Saturday Workout Held in Helmets and Shoulder Pads
2012: Did not see any varsity action.
High School: Three-sport standout at Canadian High School ... lettered four times in football, two times as a sprinter and thrower in track & field, and once in basketball ... recorded 354 career tackles, including 43 quarterback sacks ... three-time first-team all-state selection as a defensive end ... named Texas 1A Defensive Player of the Year in 2009 ... earned district MVP honors as a senior ... helped team to 2A state title in 2007 and 1A crown in 2008 ... qualified for the regional meet in the discus in final track & field season ... earned Academic All-District accolades on the hardwood ... was the 2011 Class 1A Lincoln Douglas debate state champion.
Personal: Given name is Ryan Janzen Alexander ... parents' names are Tim and Betsy Alexander ... great uncle, Robert Janzen, retired from U.S. Army with rank of lieutenant colonel ... grandfather, Dan Rader, served in the military during World War II ... major is undeclared.
