Alex Cotton
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- Hometown:
- Saxonburg, PA
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- High School:
- Knoch
Bio
Career Highlights | TFRRS
2024-25
* Registered fourth in the shot put and discus with distances of 48-4 3/4 and 146-6 at SUNYAC Outdoor Championships - Outdoor
* Finished fifth (51-6 1/4) and eighth (133-8) at AARTFC Outdoor Championships in the shot put and discus - Outdoor
* Named to USTFCCCA Outdoor All-Region Team in the shot put - Outdoor
* All-SUNYAC Indoor Third Team with a distance of 51-8 1/4 in the shot put at SUNYAC Indoor Championships - Indoor
* Named to USTFCCCA Indoor All-Region Team in shot put - Indoor
* Placed eighth at regionals in the shot put with a toss of 48-7 1/2 - Indoor
* Tallied top five at six meets during the regular season - Indoor
2023-24
* Named to USTFCCCA All-Region Team
* United East Indoor/Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year
* All-United East Indoor and Outdoor Shot Put Champion
* All-United East outdoor honors with a distance of 139-2 in discus
* Qualified for regionals in shot put in both indoor and outdoor
* Academic All-AMCC
2022-23
* Team Rookie of the Year for both indoor and outdoor
* Joins the Penn State Behrend men's track and field team as a freshman
At Penn State Behrend
* Majoring in mechanical engineering
Personal
* Son of Noelle and Lane Cotton
* Three-sport athlete at Knoch High School
* Four-year letterwinner in track & field, hockey, and three in football
* Voted Most Athletic
* National Honors Society
* Spanish Club
News mentions
The Penn State Behrend track & field team had 16 student-athletes selected to the 2026 U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division III All-Region Outdoor Team.
Penn State Behrend men’s track & field senior Alex Cotton finished in 19th place in the shot put at the 2026 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships at the Roger Harring Stadium at Veterans Memorial Field Sports Complex in La Crosse, Wisconsin.
The Penn State Behrend men’s track & field team has three athletes representing the Lions at the 2026 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships on May 21-23 at the Roger Harring Stadium at Veterans Memorial Field Sports Complex in La Crosse, Wisconsin.
Penn State Behrend men’s track & field sophomore Carter Tobin placed second in the 100m on day two of the All-Atlantic Region Track and Field Conference (AARTFC) Championships hosted by Ursinus College.
Penn State Behrend men’s track & field sophomore Carter Tobin was named the Most Valuable Performer at the 2026 State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Conference Outdoor Championships, hosted by Cortland.
The Penn State Behrend men’s and women’s track & field teams will head to Cortland for the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Conference Outdoor Championships on Friday and Saturday, May 1-2. The two-day championships will take place at Cortland’s Stadium Complex, beginning at 2 p.m. on Friday and 10 a.m. on Saturday.
The Penn State Behrend men’s outdoor track & field team had four individual winners at the Fredonia Blue Devil Invite on Saturday afternoon.
Five different Penn State Behrend track & field athletes placed first in their respective events at the Lions home invitational held on Saturday.
Alex Cotton won the shot put to lead the Penn State Behrend men’s outdoor track & field team at the John Homon Invitational at Mount Union on Saturday.
Carter Tobin won the 100m and broke the school record to lead the Penn State Behrend men’s outdoor track & field team at the Dave Labor Alumni Invitational at the William Lennox Track at Mihalik-Thompson Stadium hosted by Slippery Rock.
The Penn State Behrend men's track & field team had nine student-athletes selected to the 2026 U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division III All-Region Indoor Team.
Carter Tobin won the 100m and placed second in the 200m to lead the Penn State Behrend men’s outdoor track & field team at Carnegie Mellon over the weekend.
The Penn State Behrend men’s indoor track & field team competed on day one of the All-Atlantic Region Conference Indoor T&F Championships on Friday.
The Penn State Behrend Lions placed second out of 11 teams at the 2026 State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Conference Indoor Championships held this weekend at the Brockport Special Events Center.
The Penn State Behrend men’s and women’s indoor track & field teams will compete at the 2026 State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Conference Indoor Championships on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 27 – 28. The two-day championships will take place at the Special Events Recreation Center in Brockport, NY, beginning at 2:30 p.m. on Friday and 10:30 a.m. on Saturday.
The Penn State Behrend men’s indoor track & field team competed at Houghton in their Last Chance Qualifier on Saturday afternoon.
Jake Egizio broke won the 400m and broke his own school record to lead the Penn State Behrend indoor track & field team at the Spire College Indoor Games held at Spire on Saturday.
Carter Tobin and Jake Egizio broke Penn State Behrend indoor track & field records while competing at the Kent State Doug Raymond Invitational over the weekend.
The Penn State Behrend men’s indoor track & field team competed at Houghton in their second meet of the season on Saturday afternoon.
The Penn State Behrend men’s indoor track & field team competed at the Houghton December Classic to open the 2025-26 season on Friday night.