2021 Cross Country Roster

Alex Patton
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Wyalusing, Pa.
- Squadron:
- 16 Chicken Hawks
- High School:
- Wyalusing Area Junior-Senior
SOPHOMORE YEAR | 2021 – FRESHMAN YEAR | 2020: Did not compete.
HIGH SCHOOL: Wyalusing Area Junior/Senior High School...PIAA District 4A champion in cross country...two-time state medalist...three-time Runner of the Year for league...named Newcomer of the Year in 2016...three-time league champion in track (800-meter run, 1600-meter run, 4x800-meter relay)...also holds the school records in those three events...PIAA state medalist in the 1600-meter run...member of the National Honor Society...ranked in Top 10 of graduating class.
PERSONAL: Full name is Alex Jeffrey Patton...nickname is “Private”…son of Chad Patton and Rachel Alexander...both parents served in the Marine Corps...has one younger sister...majoring in civil engineering...future plans include becoming a pilot...loves skiing, watersports, dirt bikes and running...uncle, Ryan McCreight, is a 1997 Academy graduate…traveled to Luke AFB, Ariz., over the summer for Operation Air Force…also participated in the Field Engineering and Readiness Laboratory (FERL) at the Academy...member of Cadet Squadron 06.
HIGH SCHOOL: Wyalusing Area Junior/Senior High School...PIAA District 4A champion in cross country...two-time state medalist...three-time Runner of the Year for league...named Newcomer of the Year in 2016...three-time league champion in track (800-meter run, 1600-meter run, 4x800-meter relay)...also holds the school records in those three events...PIAA state medalist in the 1600-meter run...member of the National Honor Society...ranked in Top 10 of graduating class.
PERSONAL: Full name is Alex Jeffrey Patton...nickname is “Private”…son of Chad Patton and Rachel Alexander...both parents served in the Marine Corps...has one younger sister...majoring in civil engineering...future plans include becoming a pilot...loves skiing, watersports, dirt bikes and running...uncle, Ryan McCreight, is a 1997 Academy graduate…traveled to Luke AFB, Ariz., over the summer for Operation Air Force…also participated in the Field Engineering and Readiness Laboratory (FERL) at the Academy...member of Cadet Squadron 06.
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