Alex Costantino
- position Distances
- class Sophomore
- Hometown North Andover, Mass.
- High school Brooks School
- position Distances
- class Sophomore
- Hometown North Andover, Mass.
- High school Brooks School
Alex Costantino Bio
Academic Highlights
2023 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
2022 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
Season and Career Results
2022-23
Indoor
Appeared in eight indoor meets for the Gamecocks, running the 800m, 1000m, mile and the distance medley relay … Scored at the SEC Championship in the DMR, starting as the lead off leg and running a season best and program record time of 11:22.59 … Began the indoor season with a personal best in the 1,000 meter, finishing runner-up after running 2:52.81 for the third-fastest 1K race in program history … Opened the home season with a personal best in the mile, winning the Gamecock Opener by running the eighth fastest indoor mile in program history at 4:53.84 … At the Columbia Challenge in New York City, she was the lead off leg for a squad that finished runner up and ran the sixth fastest DMR time in Gamecock indoor history with a time of 11:42.88 … On Feb. 4, she ran her fastest 800m race of the indoor season, clocking a personal best time of 2:09.70 to finish ninth.
Outdoor
Took part in seven outdoor meets, running the 1500m and the 4x800m relay … Opened the outdoor season at the Island Relays Bahamas with a season-best finish in the 1500m, carding a fifth-place finish following a time of 4:33.52 … Set a new 1500m personal best at the Tom Jones Memorial when she ran 4:31.24 … Also ran the 1500m at the SEC Championship, turning in a time of 4:34.32 … Ran a pair of 4x800m relays, including at the Penn Relays where she was the third leg on the team that ran 8:40.20 for a new program record … Also ran the 4x800m relay at the Florida Relays, helping the team win the event with a time of 8:45.92 for the third fastest time in program history.
Cross Country
Did not compete.
2021-22
Indoor
Appeared in six indoor meets for the Gamecocks, running the Mile in five events and the 800 meter in one event … Finished 6th in the Mile on three occasions, including the Tiger Paw Invite on Feb. 11 after setting her PR with a time of 4:56.93 … Clocked her indoor 800m PR at the South Carolina Invitational in a time of 2:14.70.
Outdoor
Competed in six outdoor events, running the 1,500-meter race on five occasions and the 800-meter race once … Took home the top position in the 1,500-meter in the Weems Baskin on March 26 when she ran in 4:35.90 … Clocked her 1,500-meter PR in the SEC Outdoor Championship preliminary stage with a time of 4:33.52 … Placed 4th in her only 800-meter event at the Gamecock Invitational on April 16 with an outdoor PR of 2:12.78.
Cross Country
Did not compete.
Pre-South Carolina
High School
Ran for the New England Elite … Won the 1,500-meter race at the 2021 USATF New England Invitational … Dropped her 800-meter personal best by 22 seconds over the course of her high school career … Improved upon her 1,500-meter PR by over one minute in high school … Had four Top-5 finishes at the NSAF Meet of Champions in 2021.
Personal
Was born to her parents Christopher and Tracey … Has two older brothers, Nathan and Matthew, and one younger brother, Timothy.
Personal Records
Indoor
800m | 2:09.70 (2/4/23) |
1000m | 2:52.81 (12/2/22) |
Mile | 4:53.84 (1/14/23) |
Outdoor
800m | 2:12.78 (4/16/22) |
1500m | 4:31.24 (4/14/23) |