with a conference-record 1,638 points after winning a pair of gold medals in the 100 and 200 backstroke… Also contributed to the Aztecs’ victorious 200 and 400 medley relay teams at the league meet and took home a bronze medal in the 100 butterfly to garner five all-MW accolades overall… Set a school and conference record with a time of 1:52.49 in the 200 back (2-18-23)… Posted a career-fast mark of 52.49 in the 100 back after swimming that segment in the Aztecs' triumphant 400 medley relay team, which ranks second in program history… Also logged a personal-best 53.29 in the finals of the 100 fly, climbing into fifth place on the school's all-time charts (2-17-23)... Additionally recorded SDSU's second-fastest all-time relay split of 24.47 in the 50 backstroke after completing that portion of the team’s victorious 200 medley relay at the MW Championships (2-15-23)… Helped the Aztecs record their 50th consecutive dual-meet triumph with a victory in the 100 back (54.94) at the University of San Diego (1-27-23)… Placed second in the 100 back (55.76) in another dual-meet victory against Pepperdine (1-13-23)… Contributed to SDSU’s double-dual sweep of Cal State East Bay and Incarnate Word with an individual title in the 200 back (2:04.75) and leading off the Aztecs’ winning 200 medley relay (1:44.09) (1-5-23)… Captured two event titles in the 100 and 200 backstroke at the highly competitive SMU Invitational in Dallas, Texas, earning MW Swimmer of the Week honors in the process (11-17/19-22)… Also finished fifth in the 200 individual medley with a career-fast swim of 2:01.39, which ranks 11th in program history, propelling the Scarlet and Black to the team championship… Helped SDSU log a second-place team finish at Fresno State’s Chick-Fil-A Invitational with a trio top-10 individual efforts in the 200 back (5th – 2:02.23), 100 back (7th – 56.25) and 100 fly (10th – 56.63)… Also led off the Aztecs’ 400 medley relay team that finished third at the meet with a time of 3:47.44 (10-6/7-22)… Placed fifth in the individual standings at the season-opening USD Pentathlon meet, where she posted a career-fast time of 54.70 in the 100 free (9-9-22).

2021-22 SEASON (As a Sophomore): Competed in nine meets  Set eight career-best times during the campaign… Her 53.68 in the 100 Fly at the Mountain West Championships, was an NCAA "B"cut time and the fifth-fastest in program history… Also recorded B-cut times in the 100 Back and 200 Back touching the wall in 53.85 and 1:55.67, respectively, at the MW Championships… Her 200 Back time at the Mountain West Championships is the third quickest ever swam by an Aztec… At the Phill Hansel Invitational set a collegiate best in the 200 IM with a 2:02.24… Her best 50 and 100 Free times came the USD Pentathlon where she clocked a 26.10 and 55.05, respectively… A 200 Fly time of 2:08.76 vs. Cal Poly and a 1:07.73 in the 100 Breaststroke at the LMU Invitational were also career bests… Qualified for the 2022 Phillips 66 Summer Nationals where she posted a 1:03.06 in the 100 Back and finished in 24th place.

2020-21 SEASON (As a Freshman): Made a splash in her first appearance at the Mountain West Championships, earning all-MW honors for her sixth-place finish in the 100 back with a collegiate-best time of 55.60 in the finals … Also swam in the 200 back and 400 IM, earning 10th-place and 22nd-place finishes, respectively … Placed third in the 400 IM at the Aztecs’ dual meet with Pepperdine … Opened the season with four top-11 finishes at the Fresno State Invite, highlighted by a third-place effort in the 200 Back.

CLUB: Swam with the Tule Nation Tritons for five years. 

HIGH SCHOOL: Spent her high school years swimming for coach Walter Bricker and the Redwood High School swim team, earning three varsity letters … Owns six school records at Redwood High … Earned California CIF Central Section Championships in the 100 Back and Fly during the 2018-19 season … Placed 11th in the 100 Back at the 2019 CIF State Championship Meet … Only two-event section champion hailing from Tulare County … Holds West Yosemite League meet records in both the 100 back and fly … Also earned second and third-place finishes in the 100 back and 200 IM, respectively at the 2018 California CIF Central Section Division I Championship. 

PERSONAL: Daughter of Andee and Mike Roberts … Lists her hobbies as crossfit and listening to music… Her favorite athlete is Caeleb Dressel… Plans to major in business management with hopes to work in the music industry.