2016-17 Men's Track and Field Roster
Biography
Career Honors
School-Record Holder in Outdoor 4x800 Relay
3x All-PSAC (4x800)
PSAC Championship Performances
2015 Indoor - 4x800m (4th)
2015 Outdoor – 800m (12th), 4x800m (2nd)
2016 Indoor - DMR (6th), 800m (22nd)
2016 Outdoor - 4x800m (1st), 800m (17th)
2017 Indoor - 4x800m (7th)
2017 Outdoor - 4x800m (3rd), 800m (8th)
2017: (OUTDOOR) Notched a career-best in the 800m (1:55.50) to finish eighth at the PSAC Championships. He also ran as part of the third-place 4x800m relay team (5/5).
2016-17: (INDOOR) Was part of the seventh-place 4x800m relay team at the PSAC Indoor Championships (2/25).
2016: (OUTDOOR) Was a member of KU's first-place 4x800m relay team that set a school-record of 7:45.28, and individually finished 17th in the 800m at the 2016 PSAC Outdoor Championships...Finished 14th in the 800m run at the Paul Kaiser Classic with a season-best and new PSAC mark of 1:56.58 (4/30).
2015-16: (INDOOR) Was the third leg on the DMR that finished in sixth place with the fifth-fastest time in KU history, and recorded a time of 2:01.27 in the 800m at the PSAC Championships (2/27-28)...Recorded a career-best in the 800m (1:59.54) at the Bison Opener (12/5).
2015: (OUTDOOR) Finished 12th in the 800m run in a season-best 1:56.28 at the PSAC Championships, and second as part of the 4x800m relay team that broke the school-record at 7:46.13 (5/2)…Recorded a season-best in the 1500m (4:06.29) at the Greyhound Invitational (4/19)...Finished second in the 800m run with a then-season-best time of 1:56.92 at the Rider Invitational (4/11)...Was the anchor for the 4x800m that broke the school record at the Fred Hardy Invitational (3/28)...Posted a PSAC mark and a then-career-best in the 800m (1:56.94) at William & Mary's Tribe Invitational (3/21).
2014-15: (INDOOR) Posted a season-best time in the 800m (2:01.36) at the Bison Open (1/30-31).
2013-14: Did not compete.
TFRRS Performance List
Personal Bests |
Event |
Indoor |
Outdoor |
800m |
1:59.54 |
1:55.50 |
1000m |
2:42.09 |
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1500m |
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4:06.29 |
The Thompson File
Nickname: Thompson
Which Teammate Gives the Best Motivational Speeches? Steve Maine
Sheetz or Wawa: Wawa
Sports Role Model? Chris Paul
Best Sporting Event you Attended: Penn Relays
What Was Your High School Mascot? Royal
Favorite Social Media Platform: Instagram
Dunkin or Starbucks: Dunkin
Favorite Vacation Destination: Ocean City, MD
Goal for 2016-17: Enjoy my last year
Historical Player Information
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2012-2013Freshman
Mid-Distance
6'1"
165 lbs
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2014-2015Sophomore
Middle Distance
6'1"
188 lbs
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2015-2016Junior
Middle Distance
6'1"
188 lbs
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2016-2017Senior
Middle Distance
6'1"
188 lbs