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::: SPEED SKATING: TEAM USA


Alexandra Harris - Biography
2007 Speed Junior World Team Member
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June 07, 2007


Team USA Years: 2006

City, State: Weyers Cave, VA

Birthplace: Harrisonburg, VA

Hometown: Weyers Cave, VA

Current Residence: Weyers Cave, VA

Career Goals: become a pediatrician

Current Skating Club: Team Florida, Ocala, FL

Coaches Name: Buggy Allmond

Began Skating: age 3, 1995

Number of years you have been competing: 9 Years

Number of years involved in skating:13

How did you become interested in skating? Family Business

What is your favorite competition? Long Beach Marathon

Who is your favorite skater and why? Brittany Bowe, because she is so fast and she is an awesome person to be around.

Recent skating highlights: national team-2005

Indoor Nationals-2nd Freshman Girls-2005 Outdoor Nationals-2005: 3rd track in 300M, Overall Road Champion, 3rd in 200M, 1st in 500M, 1st in 2000 Points, Long Beach Marathon- 2005: 8th place Pro Women

Favorite web links: Hyper Race Bulletin Board, Music Videos

Favorite quote or term: Losers quit when they are tired Winners quit when they have won!

Favorite Food: Steak, Ice-Cream, and Pizza

Favorite Movie: A League of Their Own

Favorite place to shop: Hot Topic

Most prized posession:Baby Blanker made by my Nanna

Pets: 3 Dogs, 1 hamster and 1 horse

Most thrilling experience: My first roller coaster ride

Most embarrasing experience: When I had to use the bathroom between two signs at the start of the duluth marathon and somebody took my picture.

Future goals you hope to obtain as a skater: become a World Champion, go to the Olympics

Awards, honors and statistics received in roller sports:

skatingawards: In 2004-

Silver medal Elementary Girls

Gold medal Elementary 2 Girl Relay

 

Outdoor nationals:

bronze medal points race Freshman Division Road

 

1st Advanced Ladies Duluth Marathon

1st age group and Fastest Female Time-Long Beach Marathon 1st age group Empire Series--1st in age group Central Park Marathon 1st in age group Grants Tomb

5th pro elite women Prospect Park

 

In 2005

 

Outdoor nationals-

Track-bronze-300 M timed

 

Road-overall road champion

Gold-500M

Gold-2000M points race

Bronze-200M timed

 

Long Beach marathon-2005-8th Place in Pro women

 

Other awards and/or honors received outside of roller sports: Clymore School Citizen of the Year-2003-2004, Honor Roll every year, 2nd place Science Fair in 2005,nominated for WVPT Young Heroes Award in 2005, Physical Fitness Award every year in school, Writing Excellence Award in 2003, Music Achievement Award in 2005, President's Education Academic Award in 2004, Stewart Student Award for behavior, attitude and academics in 2004

Other sports you participate in: Mini Golf, Soccer, Rock Climbing

Who is your favorite sports figure: Joey Cheek

Who is the person you most admire/greatest influence in your life and why: My Mom, because she is a single mother and she does her best to let me do everything

List your hobbies: Writing, Dancing, Music

What music do you listen to during training or competition? Hip- Hop really gets me in the mood to win

What makes you a unique and special person: My Sense of Humor

Family Information:

Father’s Name: John Harris

Father’s Occupation: Over the Road Driver

Mother’s Name: Tish Harris

Mother’s Occupation: Teacher, Rink Owner, Student

Sister’s: Lisa Harris, Emily Harris

Family Members Who Have Competed or Are Competing in Amateur or Professional Athletics: Lisa Harris Basketball

 





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