2018-19 Women's Track Roster

Karleigh Thompson

  • Position Distance
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Alleghany
  • Hometown Clifton Forge, Va.

Biography

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2019
• Made the MEC Championships in the 5,000-meter and 10,000-meter runs as well as the 3,000-meter steeplechase
• Ran career-best time of 12:32 in the steeplechase to finish sixth at the MEC Championships
• Placed fourth in the 10,000-meters and sixth in the 5,000-meters
• Won the 800-meters at the Concord Invite with a time of 2:31.80
• Finished runner-up in the steeplechase at the Jasmine Claggett Invite
• Ran personal-record time of 10:51 in the 3,000-meter run at the VT Challenge

2018
• Second Team All-Mountain East Conference in the 10,000-meter run
• Ran personal-record 40:27 in the 10,000-meters at the MEC Championships
• Also competed in the 800-meter run and 5,000-meter run at the MEC Championships
• Finished sixth in the 5,000-meters and seventh in the 800-meters
• Placed fifth in the 10,000-meters at the Shamrock Invite
• Crossed third in the 3,000-meter run at the Finn Pincus Invite

2017
• Raced the 800-meter run and the 5,000-meter run at the Mountain East Conference Championships
• Placed eighth in both events
• Clocked a career-best time in the 800-meters at the Duke Invite, running 2:25.05
• Ran 19:31.05 in the 5,000-meters at the 49er Classic for a personal record
• Finished 10th in the 800-meters at the Fred Hardy Invite
• Won the 800-meters at the Golden Eagle Invite to start the outdoor season

2016
• Qualified for the Mountain East Conference Championships in the 800-meter run and 5,000-meter run
• Finished fourth in the 800-meters with a time of 2:27.65
• Placed 10th in the 5,000-meters
• Fastest 5,000-meters of the season came at the University of Virginia (19:46.16)
• Placed eighth in the 1,500-meters at the Golden Eagle Invite
 
Karleigh Thompson's Personal Best Times
Event Indoor Outdoor
200m 27.92
800m 2:26.33 2:25.05
1,000m 3:19.35 -
1,500m 5:17.68 5:10.59
Mile 5:33.37 5:37.53
3,000m 10:51.80 11:22.38
5,000m - 19:27.58
10,000 - 40:01.78
3000S 12:48.01

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

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  • 2016-17Sophomore

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  • 2017-18Junior

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  • 2018-19Senior

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