Alex Mason Class: Senior Hometown: Alameda, Calif. High School: St. Joseph Notre Dame Height: 5-11 Event: Middle Distance

Fresno State: (2002) Clocked in with a team-leading and personal-best 3:52.91 in the 1,500m run ... placed second in the 800m run with a time of 1:51.23 and was fifth overall in the 5,000m race at 15:35.70 ... (2001) Finished third on the squad in both the 800 and 1,500 meters, clocking 1:53.03 and 3:56.94...led the indoors in the 800 meters at 1:54.74 ... WAC all-conference ... Kiwanis Torch of Excellence ... Dean's List. (2000) Recorded a season best time of 1:54.52, second best on the team, in the 800-meter at the Bob Mathias Fresno Relays where he placed fourth ... finished fourth at the Cal Poly/CS Northridge meet with a time of 1:56.31 ... posted a season best 4:05.35 in the 1,500-meter at the Fresno Relays as he placed third ...took 10th with a time of 4:13.25 at the Western Athletic Conference Championships ... season best time in the 5,000-meter was 16:06.66.

St. Joseph Notre Dame HS: Three-year letterwinner in soccer, two-year letterwinner in track and a two-year letterwinner in cross country ... was captain of the soccer team in 1999 and earned all-league honors that same year ... earned all-league honors in cross country and track in '99 ... was captain of both the cross country and track teams in '99.

Personal: Born June 5, 1981 in Evanston, Ill. ... parents are Jim and Nancy Mason ... has an older brother, James and two younger brothers, Ian and Travis ... enjoys playing soccer and wrestling and working on computers ... favorite athlete is Haile Gabresaille.