2018 WXC Roster

Karleigh Thompson

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Allegheny
  • Hometown Clifton Forge, Va.

Biography

2018
• First Team All-Mountain East Conference for first time in career
• Placed sixth at the MEC Championships
• Inside the top 60 at the NCAA Division II Atlantic Regional Championship
• Finished fifth at the Golden Bear Classic with a 4,000-meter time of 16:18
• Started season with career-best 4,000-meter time of 15:37 at the Hokie Invite
• Was 29th at the Virginia Alumni Invite
Meet-by-Meet Results

2017
• Second Team All-Mountain East Conference
• Finished 17th at the MEC Championship
• Two top-10 finishes at the Concord Classic (ninth) and Golden Bear Classic (seventh)
• Set 6,000-meter personal-record with a showing of 23:23 at the NCAA Division II Atlantic Regional
Meet-by-Meet Results

2016
• Second Team All-Mountain East Conference
• Competed in all seven meets
• Placed 18th at the MEC Championship with a time of 27:05
• Won the Division II race at the Virginia Tech Invite to start the season
• Career-best time of 20:14 for 5,000-meters at the Greater Louisville Classic
Meet-by-Meet Results

2015
• Ran in all seven meets as a freshman
• Selected Second Team All-MEC by placing 14th at the conference championship
• Was in the top 10 four times
• Season-high third-place finish at the MEC Preview Meet
• Finished fourth on two different occasions, at the Hokie Invite and at the PikeView/Concord Invite

High School
• Finished sixth at conference meet as a junior and senior to earn all-conference accolades
• Two-time regional qualifier
• State track and field meet qualifier in the 400-meter dash where she finished ninth
• Best time in cross country was 20:57 as a junior

Historical Player Information

  • 2015Freshman

  • 2016Sophomore

  • 2017Junior

  • 2018Senior