Bucknell University

LEWISBURG, Pa.– Alexandra Lea starred at the 2025 Patriot League Outdoor Championships, winning two events, setting two school records, one meet record, and winning Women’s Rookie of the Meet. The Bucknell Athletics Department acknowledged her historic day by awarding the freshman her second Bison of the Week honor. Lea’s first honor came on March 2, 2025. 

Lea dominated Saturday’s proceedings with two spectacular races in the 200 and 400 meter dashes. She easily won the 400-meter dash, speeding to a meet record 53.07. The time shattered the previous meet record of 54.08 and nearly won the event by a full second. Her pace also set the Bucknell record, dethroning Jess Bridle’s 54.67 from 2016. Lea currently sits 48th in the East and eligible for the NCAA First Round. 

The freshman wasn’t finished. She raced in the 200-meter dash and trailed until the final stretch where Lea unleashed a lightning finish, blazing past the second-place finisher, like a diesel locomotive. Her time of 23.58 blew past the school record of 23.83 set last year by the legendary Meghan Quinn. The wind gauge ran 2.1, rendering the time ineligible for the meet record, but legal for the Bison record book. 

The two gold medals earned Lea Women’s Rookie of the Meet. Lea previously won the indoor edition of the award making her only the third athlete in Patriot League history to win both versions and the first one since 2022 when Army’s Emily Fink did so. 

At the Buckys on Monday, Lea won the Bryan-Humphreys Award presented to the 2024-25 “Rookie of the Year.”

If Lea’s standing holds serve, she and the javelin throwers Evelyn Bliss and Brylee Tereska will travel to Jacksonville, Florida for the NCAA First Round (May 28-31).