2013-14
2013 XC: Raced at four meets for New Mexico, including a scoring effort at the prestigious Notre Dame Invitational … opened at Lobo Invitational, placing sixth overall — and second on the team — in 15:44 … was the team’s No. 4 runner at Notre Dame, placing 55th overall with a time of 25:20.6 over 5 miles … also competed at the Wisconsin Invitational (262nd, 25:45) and the Mountain West Championships (43rd, 25:54.59).
2014 Indoors: Saw action at five meets, including the conference championships … opened with a 12th-place time of 1:53.93* in the 800 at the Lobo Collegiate Invitational … took fifth in the 3000 and ninth in the 600 at the New Mexico Team Invitational, finishing in 8:22.75* and 1:22.06, respectively … claimed a seventh-place time of 4:04.95* in the mile at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational … scored in the 800 (seventh-place time of 1:53.31*) at the distance medley relay (second place) at the Mountain West Indoor Championships.
2014 Outdoors: Competed at four meets, with three races in the 3000 steeplechase … opened with a fourth-place time of 3:56.72 in the 1500 meters at the Jim Click Shootout … won the steeplechase at the Bryan Clay Invitational, finishing in 9:20.38 … improved in the steeplechase at the Payton Jordan Invitational, finishing eighth in his section with a time of 9:07.59 … placed 10th in the steeplechase and 15th in the 5000 at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships.
2012-13
2012 XC: Competed unattached twice for the Lobos … ran at the Lobo Invitational and Kachina Classic, placing 33rd (20:39.2) and 22nd (26.58), respectively.
2013 Indoors: Opened the season unattached, racing to times of 4:17.52* in the mile and 8:31.17* in the 3000 … did compete attached at the Mountain West Championships, where he placed 11th in the 3000 (8:33.39) and helped the men’s distance medley relay team to fourth in the 800-meter leg.
2013 Outdoors: Competed in earnest outdoors, where he saw action at six meets … started off at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival, where he placed fifth in his section of the 1500 with a time of 3:55.58 … ran both the 800 (1:55.85*) and the 3000 steeplechase (9:44.48*) at the Don Kirby Tailwind Invitational, placing 17th and 12th, respectively … claimed runner-up honors in the metric mile at the Air Force Invitational (3:54.50*) … ran a 3:59.06 time in the 1500 at the Beach Invitational to place 41st … just bettered his collegiate best in the steeplechase at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational, where he placed sixth with a time of 9:44.33 … just missed out on scoring in the 5000 at the Mountain West Championships, placing ninth in 9:55.86 … also competed in the 1500 at the MW Championships, placing 13th (4:00.77).
HIGH SCHOOL
Competed at Dulce HS in Dulce, N.M. … won the 800 at the 2012 Class AA state championships with a time of 2:01.59 … took second in the 1600 at the same meet with a 4:23.62 time … claimed eighth in the 800 at the state meet his junior year … also played football and basketball at Dulce.
PERSONAL
Son of Steve and Holly Thomas … father Steve was a pole vaulter in college … lists football, basketball, hanging with friends and skating as hobbies … has been to seven countries.
PERSONAL BESTS
Indoor
600 meters: 1:22.06
800 meters: 1:53.11*
Mile: 4:04.95*
3,000 meters: 8:33.39
Outdoor
800 meters: 1:55.58*
1,500 meters: 3:54.50*
3,000 steeplechase: 9:07.59
TRACK & FIELD HONORS
• All-Mountain West Indoor Team, 2014 (DMR)
• Academic All-Mountain West, 2014
• Mountain West Scholar-Athlete, 2013-14
* indicates a performance that has been adjusted based on the NCAA altitude conversion protocol