Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
2014-15 Track & Field/Cross Country: M Roster
Roster
Dixon, Alden

Alden Dixon
- Position:
- XC/Dist.
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 150
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Arlington, Tenn.
- High School:
- Arlington HS
Bio
Indoor Personal Bests
800 Meter
1/25/14 Vanderbilt Invitational (1:58.77)
Mile
1/26/13 Rod McCravy Memorial (4:13.19)
3,000 Meter
2/9/13 Valentine Invitational (8:36.55)
5,000 Meter
1/19/13 Niswonger Invitational (15:10.16)
Outdoor Personal Bests
800 Meter
3/30/13 Yellow Jacket Invitational (1:57.09)
1,500 Meter
4/20/13 Vanderbilt Invitational (3:59.72)
3,000-Meter Steeplechase
5/17/14 C-USA Championship (9:14.41)
5,000 Meter
5/15/16 C-USA Championship (14:39.09)
10,000 Meter
5/13/16 C-USA Championship (32:56.83)
2015-16
Cross Country: Competed in all five events of the Cross Country season ... Notched a 12th place finish at the PowerAde Invitational with a time of 16:19.03 ... Finished seventh at the Front Runner Invitational with a season-best 5K time of 15:48.59 ... Best 8K time and finish came at the C-USA Championships with a time of 25:49.1 and a 25th place finish ... Had a 10K time of 32:43.17 at the NCAA South Regional.
Indoor: Only finish in the 800 Meter was a 6th place finish with a time of 2:02.66 ... Won the mile race at the Ed Temple Classic (4:39.09) ... Best mile time was at the C-USA Championship, finishing 9th with a time of 4:14.54 ... Best time and finish at the 3,000 Meter came at the C-USA Championship, as he placed 21st (8:39.18) ... Placed first at the Emory Invitational in the Distance Medley Relay ... Won the C-USA Championship in the Distance Medley Relay (10:03.17).
Outdoor: Finished sixth at the APSU Invitational in the 800 meter race (1:59.15) ... In his only 1,500 meter race of the season, he finished 12th at the Joey Haines Invitational with a time of 4:09.67 ... Ran twice in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, finishing 18th at the Raleigh Relays with a season-best time of 9:24.40 ... Also was fifth at the Tiger Track Classic in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (9:28.61) ... Performed his best in the 5,000 meter, placing fourth at the War Eagle Invitational (14:50.87) and finished seventh at the C-USA Championship with a season-best time of 14:39.09 ... Was 13th in his only 10,000 meter race of the season, with a time of 32:56.83 at the C-USA Championship.
2014-15
Cross Country: Opened the season with a season-best 15:21.55 on a 5K course at the Belmont Invitational while placing eighth … Snagged his best placement at the Front Runner Invitational, finishing sixth in 15:27.35 … Scored for the Blue Raiders at the Conference USA Championships on the 8K course in Denton, Texas, tallying a season-best 25:16.96 for 22nd.
Indoor: Notched 3 top-10 finishes ... Best finish in the mile came at the Blazer Invitational, where he finished fifth (4:26.13) ... Best time in the mile was at the Samford Invitational (4:24.90) ... Highest overall finish was third place at the Christmas Invitational (8:56.82, 3K) ... Ran the Vanderbilt Invitational, where he completed his fastest 3K (8:52.61) ... At the Blazer Invitational, he finished fifth (15:56.62, 5K).
Outdoor: Competed in only one event ... Ran the Alabama Relays and finished 26th (15:33.15, 5K).
2013-14
Indoor: Placed fourth in the 3,000-meter at the Christmas Invitational (8:43.88) and sixth at the Blazer Invite (8:43.79) & Finished 12th in the mile (4:18.09) and 28th in the 800-meter (1:58.77) at the Vanderbilt Invitational Jan. 25 & First leg in the distance medley following at the Edward S. Temple Classic Jan. 4 (10:50.19, 3rd) & Last leg of the distance medley at the TSU Invite Feb. 1 (10:38.65, 4th).
Outdoor: Competed in the 800-meter, 1,500-meter, 3,000-meter steeplechase and 5,000-meter … Ran the 800 at the Tennessee Challenge May 3, finishing 26th with a time of 2:01.61 … Notched a 15th-place finish in the 1,500 also at the Tennessee Challenge (4:03.66) … Highest finish of the outdoor season in the 3,000-meter steeplechase came at the Yellow Jacket Invite March 30, placing third with a time of 9:40.31 … Set a season-best time in the steeplechase at the Tennessee Relays April 12 (9:33.96) … Placed seventh in the 5,000 at the War Eagle Invite April 19 (15:30.55).
2012-13
Indoor: In first collegiate meet, ran a 8:41.80 time in the 3,000 meters to finish third at the Christmas Invitational & Won the 3,000 at the Valentine Invitational, setting a personal best of 8:36.55 & Took 10th in the mile run at the SBC Championships, finishing in 4:21.65.
Outdoor: Won the men s 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Rhodes Invitational (9:39.39), but set a personal best in the event of 9:22.33 at the SBC Championships, where he placed fifth.
Prior to Middle Tennessee
High School: Ran at Arlington HS ... Won 3,200 meter TSSHAA Championship in 2011 ... Clocked a 9:19.71 3,200 meter and a 15:45.17 5,000 meter time ... Fastest mile was 4:14.85.
800 Meter
1/25/14 Vanderbilt Invitational (1:58.77)
Mile
1/26/13 Rod McCravy Memorial (4:13.19)
3,000 Meter
2/9/13 Valentine Invitational (8:36.55)
5,000 Meter
1/19/13 Niswonger Invitational (15:10.16)
Outdoor Personal Bests
800 Meter
3/30/13 Yellow Jacket Invitational (1:57.09)
1,500 Meter
4/20/13 Vanderbilt Invitational (3:59.72)
3,000-Meter Steeplechase
5/17/14 C-USA Championship (9:14.41)
5,000 Meter
5/15/16 C-USA Championship (14:39.09)
10,000 Meter
5/13/16 C-USA Championship (32:56.83)
2015-16
Cross Country: Competed in all five events of the Cross Country season ... Notched a 12th place finish at the PowerAde Invitational with a time of 16:19.03 ... Finished seventh at the Front Runner Invitational with a season-best 5K time of 15:48.59 ... Best 8K time and finish came at the C-USA Championships with a time of 25:49.1 and a 25th place finish ... Had a 10K time of 32:43.17 at the NCAA South Regional.
Indoor: Only finish in the 800 Meter was a 6th place finish with a time of 2:02.66 ... Won the mile race at the Ed Temple Classic (4:39.09) ... Best mile time was at the C-USA Championship, finishing 9th with a time of 4:14.54 ... Best time and finish at the 3,000 Meter came at the C-USA Championship, as he placed 21st (8:39.18) ... Placed first at the Emory Invitational in the Distance Medley Relay ... Won the C-USA Championship in the Distance Medley Relay (10:03.17).
Outdoor: Finished sixth at the APSU Invitational in the 800 meter race (1:59.15) ... In his only 1,500 meter race of the season, he finished 12th at the Joey Haines Invitational with a time of 4:09.67 ... Ran twice in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, finishing 18th at the Raleigh Relays with a season-best time of 9:24.40 ... Also was fifth at the Tiger Track Classic in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (9:28.61) ... Performed his best in the 5,000 meter, placing fourth at the War Eagle Invitational (14:50.87) and finished seventh at the C-USA Championship with a season-best time of 14:39.09 ... Was 13th in his only 10,000 meter race of the season, with a time of 32:56.83 at the C-USA Championship.
2014-15
Cross Country: Opened the season with a season-best 15:21.55 on a 5K course at the Belmont Invitational while placing eighth … Snagged his best placement at the Front Runner Invitational, finishing sixth in 15:27.35 … Scored for the Blue Raiders at the Conference USA Championships on the 8K course in Denton, Texas, tallying a season-best 25:16.96 for 22nd.
Indoor: Notched 3 top-10 finishes ... Best finish in the mile came at the Blazer Invitational, where he finished fifth (4:26.13) ... Best time in the mile was at the Samford Invitational (4:24.90) ... Highest overall finish was third place at the Christmas Invitational (8:56.82, 3K) ... Ran the Vanderbilt Invitational, where he completed his fastest 3K (8:52.61) ... At the Blazer Invitational, he finished fifth (15:56.62, 5K).
Outdoor: Competed in only one event ... Ran the Alabama Relays and finished 26th (15:33.15, 5K).
2013-14
Indoor: Placed fourth in the 3,000-meter at the Christmas Invitational (8:43.88) and sixth at the Blazer Invite (8:43.79) & Finished 12th in the mile (4:18.09) and 28th in the 800-meter (1:58.77) at the Vanderbilt Invitational Jan. 25 & First leg in the distance medley following at the Edward S. Temple Classic Jan. 4 (10:50.19, 3rd) & Last leg of the distance medley at the TSU Invite Feb. 1 (10:38.65, 4th).
Outdoor: Competed in the 800-meter, 1,500-meter, 3,000-meter steeplechase and 5,000-meter … Ran the 800 at the Tennessee Challenge May 3, finishing 26th with a time of 2:01.61 … Notched a 15th-place finish in the 1,500 also at the Tennessee Challenge (4:03.66) … Highest finish of the outdoor season in the 3,000-meter steeplechase came at the Yellow Jacket Invite March 30, placing third with a time of 9:40.31 … Set a season-best time in the steeplechase at the Tennessee Relays April 12 (9:33.96) … Placed seventh in the 5,000 at the War Eagle Invite April 19 (15:30.55).
2012-13
Indoor: In first collegiate meet, ran a 8:41.80 time in the 3,000 meters to finish third at the Christmas Invitational & Won the 3,000 at the Valentine Invitational, setting a personal best of 8:36.55 & Took 10th in the mile run at the SBC Championships, finishing in 4:21.65.
Outdoor: Won the men s 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Rhodes Invitational (9:39.39), but set a personal best in the event of 9:22.33 at the SBC Championships, where he placed fifth.
Prior to Middle Tennessee
High School: Ran at Arlington HS ... Won 3,200 meter TSSHAA Championship in 2011 ... Clocked a 9:19.71 3,200 meter and a 15:45.17 5,000 meter time ... Fastest mile was 4:14.85.
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