2015-16
2015 XC: Placed 26th at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational at 17:07.7 … ran the Wisconsin adidas Invitational in 20:30.1 to finish 50th … finished 13th at the NCAA Mountain Regional Championships after finishing in 21:19.68 … ran in the NCAA Championships, finishing in 20:55.4 (109th).
PREVIOUS SCHOOL (HARVARD)
2014-15
2014 Cross Country: Received the Jerry Kanter Improvement Award, presented to the upperclassman that has shown the most improvement … fourth Harvard finisher at H-Y-P. claiming 18th with a time of 18:20.4 … top Harvard finisher at the Battle of Beantown, placing 40th with a time of 17:56 … second Crimson runner across the line at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational, posting a time of 21:39 … recorded a time of 21:42.9 at Heps … Second Harvard finisher at NCAA Regionals, securing 42nd place with a time of 21:23.45.
2015 Indoors: Placed seventh in the 5,000m run with a time of 16:43.60 at indoor Heps … finished third overall in the mile with a time of 5:02.52 at HYP … ran a time of 16:37.73 in the 5,000m at the Terrier Invite.
2015 Outdoors: Placed fourth in the 10,000m at outdoor Heps in a time of 35:04.25 … recipient of the Pappy Hunt Improvement Award.
2013-14
2013 Cross Country: Did not compete.
2014 Indoors: Ran a personal best 5:15.77 in the 1 mile run at the Boston University David Hemery Valentine.
2014 Outdoors: Won the 10,000m run with a time of 37:10.91 at the Tufts Snowflake Classic … ran personal bests of 10:15.63 in the 3,000m run and 16:58.29 in the 5,000m run against Yale.
2012-13
2012 Cross Country: Placed 24th at the Nassaney Invitational Sept. 8, running a time of 19:03.7 and helping the Harvard women take the meet title … posted a time of 22:43 which placed her as the final Harvard finisher at the Paul Short Invitational.
2013 Indoors: Competed once, running at the Boston University Terrier Classic.
2013 Outdoors: Competed at the Tufts Snowflake Classic.
2011-12 |
2011 Cross Country: Did not compete.
2012 Indoors: Took second in the 3000 twice (Harvard Challenge Track Meet and Battle of Beantown).
2012 Outdoors: Placed second in the 3000 meter steeplechase (11:58.67) at Harvard-Yale dual meet.
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year member of the cross country team at Asheville Christian Academy, and also competed in track and field, basketball and softball … served as cross country and track and field team captain as a junior and senior … four-time cross country all-county, all-state and all-conference selection and individual county and state champion as a senior … three-time conference Runner of the Year and two-time All-Western North Carolina first team selection … four-time School Excellence Award winner in cross country and track and field … conference and state champion in the 3,200-meter run and conference champion in the 1,600 and 800 as a junior and senior … county champion in the 3,200 as a senior … qualified for New Balance national meet in the 5,000 and 2,000 steeplechase as a senior … holds school records in five events and holds Volunteer Classic 2,000 steeplechase meet record.
PERSONAL
Salutatorian and class treasurer (junior) and vice president (senior) … Mountain Amateur Athletic Association Bob Waters Award recipient as a junior … founder/director of Sports Excel Elementary Running Program … enjoys playing the violin, cooking, baking and hiking … father, Lacy E. Thornburg, attended Harvard Medical School and brother, Luke Thornburg, is currently a student at Harvard.