Alexus Atchley

Position:
Guard
Height:
5-9
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Yorba Linda, Calif.
High School:
Yorba Linda

Alexus "Lexi" Atchley joined the Colorado program as a walk-on in early October, just before the start of fall practice. She had a successful high school career and provides depth at shooting guard for the Buffaloes.

High School Atchley is a 2012 graduate of Yorba Linda High School, part of the first graduating class of that school located in Yorba Linda, Calif. She was named YLHS's Most Athletic Female for the class of 2012. She was captain of the basketball team her junior and senior year where she led her team to back-to-back Empire League Championships. As a junior, she was named Athlete of the Week by OCVarsity.com and was named Third Team All-County. Her senior year she finished the season averaging 12.4 points and 5.5 rebounds per game. She was voted as the Empire League MVP and was named to the First-Team CIF Division 3AA. Atchley was also captain of the track team her junior and senior years. Her best event was the 300 MH where she was Empire League Campion both her junior and senior year. She played AAU basketball with Cal Swish from 2008-11.

Academics She intends to major in communications and hopes to do something that involves working with kids.

Personal Born May 30, 1994, she is the daughter of Mitchell and Stacy Atchley. She has three siblings: Justin (23), Skye (21) and Paris (10). Skye is a senior at the University of Washington where she runs track. Other athletes in the family include her cousin, Kaitlyn Clark, a member of the University of Alabama gymnastics team and the U.S. National Team. Her grandfather, Richard Gudmundson played football for the University of Southern California.