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Alejandro Salinas

Alejandro Salinas '21 is a Senior Staff Writer after serving as the Managing Editor of Sports for two volumes. Hailing from Pasadena, CA, he studies computer science and biology as a junior. In his free time he enjoys running, playing with dogs and watching sports. Contact him at asalinas 'at' stanforddaily.com.
The Grind
Pictured: Alejandro Salinas '21 poses in Main Quad. (Courtesy of Alejandro Salinas)

Salinas: Thank you, Stanford

Alejandro Salinas
  •  
June 12, 2021
Sports
At the 2016 Rio Olympics, Stanford claimed more medals than any other university in the world. This year, however, due to an unprecedented postponement, Stanford athletes are given another year to prepare for the event, which comes with challenges and benefits. (PHOTO: Don Feria/isiphotos.com)

Part 2: Olympic hopefuls adjust training to year-long delay, shelter-in-place orders

Inyoung Choi and Alejandro Salinas
  •  
May 29, 2020
Sports
Following the NCAA's cancelation of sports in March, the Olympic Committee ultimately decided to postpone the Olympic's by one year. In Stanford history, the school has won 270 overall medals. (PHOTO: Don Feria/isiphotos.com)

Part 1: Cardinal Olympic hopefuls react to Tokyo postponement

Inyoung Choi and Alejandro Salinas
  •  
May 29, 2020
Sports
(Photo: BOB DREBIN/The Stanford Daily)

Stanford track athletes engage in ‘non-sanctioned’ training amid pandemic

Alejandro Salinas
  •  
April 4, 2020
Track & Field
Senior Ella Donaghu (above right) won the women’s mile with a time of 4:34.85 at the MPSF Championships on Saturday. She was followed by junior Jess Lawson (above middle) in second and junior Jordan Oakes in third to complete a Cardinal sweep. (PHOTO: Spencer Allen/SportsImageWire.com)

Track and field shatters records at MPSF championships

Alejandro Salinas
  •  
March 1, 2020
Sports
Mens' gymnbastics played host to Olympic champion Japan and Team Norway as well as conference rival Cal. The Cardinal finished the meet second, trailing only Japan. (ALEJANDRO SALINAS/The Stanford Daily)

Men’s gymnastics stumbles at International Collegiate Open

Alejandro Salinas
  •  
March 1, 2020
Men's Gymnastics
Sophomore Brody Malone (above) is one of multiple Stanford gymnasts in the midst of qualifying for the 2020 Summer Olympics. This weekend's meet will serve as a preview of this summer's competition, including reigning Olympic champion, Japan. (CODY GLENN/isiphotos.com)

Men’s gymnastics to square off against Olympic talent

Alejandro Salinas
  •  
Feb. 27, 2020
Track & Field
Junior Julia Heymach (above), junior Jess Lawson and senior Ella Donaghu are all in position to qualify for the upcoming NCAA Championships. On the men's side, senior Alex Ostberg is in position to qualify for 3,000 meter time. Both teams are also looking for their first MPSF titles in more than five years. (DAVID ELKINSON/isiphotos.com)

Track and field seeks NCAA bids at conference championship

Alejandro Salinas
  •  
Feb. 27, 2020
Men's Gymnastics
Sophomore Brody Malone (above) and alums Grant Breckenridge ’19 and Akash Modi ’17 qualified for the U.S. Senior National Team over the weekend. Malone finished at the Winter Cup with an all-around score of 83.950. (Photo: HECTOR GARCIA-MOLINA/isiphotos.com)

Stanford trio qualifies for US Senior National Team

Alejandro Salinas
  •  
Feb. 24, 2020
Women's Golf
Sophomore Aline Krauter led Stanford to a 5th place finish in Guadalajara this week. She posted a team-best 4-under 68, including five birdies over the final 10 holes to move up to 13th place heading into the final round. (PHOTO: Cody Glenn/isiphotos.com)

Aline Krauter powers women’s golf to top-5 finish in Mexico

Alejandro Salinas
  •  
Feb. 19, 2020
Women's Gymnastics
Junior Kyla Bryant (above) set a career high in Sunday's narrow 197.125-196.175 loss to No. 10 Cal. Fifth in the lineup, Bryant led the Cardinal alongside top scorers in juniors Grace Garcia and Taylor Lawson. (KAREN AMBROSE HICKEY/isiphotos.com)

Women’s gymnastics’ Kyla Bryant highlights ‘electric’ floor performance

Alejandro Salinas
  •  
Feb. 18, 2020
Track & Field
(Photo: JOHN P. LOZANO/The Stanford Daily)

Ashlan Best breaks school record, track and field produces ‘best team effort’

Alejandro Salinas
  •  
Feb. 18, 2020
Women's Golf
Stanford’s highest finisher was senior Ziyi Wang, who registered a 2-under 69 performance on Tuesday to place a career-high seventh overall, her fifth career top-10 finish. Wang, the only senior on the team, concluded the tournament with a 2-under 211. (CODY GLENN/isiphotos.com)

Stanford golf teams return from competitive tournaments

Alejandro Salinas
  •  
Feb. 11, 2020
Men's Gymnastics
Freshman Brandon Briones' 85.300 score in the all-around at the Southwestern Cup was the highest in the nation. No. 2 men's gymnastics remain undefeated following the meet at ASU. (CODY GLENN/isiphotos.com)

Men’s gymnastics sets nation-leading marks at Southwestern Cup

Alejandro Salinas
  •  
Feb. 10, 2020
Men's Gymnastics
Junior Andrew Bitner (above) produced a career-best 81.200 in the all-around at the Pac-12 Invite on Sunday. The Cardinal defeated No. 11 Cal, No. 12 Arizona State and No. 17 Washington at the tournament. (PHOTO: Bob Drebin/isiphotos.com)

Men’s gymnastics victorious at Pac-12 Invite

Alejandro Salinas
  •  
Feb. 3, 2020
Track & Field
Senior Ella Donaghu and junior Jess Lawson (above) finished with No. 2 and No. 3 best mile times all-time in Stanford history. The duo, along with juniors Ashlan Best and Julia Heymach, also finished with the top distance medley relay time nationwide at the Razorback Invitational last weekend. (Photo: DAVID ELKINSON/isiphotos.com)

Ella Donaghu, Jess Lawson rewrite Stanford history in women’s mile

Alejandro Salinas
  •  
Feb. 3, 2020
Track & Field
Junior Aria Small (above) opened her indoor season with a meet-winning leap of 12.19 meters in the women's triple jump at the UW Preview. Small is slated to compete in her same two signature events this weekend, the triple jump and long jump. (PHOTO: Courtesy of Stanford Athletics) 

Track and field set to face competitive field at Razorback Invite

Alejandro Salinas
  •  
Jan. 30, 2020
Men's Golf
Sophomore Ethan Ng (above) finished as Stanford's top-performer at the Southwestern Invitational after shooting 1-under 215 to tie for sixth place, marking the first top-10 tournament finish of his career. He tallied four birdies and an eagle on the third round to finish 3-under 69 on Tuesday. (Photo: Cody Glen / isiphotos.com)

Men’s golf produces pair of top-10 finishers at Southwestern Invite

Alejandro Salinas
  •  
Jan. 28, 2020
Men's Gymnastics
Freshman Brandon Briones (above) was named College Gymnastics Association Rookie of the Week for the second straight week after scoring 80.600 points in the all-around in Berkeley last Saturday. (PHOTO: Courtesy of Cristiene Ringer)

Stanford Open features title rematch with No. 1 Oklahoma

Alejandro Salinas
  •  
Jan. 24, 2020
Track & Field
Senior Thomas Ratcliffe (above) nearly eclipsed the four-minute barrier in the mile on Saturday, finishing with a time of 4:00.04 for fifth place. The mark is a personal best for distance veteran. (Photo: John P. Lozano / isiphotos.com)

Track and field produces nationally-ranked performances at indoor season opener

Alejandro Salinas
  •  
Jan. 21, 2020
The Stanford Daily

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