American sprinter (born 1949)
Dale Alexander (born April 28, 1949) is an American formersprinter andmiddle-distance runner.[1]
Alexander is fromNicodemus, Kansas and attended high school inBogue, Kansas, where he competed in three sports. His third cousin is NFL football playerVeryl Switzer.[2]
He first competed for theButler Grizzlies ofButler Community College for two seasons. He then transferred toKansas State University, where he was coached byDeLoss Dodds.[2]
Alexander was a multiple-timeAll-American for theKansas State Wildcats track and field team, finishing runner-up in the4 × 880 yards relay at the1970 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships and runner-up in the600 yards at the1971 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships.[3][4][5] He ran multiple distances but preferred the440 yards to the longer 600 yards.[6]
At the1971 Pan American Games, Dale won the gold medal leading off the U.S. team inthe 4 × 400 m relay.[7]
- ^"Profile". all-athletics.com. Archived fromthe original on March 3, 2016. RetrievedMay 23, 2012.
- ^ab"Early Practices Help Alexander".The Wichita Eagle. February 5, 1970. p. 34. RetrievedSeptember 15, 2025.
- ^"4 × 800 meters relay at the NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships".USTFCCCA. RetrievedDecember 28, 2024.
- ^"1969 NCAA INDOOR TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS Saturday, March 15, 1969"(PDF).
- ^"600 yards at the NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships".USTFCCCA. RetrievedDecember 28, 2024.
- ^"K-State's Dale Alexander sets sight on big mark".The Olathe News. March 11, 1971. p. 6. RetrievedSeptember 15, 2025.
- ^Dale Alexander atAthletics Podium [d]
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- 1951:
 B. Brown,M. Whitfield,J. Voight,H. Maiocco (USA) - 1955: J. Mashburn,L. Spurrier,J. Lea,L. Jones (USA)
- 1959:
 Mel Spence,G. Kerr,Mal Spence,B. Ince (BWI) - 1963:
 O. Cassell,J. Johnson,R. Edmunds,E. Young (USA) - 1967: V. Matthews,E. Taylor,E. Stinson,L. Evans (USA)
- 1971: J. Smith,D. Alexander,F. Newhouse,T. Turner (USA)
- 1975: H. Frazier,R. Taylor,M. Peoples,R. Ray (USA)
- 1979: T. Darden,M. Peoples,H. Frazier,J. Walker (USA)
- 1983: A. Babers,M. Bradley,J. Rolle,E. Carey (USA)
- 1987: R. Pierre,K. Robinzine,R. Haley,M. Rowe (USA)
- 1991:
 H. Herrera,A. Pavó,J. Valentín,L. Martínez (CUB) - 1995: J. Crusellas,N. Téllez,O. Mena,I. García (CUB)
- 1999:
 D. Clarke,M. McDonald,D. McFarlane,G. Haughton (JAM) - 2003: D. Clarke,L. Spence,S. Ayre,M. Campbell (JAM)
- 2007:
 A. Williams,A. Moncur,M. Mathieu,C. Brown (BAH) - 2011: N. Ruíz,R. Acea,O. Cisneros,W. Collazo (CUB)
- 2015:
 R. Quow,J. Solomon,E. Mayers,M. Cedenio (TTO) - 2019:
 J. Perlaza,D. Palomeque,J. Solís,A. Zambrano (COL) - 2023:
 L. Carvalho,M. Lima,D. Hernandes,L. Vilar (BRA)
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