2017-18 Rowing Roster
Alexis Jones
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- Coxswain
- Height:
- 5-4
- Hometown:
- Dallas, Tex.
- High School:
- The Hockaday School
At Michigan
• NCAA Medalist (third place, 2017 2V8)
• CRCA Scholar-Athlete (2018)
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2017)
• Three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18)
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts
• Graduated with a degree in biochemistry and a minor in Latin
• Recipient of the prestigious Bonderman Fellowship
Senior (2017-18)
• Competed in a four-piece set scrimmage against Eastern Michigan (Sept. 17), recording an 11:03.2 time in the first piece
• At the Head of the Charles (Oct. 22) helped the 2V8 boat finish 30th in 16:13.019
• Served as the coxswain for U-M's 1V8 boat at the Louisville Cardinal Invitational (March 17-18), helping to beat Wisconsin, Minnesota, Yale and Virginia with times of: 6:10.294, 6:15.009 and 5:57.600
• Served as the coxswain in the 1V8 boat that finished second at Princeton's Class of 1987 Cup Regatta, crossing at 7:00.9 ahead of Brown (+2.4) and behind Princeton (-5.4)
• Helped the 2V8 boat beat Clemson (6:39.69; +16.49) at Ohio State (March 31)
• Served as the coxswain in the first varsity eight boat at the Big Ten Double Dual (April 7), defeating No. 16 Indiana in 6:26.99 (+1.82) before falling to No. 11 Iowa
• Coxed the 1V8 boat in Las Vegas, coming in third place with a 6:10.11 finish against No. 1-ranked Washington (-7.51) and No. 3-ranked Texas (-2.01)
• Helped the 2V8 boat beat Louisville on Senior Day (April 29) with a time of 6:31.00 (+10.44)
• Coxed the 1V8 to a silver medal at the Big Ten Championships (May 13), finishing in 6:23.022
• At the NCAA Championships, helped lead the 1V8 boat to a 10th-place national finish, timing 6:30.981 in the Petite Final
Junior (2016-17)
• Served as the coxswain in the 2V8 boat that finished third in the nation in 6:55.135 at the NCAA Championships on Sunday (May 28) at Lake Mercer in West Windsor, N.J., helping U-M to a third-place team finish
• Coxswain for the 2V8 boat that won a conference championship in 6:14.503 at the Big Ten Championships on Sunday (May 14) at Eagle Creek Park in Indianapolis, helping U-M to a second-place team finish
• Served as the coxswain in the 2V8 boat that helped sweep Louisville with an +11-second win in 6:38.15 on Senior Day at Belleville Lake (April 30)
• Served as the coxswain in the 2V8 boat that beat Ohio State, Duke, and Notre Dame coming in at 6:28.9 at Ohio State's Regatta (April 15) on the Scioto River
• Served as the coxswain in the 2V8 boat that beat Minnesota (6:33.98, 6:56.78) and Wisconsin (6:23.57, 6:24.85) in the Big Ten Double-Dual (April 8)
• Served as the coxswain of the 2V8 boat that beat Stanford (6:28.55, 6:40.88) and No. 1 California (6:22.81, 6:26.62) but lost to Washington in the Pac-12 Challenge (April 1-2)
• Served as the coxswain in the 2V8 boat against Harvard and Yale (March 25)
• Served as coxswain of Michigan's 2V8 crew at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational (March 11)
Sophomore (2015-16)
• Served as coxswain of Michigan's 3V4 crew during the spring season.
Prep
• High School: The Hockaday School (2014)
• Four-year member of Dallas Rowing Club
• Three-year letterwinner in basketball
Personal
• Full Name: Alexis Kimberling Jones
• Birthday: Oct. 4, 1995
