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2025-26 Women's Track and Field Roster

Lexi Tepper

  • Position Distance
  • Class Junior
  • Highschool Cherry Hill East
  • Hometown Cherry Hill, N.J.

Biography

HONORS & ACCOLADES

  • 2024 All-America East (Outdoor - 4x800)
UMBC ALL-TIME RANKS (as of 10.8.25)
  • 3rd - Indoor - 3000 - 9:56.83
  • 5th - Indoor - Mile - 4:57.08
  • 5th - Outdoor - 1500 - 4:34.63
2025 OUTDOOR
  • Helped UMBC to second in the 4x800 at the America East Championships (9:04.74)
  • Finished sixth in the 1500 at the America East Championships w/ a time of 4:42.40 after winning the prelims w/ a time of 4:37.71
  • Competed in the 4x800 at the Penn Relays
  • Ran a PR time of 4:34.63 in the 1500 at the Dalton Ebanks Invitational
  • Clocked a season-best time of 2:16.14 in the 800 at the Towson Invitational
2025 INDOOR
  • Helped UMBC to a second-place finish in the 4x800 at the America East Championships (9:12.63)
  • Finished fifth in the Mile w/ a PR time of 4:57.08 at the America East Championships
  • Ran the 3000 in 9:56.83 at the Nittany Lion Challenge
  • Won the Mile at the VCU Rams Invitational w/ a time of 4:58.05
2024 OUTDOOR
  • Finished 17th w/ a PR time of 2:14.77 in the 800 at the IC4A/ECAC Championships 
  • Helped the 4x800 relay to a gold medal at the America East Championships (9:13.69)
  • Placed sixth in the 1500 at the America East Championships w/ a time of 4:39.20
  • Competed in the 4x800 at the Penn Relays
  • Finished second w/ a season-best time of 2:16.92 at the Weems Baskin Invitational
2024 INDOOR
  • Finished 10th in the Mile at the America East Championships w/ a time of 5:08.58
  • Ran the 1000 in 3:02.39 at the Nittany Lion Challenge
BACKGROUND
  • Earned three Olympic All-Conference honors in cross country (2019, 2021-22) and one in the 800 meters
  • The medalist at the 2020 NJSIAA Cross Country Sectionals; finished second in 2022, but lowered her time by over 90 seconds after recovering from ACL surgery
  • Part of 4 x 800 relay squad which broke the school record and competed at prestigious meets like the Penn Relays  
  • Earned Eastside’s Female Athlete of the Year honor in 2022
  • Also played youth soccer until 2021
  • Maintained a 4.0 grade-point average each year at Cherry Hill East and was selected to the Senior Hall of Fame in recognition of achievement, leadership and betterment of the school
  • Considering a major in biological sciences and has a career interest in physical therapy
  • Lists favorite professional teams as “any Philadelphia sports team” and Bayern Munich
  • Lists favorite musical artist as Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder and is learning to play the bass guitar
  • Has a twin brother, Peter Tepper III and a sister Emma
  • Daughter of Dawn and Peter Tepper, Jr., both competed in cross country and track and field at DeSales University

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    Distance
  • 2024-25Sophomore

    Distance
  • 2025-26Junior

    Distance
Land Acknowledgement
UMBC was established upon the land of the Piscataway and Susquehannock peoples. Over time, citizens of many more Indigenous nations have come to reside in this region. We humbly offer our respects to all past, present, and future Indigenous people connected to this place. Learn more about this statement here.