Lexi Romero

Class:
Senior
Position:
Sprints
High School:
Brookfield Central HS
Hometown:
Brookfield, Wis.

PRONUNCIATION

2021 Indoor Track & Field • Junior Season: Competed at five meets • placed third in the 200m in a career-best 24.10 to move into a tie for third in Minnesota history and placed 10th in the 60m in a career-best 7.51 at the Big Ten Indoor Championships • finished as 60m runner-up and 200m runner-up at the Nebraska Quadrangular • finished as 200m runner-up at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational and Hawkeye Border Battle • ended the season tied for third in Minnesota history in the 200m (24.10).

2021 Outdoor Track & Field • Junior Season: Named All-Big Ten Second Team honoree after a runner-up finish in the 4x100m relay • named Academic All-Big Ten honoree • competed at six meets with appearances in the 100m, 200m, and 4x100m relay • placed 15th in the 4x100m relay (44.99) at the NCAA West Prelim • finished as B1G runner-up in the 4x100m relay in a season-best 44.55 to rank third in Minnesota history and finished seventh in the 100m (11.82) at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships • ran a career-best 11.75 in the 100m to place third at the M City Classic and rank 10th in Minnesota history • ran a career-best 24.19 in the 200m to place sixth at the B1G Florida Invite.

2020 Indoor Track & Field • Sophomore Season: Named Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten • letterwinner • ran 19 races with appearances in the 60m, 200m, and 4x400m relay • ran career bests in both the 60m and 200m at the Big Ten Championships • ran a career-best 7.59 to place 20th in the 60m and a career-best 24.21 to place 10th in the 200m at Big Tens • ended the season tied for fourth in the 200m (24.21) among all-time Gophers • indoor season ended on March 12, 2020, when the Big Ten and NCAA announced they were ceasing competitions and championships because of COVID-19 public health concerns.

2020 Outdoor Track & Field • Sophomore Season: The 2020 outdoor track & field season was canceled on March 12, 2020, when the Big Ten and NCAA announced they were ceasing competitions and championships because of COVID-19 public health concerns.

2019 Indoor Track & Field • Freshman Season: Competed at six meets with appearances in the 60m, 200m, and 4x400m relay • placed 19th in the 200m and ran a career-best 7.67 in the 60m to place 23rd at the Big Ten Championship • ran a career-best 24.70 in the 200m to place fifth at the Power Five Invite.

2019 Outdoor Track & Field • Freshman Season: Competed at six meets with appearances in the 100m, 200m, 400m, 4x100m relay, and 4x400m relay • placed 20th in the 100m (12.25) and 24th in the 200m (24.72) at the Big Ten Championship • ran a career-best 12.03 in the 100m at the Jim Click Shootout • ran a career-best 24.53 in the 200m at the Drake Relays • ran a career-best 59.73 in her lone 400m appearance of the season at the Hurricane Invite • led off Minnesota's second-place 4x100m relay at the Stanford Invitational.

High School: A 2018 graduate of Brookfield Central High School where she competed for coach Brian Calhoun • a three-sport letterwinner for the Lancers, earning 12 letters in track & field, gymnastics, and golf • all-state honoree in the 100m dash as a senior • eight-time state qualifier at the WIAA Division 1 State Track & Field Championship, making three appearances in the 100m (seventh as a sophomore, seventh as a junior, and second as a senior), 200m (eighth as a senior), 4x100m relay (11th as a sophomore, ninth as a junior), and 4x200m relay (13th as a sophomore and 10th as a junior) • nine-time Greater Metro Conference champion in the 4x100m relay (2015), 55m (2016, 2017, 2018), 100m (2016, 2017), 200m (2016 outdoor, 2017 outdoor), and triple jump (2018 indoor) • helped the Lancers to two Greater Metro Conference Indoor Championships (2016, 2018) • named 2018 Journal Sentinel Female Athlete of the Year • named a finalist for 2017 Journal Sentinel Track Athlete of the Year • named WIAA Scholar Athlete Finalist • holds Brookfield Central school records in the 4x100m relay and 4x200m relay • owns high school personal bests of 12.08 for 100m, 25.00 for 200m, 7.22 for 55m, 36-02 for triple jump, and 18-02 for long jump • four-time state qualifier and team conference champion in golf who earned academic all-state and was named third team all-state as a senior • four-time state qualifier who finished as floor exercise state champion and was state runner-up in all-around as a senior along with being named 2018 Greater Metro Conference Gymnast of the Year.

Personal: Daughter of Dennis and Emily Romero and Heather and Todd Weller • has seven siblings, Brittany, John, Isabel, Cassandra, Dylan, Eliana, and Raina • full name is Alexis • Mathematics major • four-year high school honor roll member who earned a 4.5 grade point average.

Romero's Indoor Career Bests (2020-21 Final)
Event	Mark (All-Time Rank)	Meet (Date)
60m	7.51	Big Ten Championships (2/26/21)
200m	24.10 (AT-T3rd)	Big Ten Championships (2/27/21)
Romero's Outdoor Career Bests (2020-21 Final)
Event	Mark (All-time Rank)	Meet (Date)
100m	11.75 (AT-10th)	M City Classic (5/1/21)
200m	24.19	B1G Florida Invite (4/3/21)
400m	59.73	Hurricane Invite (3/16/19)