Aleks Hristov

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Position Discus/Throws
Class Redshirt Senior
Hometown Karnobat, Bulgaria
High School Vasil Levski Sport School

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2024 All-Conference USA First Team (Discus)
2024 All-Conference USA Third Team (Shot Put Indoor)
2022 All-Conference USA First Team (Discus)
2022 All-Conference USA Second Team (Weight Throw)
2021 All-Conference USA Third Team (Hammer Throw Outdoor)
Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)

2024 OUTDOOR (RS JUNIOR)

Named All-Conference USA first team in the discus throw.
Posted a mark of 55.84 meters (183-2) in the discus to capture gold at the CUSA OTF Championships at Kidd Field.
Earned points in the shot put with a fourth-place showing after tossing a personal-best 16.68 meters (54-8.75) at the CUSA Championships.
Made first outdoor appearance in over a year after missing ’23 outdoor season at the Arizona Spring Break Fiesta and finished second in the discus with a 56.40m (185-0).
Threw a personal-best 58.47 meters (191-10) with a fifth-place finish in the discus at the Beach Invitational.
Finished 10^th with a 55.03m (180-6) in the discus at the 96^th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays.
Competed in the discus at the NCAA West First Round in Fayetteville, Ark.

2024 INDOOR (JUNIOR)

Named All-CUSA third team in the shot put.
Tossed 16.22 meters (53-2.75) to win a bronze medal in the shot put at the CUSA ITF Championships at the Liberty Indoor Track Complex.
Tallied points with a fourth-place showing in the weight throw with a 19.13m (62-9.25).
Opened indoor season at the Stan Scott Memorial competing in the shot put and weight throw – placed sixth in the SP with a 15.23m (49-11.75) and fourth in the WT with an 18.96m (62-2.5).
Finished fifth in the weight throw with a 19.05m (62-6) at the New Mexico Team Open.

2023 OUTDOOR (JUNIOR)

Missed season due to injury.

2023 INDOOR (SOPHOMORE)

Competed in the weight throw and shot put at a trio of meets (TTU Corky Classic, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Collegiate Invitational, New Mexico Collegiate Classic) before missing the remainder of the indoor season due to injury.

2022 OUTDOOR (SOPHOMORE)

Placed first in discus with 54.91m (180-2) at the Conference USA Championships.
Recorded career best in discus with 58.01m (190-4) at the Desert Heat Classic.
Competed in shot put at the Mt. SAC Relays.
Achieved first place in the hammer throw with 54.67m (179-4) at the Don Kirby Tailwind.

2022 INDOOR (FRESHMAN)

Won silver with a personal-best mark of 19.26 meters (63-2.25) in the weight throw at the Conference USA Championships.
Tossed a personal-best 16.26-meter (53-4.25) mark in the shot put at the C-USA Championships.
Opened the indoor season with a second-place showing in the weight throw with a mark of 18.72 meters (61-5) at the Dr. MLK Jr. Collegiate Invitational.
Competed in the shot put at the MLK Invite, and the weight throw at the Don Kirby Open & Elite.

2021 OUTDOOR (FRESHMAN)

Took bronze in the discus throw with a 56.54-meter (185-6) mark at the Conference USA Championships.
Competed in the shot put and hammer throw at the C-USA Championships.
Finished first in the discus with a mark of 54.08 meters (177-5), and placed second in the hammer throw with a personal-best mark of 57.25 meters (187-10) at the Don Kirby Tailwind Open.
Placed second in the discus (54.51m [178-10]) at the Roadrunner Invitational.
Threw a personal-best 56.99 meters (187-0) is the discus at the NCAA Division I West Preliminaries.
Advanced to the NCAA National Championships at historic Hayward Field, competing in the discus (54.32 [178-2]).
Opened collegiate career at the UTSA Invitational, competing in the discus and finishing fourth in the hammer throw with a 56.52-meter (185-5) mark.

PRIOR TO UTEP

Threw a season-best mark 42.68 meters, finishing third in the discus at the Bulgarian Ch., in Vasil Levski National Stadium in August 2020.
Won the indoor shot put (6k) with a 15.92-meter mark at the Bulgarian U20 Ind. Ch., Sofia.
Placed first in the outdoor discus throw five times during the 2019 outdoor season.
Turned in a season-high 58.64-meter mark in the discus, claiming first at the Bulgarian U20.

PERSONAL: Aleks Krasimirov Hristov is the son of Krasimir and Ginka Hristov … has one sister … competed with club team SC Trakia 96 Plovdiv … economics major.