Getting to Know...Alex Neuffer

Photo courtesy Acadia Athletics
Photo courtesy Acadia Athletics

X-Men cross country runner Alex Neuffer is the latest athlete featured in our Getting to Know your X-Women and X-Men series throughout the summer. Alex is a fourth year Human Kinetics student from Stratford, P.E.I.

My nickname is…?
Neuf

My favorite moment to date as a StFX student-athlete is…?
Running a 3000m personal best (8:28) at 2015 Saint Mary's track meet and attending the CIS cross country championship.

If I could be StFX President for one day I would…?
An indoor track would be cool 

A unique talent or skill I have is…?
You will have a very hard time finding any food that I don't like or at least won't try (I guess that's a talent). 

My biggest pet peeve is…?
People who run slow

My favorite childhood memory is…?
Hanging out with my grandparents, they would give me absolutely anything I wanted and referred to me often as the "little prince". 

My dream job is…? ‎
Professional runner of course

Something interesting about my hometown is…?
We have an abundance of potatoes 

FAVORITES:

Class: Sports Psychology 

Place to Study: My room 

Food: I pretty much eat everything but if I had to choose one it would be any type of seafood 

Summer activity: Running, biking, swimming (ya I know I'm boring)

Disney movie: Toy Story 

Social Media: Does Trackie or LetsRun count??

TV show: The 100, The Walking Dead 

Vacation spot: Boulder, Colorado

Singer/Band: Red Hot Chilli Peppers

Items of clothing: Shoes, I have lots of shoes and short shorts too 

Pro sports team: Leafs 

Pro sports athlete: Kyle Merber, Evan Jager