Honors: 2021 NCAA West Preliminary Round qualifier in the 10,000 meters ... 2020 Second-Team All-Big Ten in cross country ... 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 Academic All-Big Ten in cross country ... 2021 and 2022 Academic All-Big Ten in track ... ranks eighth in the 10,000 meters on the UW top-10 performance list
| Personal Bests |
| Indoor |
Outdoor |
Cross Country |
| Mile |
4:58.64 |
2/14/21 |
5000 meters |
16:13.56 |
4/27/23 |
5K |
17:30.7 |
10/4/19 |
| 3000 meters |
9:20.03 |
2/11/22 |
10,000 meters |
33:17.64 |
3/31/23 |
6K |
20:10.6 |
9/29/23 |
| 5000 meters |
16:19.20 |
2/25/23 |
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TFRRS Profile
2024 Outdoor Track: finished 20th in the 10,000 meters crossing in 34:59.41 at the NCAA West Preliminary Round (May 23)... finished third in the 10,000 meters crossing in 33:33.31 at the 2024 Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 10)... finished third in the 10,000 meters with a time of 33:42.43 at the Wake Forest Invitational (April 19)... finished second in the 5000 meters crossing in 16:25.69 at the UW-Platteville Invitational (April 12)
2024 Indoor Track: Finished sixth in the 5000 meters in 16:16.29 and finished 11th in the 3000 meters crossing in 9:27.21 at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 23-24)... finished second in the 5000 meters in 16:23.53 at the Windy City Invitational (Feb. 9)... finished fourth in the 3000 meters crossing in 9:27.37 at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational (Jan. 19)
2023 Cross Country: Placed 155th overall at the 2023 NCAA Championships (Nov. 18), covering the course in 21:02.8 (6K)... Earned All-Region honors after placing 13th at the Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 10), covering the course in 20:44.7 (6K)... Finished ninth overall at the 2023 Big Ten Championships (Oct. 27), covering the 6K course in 21:25.6... Placed 69th at the 2023 Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational presented by Under Armour (Oct. 13), covering the course in 20:53.3 (6K)... competed in the Tom Cooney Championship race at the Sean Earl Lakefront Invitational (Sept. 29) finishing 13th overall covering the 6K course in 20:10.6
2023 Outdoor Track: Finished 15th, running a personal best in the 5000 meters with a time of 16:13.56, at the Penn Relays (Apr.27-29) ... ran a personal best in the 10,000 meters finishing seventh with a time of 33:17.64 at the Stanford Invitational (Mar.31-Apr.1) ... finished second in the 5000 meters at 16:39.23 at the USF Bulls Invitational (Mar.17-18)... finished sixth in the 10,000 meters in 34:58.79 at the Big Ten Championships (May 12-14)
2023 Indoor Track: Placed ninth in the 5000 meter run at 16:19.20 at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb.24-25)...finished fourh in the 3000 meters with a time of 9:31.70 at the Badgers Windy City Invite II (Feb.10-11)...placed fourth in the 5000 meter race running a time of 16:35.77 at the 2023 Indiana University Relays (Jan.27-28)
2022 Cross Country: finished 45th at the Big Ten Championships (Oct. 28) in 21:14.8 ... placed 46th at the Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 11), covering the course in 21:08.7 (6K) ... placed 171st overall at the NCAA Championships (Nov. 19), covering the course in 21:05.0 (6K)
2022 Outdoor Track: Finished sixth in the 5000 meters in 16:23.25 at the Oregon Relays (April 22-23) ... took third in the 10,000 meters at the Big Ten Championships in 34:36.13 (May 13-15
2022 Indoor Track: Placed 12th in the 5000 meters with a time of 16:35.78 at the 2022 Indoor Big Ten Championships (Feb. 25)... Came in fourth in the 3000 meters with a personal best time of 9:20.03 at the Badgers Windy City Invitational (Feb.11)... Finished third in the 5000 meters with personal best time of 16:26.55 at the GVSU Holiday Open (Dec.3)
2021 Cross Country: Finished 98th overall and third on the team at the NCAA Championships (Nov. 20), running a personal best of 20:29.5 ... took 24th overall and sixth among UW runners at the Big Ten Championships (Oct. 29) in 21:16.8 ... competed at the Nuttycombe Invitational (Oct. 15) in 21:22.3 for 111th overall and eighth among the Badgers
2021 Outdoor Track: Placed 27th in the 10,000 meters with a time of 35:22.72 at the NCAA West Preliminary Round ( May 26-29) ... finished ninth in the 10,000 meters with a personal best of 34:03.72 at the Big Ten Championships (May 14-16) ... placed second in the 5000 meters with a personal best of 16:19.97 and finished eighth in the 4x1600-meter relay in 20:22.25 at the Fighting Illini Big Ten Relays (April 23) ... placed fifth in the 10,000 meters with a time of 34:59.29 at the Big Ten Invite #2 (April 9-10)
2021 Indoor Track: Finished 13th in the 3000 meters with a personal best of 9:32.78 and finished fifth in the 5000 meters in 16:26.72 at the Big Ten Championships (Feb. 25-27) ... placed third in the 5000 meters in 16:38.93 at the Hawkeye B1G Invitational (Feb. 12-13)
2020 Cross Country: Finished 12th overall and second among the Badgers with a personal best of 20:49.3 at the Big Ten Championships (Jan. 30)
2020 Outdoor: Season canceled due to COVID19
2020 Indoor: Placed 15th in the 3000 meters in 9:52.31 at the Big Ten Championships (Feb. 28-29) ... ran a personal best in the Mile placing 65th with a time of 4;58.64 and finished 46th in the 3000 meters with a time of 9:37.26 at the 2020 Husky Classic (Feb. 14-15) ... finished 13th in the 3000 meters in 9:45.60 at the 2020 Indiana Relays (Jan. 31-Feb. 1) ... placed sixth in the 3000 meters with a time of 9:4.73 at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational (January 17-18)
2019 Cross Country: Won the 6K race with a time of 21:58.2 at the Badger Classic
High school: Holds the New Jersey state record in the 5000 meters in 16:34.66 ... three-time champion in the 3200 meters at the NJSIAA Meet of Champions... named a New Balance All-American ... two-time 5000-meter All-American ... six-time first team all-state in track and cross country ... high school Wall of Fame inductee ... 4.0 GPA ... Student Council President
Personal: Parents are Jaimie and Darren Westley... mother competed in gymnastics at NC State ... has one sibling, Justin ... full name is Alexa... born July 1 ... majoring in health promotion and health equity ... coaches with Badger Track Club ... volunteers with Best Buddies International
Why Wisconsin?
"I picked UW because of the combination of high-level academics and competitive athletics. The team felt like family and immediately welcomed me with open arms. Not to mention, the campus is beautiful, full of diverse people, has never ending places to eat. There is truly no place like Madison."
Off the course with Lexi
Where are your favorite places to run in Madison? The Arb or a classic Picnic Point loop
How would your teammates describe you? Sparkly, positive, outgoing
How would you describe the team? Family, crazy, passionate
My favorite thing about Wisconsin cross country is: the rich history behind this program and the legacy that former UW women’s cross made, the talented group of women we have working together each day.
Which teammate have you learned the most from and what have you learned? Former teammate Amy Davis. She always pushed me to be my best. She encouraged me to keep shining and spreading my positive light to the team and this program. Amy shared tips on becoming a better 10k runner and a strong XC competitor but putting in 110% each day, taking easy days easy, hard days hard, and most importantly to never lose the fun and joy in running.
Do you have any pre-meet rituals? I listen to the same pre-meet playlist on my Spotify and play my race song two times before I run. I also always triple knot my shoes… due to my shoe falling off in high school once.
The best thing about the Zimmer Course is: that it is a national course, and we have the ability to train on one of the toughest, yet most amazing courses in the NCAA each week.
What is the strangest thing that has happened to you in a race? Coach Thomas told me to “Think of the trees… think of the houses… think of legit anything.” In my first ever 10,000 meter race. We were on a track in Indiana… there were no trees and no houses.
What is your favorite cross country memory? Being able to attend the NCAA Cross Country nationals my freshman year. We placed seventh as a team, the highest finish in many years
When did you start running competitively? I began running track my freshman year of high school and cross country my sophomore year.
What do you love most about running? I love being able to clear my head and completely change my attitude from going on a run. It can make my day go from a hard, frustrating day to an exciting, uplifting day. I am surrounded by strong women, both at UW but across the entire running community. It brings me joy and has showed me what true mental and physical toughness is and how I can be the best version of myself.
Why did you choose cross country and/or track? Being 100% honest, I first started running to stay in shape for soccer while I was playing in high school. I ended up loving the challenge it brought and the constant work that needed to be put in. I began to improve each race and it kept me wondering just how quick I could go and how hard I can push my physical limits. Running has brought me some of my closest friends and created some of the best memories of my life. It has brought my family even closer and has showed me that I have the most supportive family one could ever ask for.
If you could go on a run with any one person, who would it be? I would love to go on a run with Shalane Flannagan. I love her cookbook and would want to talk about food and proper fueling. Also, I want to talk about how she overcame many obstacles, and incorporated so much cross training and strength work into her training plans.
Post-college plans: Grad school for athletic administration and become a college coach
What causes do you care about? I care about organizations that work with disabled people, whether physical or intellectual. I am passionate about working with Girls on the Run, Best Buddies International, and organizations that work on making health care disparities lesser for minority communities across the globe.
