Alexanderia Anderson

Morgan Park High School

Chicago,

Illinois

Impact Statement

Anderson won multiple Illinois State Championships, an NCAA Outdoor title and the Gold at the 2011 World Championships.

Biography

Anderson is about to conclude one of the greatest girls’ track and field careers in Illinois high school history. She will try to win the 100, 200, 400 and long jump titles for the second consecutive year, and if she does so, will be a four-time champion in the 100 and 200. She set a state record in the 100 as a junior, and her time of 11.41 was the fastest high school time in the nation and just 27 hundredths of a second off Marion Jones’ national high school record time. Her times in the 200 and 400 were the second fastest in state history, and her winning long jump (19-11) was the longest in the state tournament in 17 years. She will continue her career at the University of Texas.

While at the University of Texas she was a seventeen time All American. She is a three -time Big 12 Champion and won the NCAA Outdoor 100m in her senior year.

After college Anderson was part of the gold medal team at the 2011 World Championships in Daegue for her leg in the 4x100m relay.