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Jacksonville University

2019 Men's Cross Country

Alex Turnock

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Jacksonville, Fla.
  • Highschool The Bolles School

Biography

TOP PERFORMANCES

Two-time ASUN All-Academic Team (2017, 2018)

2018 (Junior): Paced the Dolphins in each race this season ... Second straight season he qualified and raced for JU at the NCAA South Region Championships (137th, 36:07.9) ... Raced to a new career-best time in the 8K at the ASUN Championships, where he placed 40th overall in 27:17.4 ... Previously set a PR in the 5K distance at the season opening UNF XC Invite in 16:31.0 (23rd) ... Also led the Dolphins at the UF Mountain Dew Invitational (39th, 27:36.97) and the USF XC Invitational (42nd, 29:03.3) ... Earned his second straight selection to the ASUN All-Academic Team

2017 (Sophomore): Only Dolphin to qualify and race at the NCAA South Region Championships, where he raced to a personal best in the 10K (35:41.1) ... Second Dolphin to cross the line at the ASUN Championships (27:32.1) ... Paced the Dolphins with a season-best 8K time of 27:27.2 for 18th place at the USF Invitational ... Raced a career-best 8K at the FSU Invitational in 27:19.3 (29th place) to help the Dolphins place sixth as a team ... Led the Dolphins at the UF Mountain Dew Invitational 8K race (27:29.8, 68th place) ... Paced the Dolphins at the UNF Cross Country Invitational to open the season ... Named to the ASUN All-Academic Team

2016 (Freshman): One of two Dolphins to compete at the NCAA South Region Championship, where he finished in 36.12.2 ... Paced Jacksonville at the ASUN Championship with a season-best 27:28.78 for 41st place ... Opened the season with an 18th-place finish at the UNF XC Challenge 5K (16:53.36) ... Finished 49th in 28:41.20 at the UF Mountain Dew Invitational 8K ... Helped guide the Dolphins to a fourth-place team finish at the FSU Invitational with his 8K time of 27:51.1

Before Jacksonville: Three-time letter winner at The Bolles School in cross country, soccer, and track and field … As a senior, helped the Bulldogs win the district and region, along with a fourth-place finish at the Florida state meet … Named cross country team captain … Earned Honorable Mention All-First Coast … During track, helped Bolles win the district and region … Individually, finished as runner-up in the 3,200-meter run at both the district and regional championship meets ... Academically, earned Second Honors throughout high school

Personal: Born February 14 ... Son of Allison and Jack Turnock … Has one brother, Benjamin … Majoring in kinesiology

Historical Player Information

  • 2016Freshman

  • 2017Sophomore

  • 2018Junior

  • 2019Senior

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