Plenty of high school valedictorians find themselves at Georgia Tech. Few are also student-athletes. One is a Gates Millenium Scholar, a Student Ambassador and a driving force on the future of Tech student-athletes.
Meet Alex Grady, a senior mechanical engineering major whose athletic successes are matched only by his involvement on campus. Grady defies virtually every stereotype that plagues student-athletes. His decision to attend Tech was a largely academic one, but his impact has transcended the classroom.
Grady’s story begins as a high schooler, when he tried track and field for the first time. Immediately, he realized that he had a knack for distance running.