Francis Marion University Athletics

FMU: Fifth-year track athlete at FMU....Received an additional year of competition from the NCAA after the 2020 season was cut short due to the covid-19 pandemic....FMU Team MVP 2021, 2020, 2019, 2017....Member of Phi Beta Lambda and Sigma Tau Delta honor society....Student-Athlete Advisory Committee 2020-21....FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll 2021 (spring).

PERSONAL:

• Born Alexis Patterson in Laurinburg, N.C.
• A graduate of Cheraw High School, where she competed for coach Lixander Henry
• Nicknames are AP or Lexis

PERSONAL FAVORITES: 

• As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up:  Basketball player
• How you got your nickname: I use to work at the bookstore and there was another Alexis so since she was there first I was called AP
• Favorite Superhero: Batman
• Favorite Athlete:  Kobe Bryant 
• Favorite Sports Team:  Los Angeles Lakers
• Favorite Movie or TV Show:  Rush Hour 1 or 2
• Favorite Food:  Pasta 
• Favorite Vacation Spot:  Curaçao 
• Twitter Handle: @BaldheadLex
• Instagram Account: alexispatt
• Your Motivation Music: Rap or Hip Hop 
• Favorite Thing About FMU:  The scenery 
• Favorite Off-Field Activity:  Sleeping and hanging out with friends
• Goals for Upcoming Season: Help my teammates improve and hopefully improve myself
• Why you chose your sport: I had quit basketball in high school and thought track and field would be something interesting to do 
• The biggest mental challenge to improving faster: Realizing that it takes time to get better and that there is always going to be someone better than you
• Interesting Notes: Both of my parents are named Bobbie/Bobby and they are born two days apart
• Brush With Greatness:  Saw Patrick Ewing at a game