2027 Track Roster
Roster
Alex Nield
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Austin, Texas
- High School:
- St. Andrew's Episcopal HS
PEPPERDINE TRACK 2026: Competed in eight meets ... Helped set the 4x800m relay record (7:33.91) ... Improved his personal best in the 800m (1:54.63).
PEPPERDINE XC 2025: Competed in three meets ... Ran personal-bests in the 6K at the Waves Invite (20:48.7) and 8K at the UC Riverside Invite (27:23.3).Â
PEPPERDINE TRACK 2025: Competed in nine outdoor track meets as a true freshman, specializing in the mid-distance events ... Ran legs of the 4x400m relay at the Vince O'Boyle Invite and the Gaucho Relays ... Made his collegiate debut by running the 600m dash at the Westmont Sunshine Open.
PEPPERDINE XC 2024: Competed in one race as a true freshman ... Made his collegiate debut at The Master's University Cross Country Invitational.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from St. Andrew's Episcopal High School, located in Austin, Texas, where he held the school records in the 800m, 4x400m and 4x800m relays in 2024 ... Was a team captain in both cross country and track ... In track, was a five-time all-conference selection and was named most improved of his team twice ... As a senior, helped the Highlanders win the 4x800m relay at the SPC Conference Championships ... Ran his personal-best times in the indoor 800m dash (1:57.04) and the mile (4:38.28) as a senior ... As a junior, ran his personal-best outdoor 800m dash time of 1:56.78 at the 2023 Running Lane Championships, which was good for fifth place in his heat ... Also clocked his fastest 400m dash time of 52.07 as a junior ... In cross country, helped the Highlanders win an SPC State Title as a senior in 2023 after the team placed second at the same meet in 2022 ... Also lettered in soccer, tennis, swimming and lacrosse.
PERSONAL: Son of Richard and Jennifer Nield … Has one sister, Fiona … Majoring in finance … Chose Pepperdine for the opportunity to continue competing in cross country and track while growing in his faith.
FAVORITES: Enjoys surfing, working out and playing video games outside of running … Favorite food is sushi … Favorite musical artist is Josh Baker … Favorite professional athlete is Cristiano Ronaldo … Favorite professional sports team is Chelsea FC … Favorite sport besides track and field is soccer … Favorite part about running is the challenge of training and seeing consistent work translate into improvement and competition.
