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2023 Men's Cross Country Roster

Jason Plante
Jason Plante
Jason Plante
Michael Mason
Michael Mason
Plante Family
Michael Mason

Charlie Alekson

  • Class Senior
  • Height 6-2
  • Hometown Stowe, Vt.
  • High School Stowe
  • Major History

Biography

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I chose Union because I loved the community and the campus, and I really liked the opportunity I had to continue competing in cross country and track at the collegiate level.





Honors and Awards:
- All-Liberty League Honorable Mention (2023)
- USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete (2023)
- Liberty League All-Academic Team (2022, 2023)

At Union: Also runs with the indoor and outdoor track and field teams at Union ... member of the Ski Club and Outing Club ... Pi Alpha Theta National History Honor Society ... has a YouTube channel that documents his racing and training.

2023: Appeared in five meets for Union … opened season with a top-40 finish at the RPI Harvest Classic (9/16) with a 26:02.4 time … best finish was 21st at the Liberty League Cross Country Championships (10/28) where he ran a 25:52.8 race … concluded season with the best time of his career, completing the NCAA Division III Mideast Regional Cross-Country Championships (11/11) in 25:31.6.

2022: Appeared in seven of the eight meets in his junior season for the Dutchmen … earned the team's Most Improved Award and Team MVP Award ... top finish was 11th place at the Connecticut College Invitational (10/15) where he ran a 26:37.2 … ran his fastest 8k at the James Earley Invitational with a 26:25.2 … placed 63rd overall at the NCAA Division III Mideast Regional Cross-Country Championships (11/12).

2021: Appeared in six of the seven races for Union … placed 19th at the Vassar Season Starter (9/1) 4k with a time of 13:56.0 … hada season best 28:01.5 at the Keene State Invitational (10/2) with a top-40 finish.

High School: A 2020 graduate of Stowe High School … a four-year member of the cross country and alpine skiing teams and a three-year varsity baseball player for the Raiders … captained the cross country team for two years and the skiing and baseball teams for one year apiece … helped the cross country team to a Division III state title as a sophomore and a state runner-up finish as a junior.

Historical Player Information

  • 2020First Year

    6'2" 145 lbs
  • 2021Sophomore

    6'2" 150 lbs
  • 2022Junior

    6'2" 150 lbs
  • 2023Senior

    6'2" 150 lbs