Kansas State University Athletics
2020 Cross Country Roster
Jack Thomas
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Scott City, Kan.
- High School:
- Scott City
2020 - Sophomore
Competed in all four races... Locked up a top-40 outing at the Big 12 Championship with a new personal best in the 8k meet (24:50.9)... Helped K-State to its best finish at the conference meet since 2017... Nearly recorded a top-50 finish at the OSU Invite (10/17)... Spotted a 13th-overall finish at the Bob Timmons Classic... Pushed K-State to a third-place performance at the Cowboy Jamboree with his time of 25:37.7, good for 37th place.
2019 - Freshman
Competed in four of the six races in 2019... Big 12 Runner of the Week honors for his performance at the JK Gold Classic back on September 7.... Finished sixth overall at the JK Gold Classic with a time of 18:51.6 in the 6k race, a personal best... Recorded a personal best 8k at the Big 12 Championship (25:26.7), finishing 47th overall... Clocked in at 112th place at the NCAA Midwest Regional with a pace of 33:06.1 in the 10k meet, a personal record... Helped K-State to a second place finish at the JK Gold Classic.... Academic Big 12 All-Rookie Team.
High School
2016 3A 3200m State Champion... 2016 4A XC All-State... 2017 4A 3200m State Runner-Up... 2017 3A XC State Champion... 2018 3A 4x800m State Champion... 2019 3A 1600m State Runner-Up... 2017 Garden City Fall Telegram Fall Area Athlete of the Year... School Records in the 3200m and 4x800m... Lettered in Football and Wrestling.... Valedictorian.
Personal
Born May 23, 2000... Son of Mike and Kate Thomas... Brother to Jace... Majoring in Chemistry.
Competed in all four races... Locked up a top-40 outing at the Big 12 Championship with a new personal best in the 8k meet (24:50.9)... Helped K-State to its best finish at the conference meet since 2017... Nearly recorded a top-50 finish at the OSU Invite (10/17)... Spotted a 13th-overall finish at the Bob Timmons Classic... Pushed K-State to a third-place performance at the Cowboy Jamboree with his time of 25:37.7, good for 37th place.
2019 - Freshman
Competed in four of the six races in 2019... Big 12 Runner of the Week honors for his performance at the JK Gold Classic back on September 7.... Finished sixth overall at the JK Gold Classic with a time of 18:51.6 in the 6k race, a personal best... Recorded a personal best 8k at the Big 12 Championship (25:26.7), finishing 47th overall... Clocked in at 112th place at the NCAA Midwest Regional with a pace of 33:06.1 in the 10k meet, a personal record... Helped K-State to a second place finish at the JK Gold Classic.... Academic Big 12 All-Rookie Team.
High School
2016 3A 3200m State Champion... 2016 4A XC All-State... 2017 4A 3200m State Runner-Up... 2017 3A XC State Champion... 2018 3A 4x800m State Champion... 2019 3A 1600m State Runner-Up... 2017 Garden City Fall Telegram Fall Area Athlete of the Year... School Records in the 3200m and 4x800m... Lettered in Football and Wrestling.... Valedictorian.
Personal
Born May 23, 2000... Son of Mike and Kate Thomas... Brother to Jace... Majoring in Chemistry.
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