Alexandra Kosinski (born March 29, 1989) is an

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distance-runner. She broke the U.S. high school girl's national record for the 1600 meters in 2007. She went on to attend and run with

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in cross country and track.

Running career

High school

Kosinski attended and ran with Oak Ridge High School from El Dorado Hills, California. She and another Californian high schooler,

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, were two of the fastest high school women in the state and frequently raced each other before they would both go to University of Oregon.

Collegiate

Kosinski attended

with an athletic scholarship. She majored in

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and maintained a 3.83 GPA while in college. On January 29, 2011, she set the school's record for the indoor 5000 meter at 15:44.60. Kosinski placed third in 2011 and placed eighth in the women's 5000 meter finals at the

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References

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