A number of Boilermakers can use Saturday as a final tuneup before Big Tens.
CAREER BESTS
Pole Vault 3.50m/11-05.75
2010 (FRESHMAN)
Competed in four varsity meets (two indoors, two outdoors), including the Big Ten Indoor Championships; cleared her career best of 3.50 meters (11-05.75) at the Boilermaker Invitational.
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year varsity letterwinner in track and field at Bishop Chatard High School; three-time Indiana State High School indoor champion in the pole vault, setting the state mark as a junior and senior; placed third at the outdoor state meet as a senior en route to Indiana All-Star honors; won four consecutive Indianapolis City Championships; qualified for the outdoor state meet as a junior and sophomore, placing ninth as a junior and 14th as a sophomore; led her team to an indoor state title as a senior.
PERSONAL
Alex Metzger was born February 8, 1991, in Indianapolis, Ind.; is the daughter of Trinda and Doug Metzger; has two brothers, Nick and Zach; enjoys hanging out with friends, traveling, water and snow skiing and going to the beach; intends to major in sport and movement sciences with a focus in pre-law studies.