PRIOR TO TOWSON: Three-time All-MIAA selection at Calvert Hall ... Finished second at the MIAA Championship Tournament in 2012 ... Claimed fifth at the 2010 AJGA Woodward Video Junior at the Greenbrier ... Medalist at the local qualifier for the US Junior Amateur which earned him the right to play in the 2011 USGA Jr. Amateur ... Winner of the Bobby Gorin Tournament in the 14-15 year old age group in 2009 ... Third-ranked player among all high school seniors in the state of Maryland ... Member of the Honor Roll for three years and a member of the Spanish National Honors Society.

BACKGROUND: Son of John and Denise Church ... Has an older sister, Meghan (27) ... Both parents are graduates of Johns Hopkins University ... Captain of his high school golf team and worked in the peer education program at Calvert Hall.

GETTING TO KNOW ALEX:

*Aspires to work in sales or stock analysis
*Favorite author is John Feinstein
*Favorite actor is Will Ferrell
*Favorite pro athlete is Tiger Woods
*Favorite pro teams include the Baltimore Orioles and the Baltimore Ravens
*Athlete he admires the most is Ray Lewis
*Favorite meal is homemade shrimp jambalaya
*Most memorable moment is playing in the U.S. Junior Amateur