Fall Sport Senior Spotlight: Alec Schrank

ALEC SCHRANK | WINCHESTER, VA.
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IN HIS OWN WORDS:

This summer I took ECE (electrical engineering) class and completed a Cadet Summer Research Program (CSRP) with the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR). Under AFOSR, I worked with Dr. Roach on Viral Inactivation by Directed Energy Radiation (VIDER) whose goal was to inactivate the SARS-CoV-2 virus through various forms of EM radiation, but focusing efforts on the microwave spectrum. My job in the VIDER team was to organize and cite all of the literature used by the team.

Following graduation, I hope to become a pilot or operations research analyst."

(During the pandemic), I have learned the importance of flexibility ... because everything related to USAFA has been changing almost daily since March.

JUNIOR YEAR | 2019: Competed in four meets, including the conference championships...was the Falcons' top finisher at the Nuttycombe Invitational after clocking an 8K time of 24:34.4 to finish 93rd out of 230 runners...posted a personal-best time of 24:13.3 at the Mountain West Championships (34th)...added a time of 24:42.3 to finish within the top half of the field at the Bill Dellinger Invitational (63rd)...opened the season with a four-mile time of 21:21.3 to place 15th at the Air Force Open...earned the team's Comeback Award...academic all-conference selection.

SOPHOMORE YEAR | 2018: Participated in six competitions, including all three postseason meets...posted a career-best 8K time of 24:37.9 at the Nuttycombe Invitational (124th)...earned a top-20 finish at the Mountain West Championships (25:17.6, 18th)...registered a time of 25:01.6 to finish within the top half of the field at the Pre-National Invitational (91st)...also placed within the top half of the field at the NCAA Mountain Regional after clocking a 10K time of 30:45.7 (53rd)...recorded a time of 31:13.3 at the NCAA Championships (164th)...opened the season with a 20th-place finish at the Wyoming Invitational (5K time of 15:53.9)...academic all-conference selection.

FRESHMAN YEAR | 2017: Competed in three meets...posted a 5K time of 15:59.5 to finish 55th out of 120 runners at the season-opening Colorado State Invitational...registered a season-best 8K time of 26:57.5 at the Woody Greeno Invitational (28th)...added an 8K mark of 27:54.4 to finish 55th out of 127 runners at the Rocky Mountain Shootout.

HIGH SCHOOL: Millbrook High School...champion of the Emerging Elite Two-Mile at the 2017 New Balance Indoor Nationals...won the 3200-meter run at the Virginia 3A/4A Outdoor State Championships as a senior...four-year varsity letterwinner...earned all-state honors in cross country and track all four years...graduated with a 4.5 GPA...ranked fifth in graduating class...member of the National Honor Society...served as SCA Public Relations Officer...also served as president of the Spanish Club and vice-president of the Interact Club.

PERSONAL: Son of Ed and Brenda Schrank...nickname is "Scout"...mother is a 1994 Academy graduate, who competed in hurdles and distance events at USAFA...father served in the Navy and retired as a lieutenant commander...has one older brother, Jason, who competed in cross country and lacrosse at Randolph College and currently serves in the Army Rangers...also has one older sister, Mckenzie, who competes in the hurdles at Radford University...majoring in operations research...future plans include becoming a pilot...served as Assistant Academics Officer...named to the Superintendent's List for excellence in military, academic and athletic performance...received the German proficiency badge...earned Senior Soaring Wings in summer of 2019...hobbies include hunting, fishing, morning lift, collecting historical pennies, ice baths, not stretching, managing micro-aggressions, collecting badges and serving as an activist for spreading German culture...owns the sword Sting from The Hobbit and is currently on a mission to destroy the One Ring...spent the summer fishing, sailing and barefooting on the lake...member of Cadet Squadron 01.

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