2022-23 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Kay, Alex

Alex Kay
- Position:
- Mid-Distance
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Ocala, Fla.
- High School:
- Vanguard
Bio
Personal Records
Indoor Track
- 500m: 1:03.31 (2022)
- 600m: 1:18.41 (2022)
- 800m: 1:49.02 (2022)
- 1,000m: 2:23.91 (2021) - School Record
Outdoor Track
- 400m: 49.06 (HS)
- 800m: 1:48.75 (2021)
SEC Scoring
Indoor Track
- 2022 - 800m - 8th - 1:54.69
- 2021 - 800m - 5th - 1:50.65
- 2021 - DMR - 3rd - 9:36.41
- 2020 - 800m - 8th - 1:55.29
- 2020 - 4x400m - 6th - 3:07.36
HONORS
- 2021-22 Member of the VOLeaders Academy
- 2021 Indoor USTFCCA Second Team All-America - DMR
- 2021 Indoor All-SEC Second Team
- 2021 Indoor SEC Bronze Medalist - DMR
- 2020 USTFCCCA Track & Field All-Academic Athlete
- 2019-20 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2020 Indoor SEC All-Freshman Team
2023 TRACK & FIELD
Indoor- Opened the indoor season competing in the 800-meter at the Bob Pollock Invitational (1/28)
2022 TRACK & FIELD
Outdoor- Secured a spot at NCAAs with the men's 4x400mR, turning in a time of 3:06.79 with Rasheeme Griffith, Jakwan Hale and Emmanuel Bynum (5/27)
2021 TRACK & FIELD
Outdoor- Helped the men's 4x400-meter relay team earn an automatic qualifying bid to the NCAA Championships as Rasheeme Griffith, Emmanuel Bynum, Christopher Bailey and Alex Key combined for a season-best time of 3:05.39 to place third in their heat and secure a spot at nationals (5/28)
- Grabbed the 11th of 12 qualifying spots for the NCAA Outdoor National Championships in the men's 800-meter run, clocking in at 1:49.07 (5/28)
- Finished first in the 800-meter run at the Tennessee Relays (4/10), setting a personal-best of 1:48.75
- Finished third in the 4x400-meter relay at the Tennessee Relays (3/9), combining with teammates Rasheeme Griffith, Emmanuel Bynum and Joe Hoots for a time of 3:10.11
- Made his collegiate debut at the FSU Relays (3/26), finishing sixth overall in the 800-meter run with a personal-best time of 1:50.85
- Contributed to an 11th place finish for All-America honors in the distance medley relay at the NCAA Indoor Championships (3/12), combining with teammates Jonathan Sacoor, Joe Hoots and Alex Crigger for a time of 9:41.98
- Posted UT's best finish in the SEC indoor 800-meter run in 10 years, finishing fifth with a time of 1:50.65 (2/27)
- Helped the Vols earn third place in the men's distance medley relay at the SEC Championships (2/25), combining with teammates Christopher Bailey, Joe Hoots, and Alex Crigger for a time of 9:36.41
- Broke the all-time Tennessee record in the indoor 1,000-meter at the Hokie Invitational (1/22), clocking a time of 2:23.91
2020 TRACK & FIELD
Outdoor
- Did not compete, as the 2020 outdoor track & field season was canceled due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) global health crisis
- Ran an anchor split of 48.25 as Tennessee took sixth in the 4x400m relay at the SEC Championships (2/27), recording the seventh-fastest time in program history at 3:07.36
- Finished 8th in the SEC 800m final to score a point for the Vols, clocking in at 1:55.29 (2/29)
- Became the first Vol since 2011 to qualify for the SEC indoor 800m final, running a personal-best time of 1:49.97 in prelims (2/28)
- Helped the Vols run a season-best 9:58.21 in the distance medley relay, placing 2nd at the Tiger Paw Invite (2/14)
- Combined with teammates Emmanuel Bynum, Jonathan Sacoor and Rasheeme Griffith for a season-best mark of 3:09.10 in the 4x400m relay at the Texas Tech Invite (2/1)
- Clocked in with a personal-best 1:50.65 (converted to 1:50.34 for altitude) for seventh place at the Texas Tech Invitational (2/1)
- Broke Tennessee's all-time freshman record in the men's 1000m, clocking in at 2:26.97 at the Virginia Tech Invitational (1/17)
- Began collegiate career with a PR 1:51.24 in the men's 800m at the Tennessee-Indiana Duals (1/11), ranking third in the NCAA at the time of the mark
HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL
- Ran track and cross country for Vanguard HS in Ocala, Fla.
- Intends to study economics at Tennessee
- Two-time Florida regional champion and three-time district champion
- Two-time Florida All-State
- County 800m record
- Competed for the North Central Florida club, which won the 2016 AAU national club championships
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