Nathan Thomas

Photo by: Justin Tafoya/NCAA Photos

Class:
Senior
Height:
5-9
Hometown:
Tucson, Ariz.
High School:
Salpointe Catholic
Custom1:
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JUNIOR YEAR | 2017: Competed in three meets, including the regional and national championships...was the Falcons’ top finisher at the season-opening Colorado State Invitational...clocked a 5K time of 14:57.9 to finish eighth out of 120 runners at that meet...returned to the lineup for the NCAA Mountain Regional, clocking a 10K time of 31:45.0 to finish 54th out of 121 runners...posted a personal-best 10K time of 30:59.23 at the NCAA Championships (133rd)...academic all-conference selection.

SOPHOMORE YEAR | 2016: Competed in five meets, including the conference and regional championships...posted a career-best 8K of 24:48.7 to finish 23rd at the Mountain West Championships... recorded a time of 25:20.3 at the Pre-National Invitational (107th)...made 10K debut at the NCAA Mountain Regional, finishing 67th with a time of 32:46.8...clocked a 5K time of 15:19.0 to finish 20th out of 138 runners at the season-opening Colorado State Invitational...posted a five-mile time of 24:45.6 to finish within the top half of the field at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational (81st).

FRESHMAN YEAR | 2015: Competed in three meets...posted a personal-best 8K time of 27:20.7 at the Woody Greeno Invitational (80th)...added a 27:44.8 to finish 69th at the Rocky Mountain Shootout...clocked a 5K time of 16:11.8 at the season-opening Colorado State Invitational (70th)...academic all-conference selection.

HIGH SCHOOL: Salpointe Catholic High School...cross country Arizona Division II state champion...runner-up in the 1600- and 3200-meter events at the Division II state championships...named Athlete of the Year as a junior and senior...served as president of the Senior Class...named a Salpointe Scholar, for maintaining a GPA of 4.0 or higher.

PERSONAL: Full name is Nathaniel Alexander Thomas...goes by Nathan...nickname is “Cruz”...son of Joseph and Stacey Thomas...father is a 1993 graduate of the Air Force Academy...has two younger siblings...majoring in civil engineering...served as Assistant to the Flight Commander...named to the Dean’s List and Athletic Director’s List...hobbies include giving teammates the sticks in Mario Super Strikers, getting EI in Combatives II and reading the nutritional facts at Kneaders Bakery...paternal grandfather was a member of the Naval Academy’s Class of 1962 and maternal grandfather was enlisted in the Air Force...member of Cadet Squadron 20.