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Thomas Ward
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Lincoln, Neb.
- High School:
- Lincoln Southeast High
College Bests:
5k: 17:00.3 (9/1/17)
7k: 24:45.40 (9/29/18)
8k: 27:12.20 (10/5/19)
10k: 35:28.00 (11/9/19)
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1500m: 4:18.76 (3/16/18)
3000m: 9:03.71 (3/23/18)
5000m: 15:44.15 (3/23/19)
3000S: 10:50.77 (4/14/18)
Senior (2020-21): Cross Country- Served as the team captain… Notched a season-best 33rd-place finish in 17:55.20 at the Azalea City Classic 5k… Recorded a 40th-place finish at the John ‘Doc’ Anderson Invite 8k in 30:19.84… Placed 86th in 27:57.42 at the UAB Blazer Classic 8k… Finished in 27:37.10 at the Sun Belt Championships 8k, placing 43rd
Junior (2019-2020): Cross Country- Completed the JSU Struts Season Opener 5k in 17:22.10, placing 87th… Notched a 13th- place finish at the Azalea City Classic 5k in 17:47.40 … Set an 8k personal record in 27:12.20 at the Foothills XC Invitational placing 32nd… Finished 70th in 27:35.30 in the Blazer Invite 8k … Crossed the finish line at the Sun Belt Conference Championships in 27:48.10, placing 58th… Recorded a 158th-place finish in the NCAA DI South Regional 10k in 35:38.00
Sophomore (2018-19): Cross Country - Finished 33rd at the JSU Struts Season Opener 5k in 17:03.30 ... Crossed the finish line in 30th at the Azalea City Classic 8k in 30:56.1 ... Turned in a 50th-place finish at the JSU Foothills Invitational 7k in 24:45.50 ... Ran the Blazer Classic 8k in 27:35.30 placing 70th ... Notched a 54th-place finish at the Sun Belt Conference Championship 8k in 27:39.85. Outdoor – Placed fourth in the 3000m race (9:12.32) and fifth in the 1500m race (4:22.16) at the Doc Anderson Invitational … Ran a personal-best time of 15:44.15 in the 5000m race at the Bulldog Relays … Completed the Tiger Classic 5000m race in 15:45.26.
Freshman (2017-18): Cross Country - Finished the JSU Struts Opener 5k in 17:00.3 ... Ran the JSU Foothills Invitational 8k in 28:42.10 ... Finished the Crimson Classic 8k in 28:55.3 ... Ran the Sun Belt Championship in 28:26.9. Outdoor – Ran the Jaguar Classic 1500m race in a season-best time of 4:18.76 … Placed fourth at the Samford Track Challenge 3000m race in a season-best time of 9:03.71 … Finished the 3000m steeplechase race at the Tiger Classic in 10:50.77 … Notched second place at the War Eagle Invitational 5000m race in 16:04.75.
High School: Attended Lincoln Southeast High ... A seven-time varsity letter winner ... Named to eight academic all-conference teams ... Graduated with honors with a GPA of 4.19.
Personal: Full name is Thomas Wesley Ward III ... Son of Tom and Mariana Ward... Has a brother, Caden, and a sister, Maya... His mother Mariana ran track at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
5k: 17:00.3 (9/1/17)
7k: 24:45.40 (9/29/18)
8k: 27:12.20 (10/5/19)
10k: 35:28.00 (11/9/19)
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1500m: 4:18.76 (3/16/18)
3000m: 9:03.71 (3/23/18)
5000m: 15:44.15 (3/23/19)
3000S: 10:50.77 (4/14/18)
Senior (2020-21): Cross Country- Served as the team captain… Notched a season-best 33rd-place finish in 17:55.20 at the Azalea City Classic 5k… Recorded a 40th-place finish at the John ‘Doc’ Anderson Invite 8k in 30:19.84… Placed 86th in 27:57.42 at the UAB Blazer Classic 8k… Finished in 27:37.10 at the Sun Belt Championships 8k, placing 43rd
Junior (2019-2020): Cross Country- Completed the JSU Struts Season Opener 5k in 17:22.10, placing 87th… Notched a 13th- place finish at the Azalea City Classic 5k in 17:47.40 … Set an 8k personal record in 27:12.20 at the Foothills XC Invitational placing 32nd… Finished 70th in 27:35.30 in the Blazer Invite 8k … Crossed the finish line at the Sun Belt Conference Championships in 27:48.10, placing 58th… Recorded a 158th-place finish in the NCAA DI South Regional 10k in 35:38.00
Sophomore (2018-19): Cross Country - Finished 33rd at the JSU Struts Season Opener 5k in 17:03.30 ... Crossed the finish line in 30th at the Azalea City Classic 8k in 30:56.1 ... Turned in a 50th-place finish at the JSU Foothills Invitational 7k in 24:45.50 ... Ran the Blazer Classic 8k in 27:35.30 placing 70th ... Notched a 54th-place finish at the Sun Belt Conference Championship 8k in 27:39.85. Outdoor – Placed fourth in the 3000m race (9:12.32) and fifth in the 1500m race (4:22.16) at the Doc Anderson Invitational … Ran a personal-best time of 15:44.15 in the 5000m race at the Bulldog Relays … Completed the Tiger Classic 5000m race in 15:45.26.
Freshman (2017-18): Cross Country - Finished the JSU Struts Opener 5k in 17:00.3 ... Ran the JSU Foothills Invitational 8k in 28:42.10 ... Finished the Crimson Classic 8k in 28:55.3 ... Ran the Sun Belt Championship in 28:26.9. Outdoor – Ran the Jaguar Classic 1500m race in a season-best time of 4:18.76 … Placed fourth at the Samford Track Challenge 3000m race in a season-best time of 9:03.71 … Finished the 3000m steeplechase race at the Tiger Classic in 10:50.77 … Notched second place at the War Eagle Invitational 5000m race in 16:04.75.
High School: Attended Lincoln Southeast High ... A seven-time varsity letter winner ... Named to eight academic all-conference teams ... Graduated with honors with a GPA of 4.19.
Personal: Full name is Thomas Wesley Ward III ... Son of Tom and Mariana Ward... Has a brother, Caden, and a sister, Maya... His mother Mariana ran track at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
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