COLLEGIATE PERSONAL BESTS: SP – 44-6.75 (13.58m), DT – 138-9 (42.30m), HT – 197' 2" (60.09m), WT – 66'-2.5" (20.18m)
CAREER RECORDS, AWARDS, AND NOTES
RECORDS:
No. 6 all-time in indoor weight throw (20.19m 66 - 2.5)
No. 6 all time in outdoor hammer (60.09m - 197-1.00)
Outdoor 2026
Season: Recorded a career-best hammer throw of 60.09m (197’ 2”) at the Larry Ellis Invitational…Qualified for the NCAA Division I East First Round…Finished 13th at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships…Earned multiple top-four finishes throughout the outdoor season.
Penn Challenge (3/21): Opened the outdoor season with a third-place finish in the hammer throw, recording a mark of 54.66m (179’ 4”)...UCF Knights Invite (3/27-28): Finished fourth in the hammer throw with a mark of 54.38m (178’ 5”)...Bison Outdoor Classic (4/11-13): Won the hammer throw competition with a mark of 55.50m (182’ 1”)...Virginia Challenge (4/17-18): Finished 12th in the hammer throw with a mark of 54.53m (178’ 11”)...Penn Relays (4/23-25): Recorded a hammer throw mark of 54.78m (179’ 9”)...Larry Ellis Invitational (5/1-2): Set a career-best mark in the hammer throw with a throw of 60.09m (197’ 2”) to finish third overall...Big Ten Outdoor Track & Field Championships (5/15-17): Finished 13th in the hammer throw with a mark of 56.16m (184’ 3”)...NCAA Division I East First Round (5/27-30): Qualified for the NCAA East First Round and recorded a mark of 55.58m (182’ 4”) to finish 40th...
Indoor 2026
Season: Posted a career-best weight throw mark of 20.18m (66’ 2.5”)…Won two competitions and earned multiple top-three finishes during the indoor season…Competed at the Big Ten Indoor Championships.
Bison Opener (12/5-6): Won the weight throw competition with a mark of 18.97m (62’ 3”) ...Nittany Lion Challenge (1/17): Earned first place in the weight throw with a mark of 18.55m (60’ 10.5”)...Penn Elite (1/24): Finished second in the weight throw with a mark of 19.61m (64’ 4”)...Penn State National Open (1/30-31): Placed second in the weight throw with a mark of 19.49m (63’ 11.5”)...Tyson Invitational (2/13-14): Recorded a personal-best weight throw mark of 20.18m (66’ 2.5”)...Penn State Tune-Up (2/20): Won the weight throw with a mark of 20.05m (65’ 9.5”)...Big Ten Indoor Track and Field Championships (2/26-28): Finished 15th in the weight throw with a mark of 19.76m (64’ 10”)...
Outdoor 2025
Season: Earned a runner-up finish in the hammer throw at the Penn Challenge.
Penn Challenge (3/22): Finished second in the hammer throw with a mark of 51.82m (170’ 0”).
Indoor 2025
Season: Competed in the weight throw throughout the indoor season, earning multiple top-eight finishes at collegiate competitions.
Bison Opener (12/6-7): Finished second in the weight throw with a mark of 17.26m (56’ 7.5”)...Nittany Lion Challenge (1/18): Placed sixth in the weight throw with a mark of 17.33m (56’ 10.25”)...Penn 10 Elite (1/25): Finished fifth in the weight throw with a mark of 17.98m (59’ 0”)...Penn State National Open (1/31-2/1): Finished eighth in the weight throw with a mark of 18.49m (60’ 8”)...PSU Sykes & Sabock Challenge (2/8): Placed sixth in the weight throw with a mark of 17.20m (56’ 5.25”)...Big Ten Indoor Championships (2/28-3/1): Competed in the weight throw, finishing 25th with a mark of 17.29m (56’ 8.75”)...
Outdoor 2024
Season: Competed in the hammer throw, shot put, and discus throw events during her first outdoor campaign.
UCF Knights Invite (3/22-23): Set PRs in the shot put (44-6.75, 13.58m) and discus (138-9, 42.30m) events in the outdoor season opener…Placed sixth in the hammer throw with a 170-3 (51.89m) effort. Jim Thorpe Invitational (5/3): Recorded a personal-best 180-11 (55.14m) hammer throw effort. Big Ten Outdoor Championships (5/10-12): Placed 23rd in the conference in the hammer throw (164-7, 50.16m)…Did not record a shot put mark.
Indoor 2024
Season: Competed in eight meets for the Nittany Lions in her first indoor season.
Bison Opener (12/1-2/2023): Finished fourth in the weight throw with a 51-7 (15.72m)…Claimed fifth in the shot put with a 41-1 (12.52m) effort. Sykes & Sabock Challenge (2/3): Placed third overall in the weight throw with a 57-9.75 (17.62m) throw, her second-best of the season…Went 39-8.75 (12.11m) in the shot put for 16th. Penn State Tune-Up (2/16): Set her season-best weight throw mark with a 58-10.75 (17.95m) toss, earning third place…Finished second in the shot put with a 43-6 (13.26m) effort. Big Ten Indoor Championships (2/23-24): Finished 20th in the conference in the shot put and 24th in the weight throw.
2023 Outdoor
Season: Did not compete.
Indoor 2023
Season: Did not compete.
BEFORE PENN STATE
HIGH SCHOOL PRs: SP – 42-6.5, Discus – 131-1
Attended Unionville High School where she competed in the throws events for the Longhorns track & field squad…She earned three state medals in her senior year in the throws events…Also played basketball during her time at Unionville.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Tom and Susan Pancoast…Has seven siblings: sisters: Matilda, Susie, April, Samantha, Rebecca, and Faith, and brother: Tom…Sisters Matilda and Susie both attended Penn State and competed in the throws events for the Nittany Lions’ track & field team…Brother, Tom, played football for the Nittany Lions…In addition to Matilda, Susie, and Tom, Alex’s mother Susan, and sisters April and Samantha, attended Penn State…Enjoys baking, cooking, knitting, anything art-related in her free time…Chose Penn State because “besides the fact that almost my whole family went here, a degree from Penn State goes a long way. The connections you make here are invaluable, the campus is beautiful, and it’s a great school all-around.”