2025-26 Men's Track and Field Roster
Biography
2025 Outdoor Best Distances
Discus: 27.13 M (15th place, Cyclone Twilight, personal best)
Shot put: 11.39 M (6th place, OVC Outdoor Championships, personal best)
Javelin Throw: 41.40 M (5th place, OVC Outdoor Championships, personal best)
Track and Field
2023-24: Finished eighth at the Ohio Valley Conference Outdoor Meet in the pole vault and seventh in the decathlon. At the OVC Indoor Meet, finished ninth in the pole vault and eighth in the heptathlon.
2023-24 Tops
Indoor
Heptathlon: 4586 points (1/26/24 Dutch Multis)
60 hurdles: 8.57 (12/9/23 Jimmy Grant Invite)
Pole vault: 15’3” (2/10/24 Ichabod Invitational)
60: 7.47 (1/26/24 Dutch Multis)
Long jump: 19’4.75” (1/26/24 Dutch Multis)
Shot put: 33’1 (1/26/24 Dutch Multis)
High jump: 5’8.75” (2/10/24 Ichabod Invitational)
1000: 2:55.16 (2/22/24 OVC Indoor Championships)
Outdoor
Decathlon: 5882 points (5/11/24 OVC Outdoor Championships)
Pole vault:
100: 11.64 (5/11/24 OVC Outdoor Championships)
Long jump: 20’11.25” (3/30/24 Redbird Challenge)
Shot put: 31’9.5” (5/11/24 OVC Outdoor Championships)
High jump: 5’6.5” (5/11/24 OVC Outdoor Championships)
400: 52.73 (5/11/24 OVC Outdoor Championships)
110 hurdles: 15.41 (3/30/24 Redbird Challenge)
Discus: 85’4” (5/11/24 OVC Outdoor Championships)
Javelin: 130’0” (5/11/24 OVC Outdoor Championships)
1500: 4:54.46 (5/11/24 OVC Outdoor Championships)
BEFORE WIU: Thomas, an 8x Illinois class 3A state qualifier in the hurdles and pole vault, has shown great potential to be a future decathlete for the Leathernecks. With personal bests of 4.64 (15' 3") in the pole vault, 14.58 in the 100 hurdles, and 39.83 in the 300 hurdles, Thomas is one of the most versatile recruits of the 2023 signing class. As a senior, he finished second at the indoor state championships in the pole vault.
Historical Player Information
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2023-24Freshman
Hurdles and Pole Vault
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2024-25Sophomore
Sprints / Jumps
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