2018-19 Track & Field, Cross Country Roster

Alesha Vovk

  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • High School St. Joseph Academy
  • Hometown Lakewood, Ohio

Biography

2018-19: Cross Country - finished seventh at the MAC Championship (10/27) with a season-best 21:05.5 run, earning All-MAC honors for her performance … finished 44th at the Great Lakes Regional (11/9) and 41st at Pre-Nationals (10/13) … won the RedHawk Rumble with a time of 21:36.7 … had a 5K PR at Notre Dame, running a 17:22.5.

2017-18: Outdoor – Appeared in seven meets … named Academic All-MAC … qualified for the NCAA East Region Preliminary (5/24-26) in the steeplechase, where she took 28th with a time of 10:25.84 … took third in the steeplechase (personal-best 10:15.06) and sixth in the 1500m (4:25.15) at the MAC Outdoor Championships (5/10-12). Indoor – Competed in six meets … became second all-time in Miami history with a 4:50.70 mile at the Indiana Relays … placed fourth in the 4x800 at the Gladstein while also taking seventh in the mile … helped DMR team take third at MAC Indoor Championships while herself taking seventh in the mile with a 5:00.65 … made Academic All-MAC team. Cross Country – Raced in seven meets … named Academic All-MAC … took 21st (21:36.9) at the MAC Championship (10/28) … finished 68th (21:57.7) at the Great Lakes Regional (11/10).

2016-17: Outdoor – Ran in seven meets … named Academic All-MAC … finished seventh in the steeplechase (17:25.69) at the MAC Outdoor Championships (5/11-13) … finished runner-up in the 1500m (4:42.45) at the RedHawk Invitational (4/29) … took 22nd in the steeplechase (season-best 10:44.12) at the Mt. SAC Relays (4/13-15). Indoor – Raced in five meets … named Academic All-MAC … took 18th in the mile (5:08.09) at the MAC Indoor Championships (2/24-25) … top finish was 10th in the mile (4:58.34) at the Gladstein Invitational (1/20-21). Cross Country – Ran in just one meet due to injury … finished 83rd (23:39.5) at the Spartan Invitational (9/16).

2015-16: Outdoor – Named Academic All-MAC … ran in seven meets … placed fifth in the steeplechase (10:39.39) at the MAC Outdoor Championships (5/12-14) … finished runner-up in the steeplechase with a personal-best 10:33.64 at the Jesse Owens Classic (4/22-23) … won the steeplechase at the Hilltopper Relays (4/8-9; 10:52.68) … clocked a personal-best 4:33.40 to finish second in the 1500m at the Ball State Challenge (4/15-16). Indoor – Named Academic All-MAC and MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete … earned Second-Team All-MAC honors as a member of the second-place distance medley relay team at the MAC Indoor Championships (2/26-27) … also finished 13th in the mile (5:03.74) at the conference meet … won the mile (personal-best 4:56.11) at the Ohio State Invitational (2/19). Cross Country – Named Academic All-MAC and MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete … raced in six meets … took 39th (22:27.0) at the MAC Championship (10/31) … placed 106th (22:50.3) at the Great Lakes Regional Championship (11/13) … took 23rd (18:17.1) at the Bluegrass Invitational (9/12).

2014-15: Outdoor – Raced at five meets for the Red and White specializing in the 3000m Steeplechase … debuted at the UNF Spring break invite running in the 4x800m … ran her first steeplechase at the All-Ohio Championships posting an 11:51.86 … set her personal best time and the team best time in the steeplechase at the MAC Championships clocking in a 11:29.17. Indoor – Competed in three meets for Miami specializing in the mile … opened her season at the Bowling Green Opener running a 5:39.85 mile … set her personal best mile time of 5:22.50 at the Ohio State Tune Up. Cross Country –Competed in two meets for the RedHawks … opened her collegiate career at the Miami Invitational posting a 19:00.5 over the 5K … raced her first 6K at the All-Ohio Championships finishing in 22:23.2. 

High School: Lettered all four years in Cross Country and Track at St. Joseph Academy … raced at the Midwest Meet of Champions for track in 2014 … was district champion in the 1600m in 2014 … district runner up in the High Jump in 2013 … Honor Student.

Personal: Born Feb. 1, 1996 … daughter of Debera and Marko Vovk … majoring in Kinesiology.

Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14Sophomore

  • 2014-15Freshman

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  • 2015-16Sophomore

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  • 2016-17Junior

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  • 2017-18Sophomore

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  • 2018-19Redshirt Senior

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