Alexandra Millard Explained

Alexandra Millard
Nationality:British
Sport:Track and field
Event:Middle distance, long distance, Cross country running
Birth Date:31 December 2001
Pb:1500m: 4:09.76 (Ligano, 2024)
3000m: 9:02.80 (Watford, 2023)
5000m: 15:22.44 (Manchester, 2024)
5km (road): 15:55 (Leicester, 2024)
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Alexandra Millard (born 31 December 2001) is a British middle distance, long distance, and cross country runner.[1]

Early life

From Kent, she attended St Edmund's School Canterbury.[2] [3] She was a student at Loughborough University before enrolling at Providence College in Rhode Island.[4] [5]

Career

She was a bronze medalist in the women's U23 race and gold in the women's U23 team event at the 2022 European Cross Country Championships in Turin.[6]

In July 2023, she ran a personal best over 1500 metres of 4:11.67 at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo.[7]

She was selected for the 2023 European Cross Country Championships in Brussels in December 2023.[8] She won gold as part of the successful British squad which won the U23 team event.[9]

In March 2024, she was a bronze medalist in the mixed relay at the 2024 World Cross Country Championships in Belgrade.[10] In November 2024, she was part of the Providence team which finished third in the 2024 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alexandra Millard. World Athletics. 30 March 2024.
  2. Web site: St Edmund's Head's Blog. stedmunds.org.uk. 30 March 2024.
  3. Web site: Alex Millard of Canterbury-based Invicta East Kent victorious at the British Athletics Cross Challenge. Kent Online. 30 March 2024. 19 November 2022. Thomas. Reeves.
  4. Web site: Our 2022/23 Scholars. lboro.ac.uk. 11 January 2024.
  5. Web site: Friars.com. 24 November 2024. 21 November 2024. No. 11 Friar Women’s Cross Country Team To Compete At NCAA Championship On Nov. 23.
  6. Web site: Battocletti and Hicks reign again in the U23 races in La Mandria Park. European Athletics. 30 March 2024. 11 December 2022.
  7. Web site: Excellent in Espoo – Weekend Round Up. Fast Running. 30 March 2024. 17 July 2023. James. Rhodes.
  8. Web site: 40-STRONG GB & NI TEAM BRUSSELS BOUND FOR THE 2023 EUROPEAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS. British Athletics. 28 March 2024. 28 November 2023.
  9. Web site: 10 December 2023. 30 March 2024. BBC Sport. European Cross Country Championships: Great Britain's Abbie Donnelly claims bronze.
  10. Web site: BBC Sport. 30 March 2024. 30 March 2024. GB win World Cross Country mixed relay bronze.
  11. Web site: Results - NCAA D1 Cross Country Championships 2024. Watch Athletics. 24 November 2024. 23 November 2024.