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2012 Women's Cross Country Roster

Alycia Thurston

  • Position Distance
  • Height 0-0
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Davenport West
  • Hometown Davenport, Ill.

Biography

CAREER BESTS

CROSS COUNTRY
3-mile:
18:49 (9/9/11 at Bradley Open-Peoria, Ill.)
4K: 15:25 (8/31/12 at Early Bird Invite-Macomb, Ill.)

5K: 18:17 (9/28/12 at Notre Dame Invite-South Bend, Ind.)
6K: 21:48 (10/12/12 at Bradley Classic-Peoria, Ill.) (SCHOOL RECORD)

TRACK AND FIELD
INDOOR:
One-mile run: 
5:12.58 (2/15/13 at Iowa Invitational)
3,000-meter: 10:24.47 (2/8/13 at Iowa State Classic)
5,000-meter: 17:58.89 (2/2/13 at Notre Dame Meyo Invitational)
800-meter run:
2:32.77 (2/4/12 at Orange & Blue Open)

OUTDOOR:
1,500-meter: 5:15.12 (4/24/10 at Stan Lyons Inviational)
3,000-meter: 10:36.16 (4/12/13 at Lee Calhoun Invitational)
5,000-meter: 18:00.91 (4/13/13 at Lee Calhoun Invitational)

3,000-meter Steeplechase: 12:49.29 (4/10/10 at Lee Calhoun Invitational)
10,000-meter run: 36:32.93 (4/25/13 at Drake Relays)

AWARDS AND ACCOLADES:
• Named to the 2011 Summit League Fall Academic All-League Team (Distinguished Scholar)

• Earned 2010 Summit League District Scholar Honors for a GPA of 3.60 or higher
• Named to the 2011 Summit League Winter/Spring Academic All-League Team
• Named to The 2010-11 Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence
• 2012 Fall Academic All-Summit League Distinguished Scholar

• 2012 Winter/Spring Academic All-Summit League Distinguished Scholar
• Papa John's Scholar-Athlete of the Week (Oct. 15, 2012)
• Named to 2012 Summit League 2nd Team All-League
• Named to 2012 Summit League Academic All-League Team

PERSONAL: Born on Aug. 12, 1991... daughter of Brad and Tami Thurston.

MAJOR: Interdisciplinary Studies

Historical Player Information

  • 2009-10Sophomore

    Player
  • 2010-11Sophomore

    Player
  • 2011-12Junior

    Distance
  • 2012-13Senior

    Distance