Alexia Dean Class: Sophomore Hometown: Dania, Fla. High School: Stranahan Major: Biology

n all-around returning athlete who runs a number of sprints, jumps and relays…coaches believe she has the potential for greatness in the quarter-mile which should be her major emphasis this upcoming season…just missed all-conference honors, finishing fourth in the outdoor 400m…an important part of FIU's outdoor 4x400 relay team that provisionally-qualified for the NCAA Nationals but set a school record in that event…also a member of FIU's record-setting sprint medley relay team that set a new school mark by some five seconds…her indoor long jump distance of 17-feet-11.50 was second best on the team…all-conference member of the SBC indoor meet 4x400m relay championship team…her top 400m indoor mark (57.01) was third best during the league's regular season…played volleyball, basketball, track and field and participated as a cheerleader in high school…twice voted the track team's Most Valuable Player and was also MVP of the basketball team.