2011 Women's Cross Country Roster
Biography
SPU: One-year letterwinner.
Freshman (2011): Made her SPU debut by factoring into the scoring (No. 4 for Falcons, 22nd overall) at the Apple Ridge Run Invitational. ... Was the first Seattle Pacific runner across the line (16th overall) at Emerald City Open. ... Was No. 9 for SPU (71st overall) at GNAC Championships.
Mount Rainier Lutheran High School: Top-15 finisher at the Washington state championship meet all four years, including 8th as a junior in 2009 and 12th as a senior in 2010. ... Team MVP. ... Won state 800-meter title as a junior in 2010, and was part of the winning 4x400 relay in 2011. ... All-league basketball player as a senior.
Personal: Alexis Christine Fynboe. ... Born Dec. 28, 1992. ... Biology major.
Fun facts: Her father, Chris, also is a runner and introduced her to cross country. ... Favorite running event is the 800 in track. ... Enjoys trail running. ... If she wasn't doing cross country, would focus soccer. ... Dumbest movie she ever saw was "Dumb and Dumber" -- but said it also was one of her favorites. ... Book she just couldn't put down was any from the "Twilight" series. ... Favorite junk food is chocolate chip cookies. ... Favorite psych-up music before a big race is rap or hard rock. ... My friends call me Lex or Lexi. ... If she could be any action hero or heroine, it would be Batman "because he has a cool outfit." ... Would like to visit Denmark.
