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2023-24 Women's Track and Field Roster

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Alexandra Thomas

  • Position XC/Distance
  • Height 5-2
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Tappan, N.Y.
  • Highschool Tappan Zee

Biography

ThomasVerticalXC232023-24: Cross Country: Ran in five meets... Finished 213th at the ECAC Championship in 24:04.5 (10/13)... Placed 51st at the Metropolitan Championship in 19:56.20 (10/7)... Took 40th at the Stony Brook 4K Opener in 15:32.80) (9/2)... Grabbed 78th overall at the Jasper XC Invite in 24:19.9 (9/16)... Ran 24:54.4 at the Paul Short Run (378th) (9/30). Indoor: Member of the Rams' distance medley relay at the Atlantic 10 Championship, which was 11th in 12:20.42 (2/23)... Scored second in the distance medley relay at the Metropolitan Championship, while being 11th in the 1,000 meters in 3:05.97 (2/2)... Was eighth in the mile run (5:17.04) at the Big Apple Invitational (2/10)... Placed 154th in the mile run at the Terrier Classic (5:22.75) (1/27)... Took 16th in the 3,000 meters (10:51.71) at the Lions Indoor Invitational (1/12). Outdoor: Finished 34th in the 800 meters (2:26.33) at the Atlantic 10 Championship (5/4)... Member of the Rams' 4x800 relay that took fifth at the ECAC Championship in 9:18.78 (5/11-12)... Placed 14th in the 1,500 meters (5:02.87) at the Mark Young Invitational (4/20)... Was 27th in the 800 meters (2:27.17) at the Larry Ellis Invitational (4/13)... Grabbed 37th overall in th 1,500 meters (5:02.33) at the Sam Howell Invitational (3/30)... Took 13th in the 1,500 meters (5:06.78) at the Rider 5-Way Invitational (3/23)...Ended up third in the 800 meters (2:25.31) at the Stony Brook Snowflake Classic (3/16)... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2022-23: Cross Country: One of six Rams to take part in all seven meets... Finished 128th overall at the Atlantic 10 Championship in 20:24.1 (10/29)... Placed eighth at the Metropolitan Championship in 20:18.2 (10/7)... Took 157th overall at the 6K ECAC Championship in 23:37.2 (10/14)... Ran 23:50.3 at the 6K NCAA Regional, which was 190th overall (11/11)... Was eighth at the 6K Jasper XC Invite in 22:39.0 (9/24)... Ended up 14th overall at the Fordham Fiasco in 19:57.7 (9/10)... Took 12th at the 4K Stony Brook Opener in 14:54.4 (9/3). Indoor: Member of the distance medley relay at the Atlantic 10 Championship, placing 12th in 12:47.82, while being 21st in the mile run at 5:17.85 (2/26)... Metropolitan Champion in the distance medley relay (12:36.16), while scoring eighth in the mile run (5:16.76) (2/3)... Placed 243th overall in the 3,000 meters (10:24.50) at the BU Valentine Invitational (2/10)... Was sixth in the 3,000 meters (10:20.27) at the River Hawk Invitational (1/27)... Ended up ninth in the mile run (5:19.87) at the Lions Indoor Invitational (1/14). Outdoor: Finished 25th in the 1,500 meters at the Atlantic 10 Championship (4:46.33) (5/7)... Scored second in the 4x800 relay (9:43.16) at the Metropolitan Championship, while being tenth in the 800 meters (2:22.50) (4/8)... Helped the 4x800 relay team place tenth at the ECAC Championship in 9:19.28, while being 19th in the 1,500 meters (4:42.39) (5/14)... Ended up eighth in the 1,500 meters (4:55.43) at the Rutgers Relays (4/22)... Took third in the 1,500-meter second division (4:45.53) at the Larry Ellis Invitational (4/15)... Placed 11th overall in the 1,500 meters (4:47.45) at the Colonial Relays (4/1)... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2021-22: Cross Country: Ran in two meets... Finished fifth overall at Metropolitan Championship, running 19:45.2 (10/8)... Took sixth overall at the Fordham Fiasco in 20:04.6 (9/11). Indoor: Scored eighth as a part of the distance medley relay (12:32.43) at the Atlantic 10 Championship, while finishing 19th in the mile run (5:17.42) (2/27)... Scored third in both the mile run (5:16.91) and the distance medley relay (12:44.76) at the Metropolitan Championship (2/4)... Ran 10:45.35 in the 3,000 meters at the BU Valentine Invitational, good for 163rd (2/11)... Was fourth in the mile run (5:15.32) at the Lions Indoor Invitational (1/15). Outdoor: Finished 17th in the 1,500 meters (4:52.26) at the Atlantic 10 Championship (5/8)... Was 25th in the 1,500 meters (4:44.40) at the ECAC Championship (5/15)... Scored third in the 10,000 meters (39:18.03) at the Metropolitan Championship, while being 20th in the 800 meters (2:26.13) (4/9)... Took sixth in the unseeded 1,500 meters at the Larry Ellis Invitational in 4:47.92 (4/16)... Placed fifth in the 1,500 meters (4:47.39) and 13th in the 800 meters (2:24.01) at the Mark T. Young Invitational (4/23)... Was 17th in the 1,500 meters at the Colonial Relays in 4:48.88, while helping the distance medley relay place fourth in 12:11.67 (4/2)... Placed seventh in the 1,500 meters (4:55.32) and sixth in the 800 meters (2:28.97) at the Rider 5-Way Invitational (3/26)... Grabbed third place in the 1,500 meters (4:53.65) at the Stony Brook Opener (3/19)... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

2020-21: Cross Country: Did not compete... Indoor: Season cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic... Outdoor: Took fifth in the 5000 meters (19:32.14) at the Metropolitan Championship (4/10)... Was seventh in the 1500 meters (5:07.19) and eighth in the 800 meters (2:30.60) at the Stockton Invite #2 (4/2)... Finished fifth in the 3000 meters (11:26.96) at the Stockton Invite #3 (4/16)... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2019-20: Cross Country: Team MVP... Named to the Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team... Rams' top finisher at the Atlantic 10 Championship, taking 26th in 18:59.0 (11/2)... Grabbed fourth overall at the Metropolitan Championship in 18:40.1 (10/11)... Was 13th overall at the ECAC Championship in 18:38 (11/23)... Won the Stony Brook Opener running 14:43.43 over the 4K course (8/31)... Was 17th at the Paddy Doyle Invitational in 18:32.6 (9/20)... Placed 21st overall at the Princeton Invitational, running 22:04.8 over the 6K course (10/19)... Ran 22:06.9 (150th) at the NCAA Northeast Regional (11/15)... Indoor: Was runner-up in the 5,000 meter run at the Metropolitan Championship in 17:33.74, while helping the distance medley relay take third in 12:11.29 (2/1)... Finished 14th overall in the 3,000 meters at the ECAC Championship (3/8)... Took fourth in the mile run at the Elkin Invitational in 5:13.05 (1/10)... Grabbed fifth place in the 3,000 meters at the Penn 8 Select Meet in 10:07.29 (1/18)... Helped the distance medley relay place eighth at the Terrier Classic (12:20.97), while individually being 59th in the mile run in 5:13.10 (1/24)... Was 14th in the 3,000 meter run at the Valentine's Day Invitational in 9:54.24 (2/14)... Outdoor: Season canceled due to coronavirus pandemic... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

Before Fordham: Member of the varsity track and cross country teams at Tappan Zee High School in New York... Team MVP for both team multiple times, as well as receiving the Coaches Award and Rookie of the Year award... Cross country team captain... Two-time All-State performer... Sectional, county, and league champion in multiple events and multiple times... Named to the All-Section, All-County, and All-League teams on various occasions... School record holder in the indoor 3,000 meters, 3,200 meters, the two mile, the 4x800 relay, and the outdoor 5,000 meters... Selected to the LoHud Journal News Cross Country Super 7 in 2018, as well as earning its Scholar Athlete of the Week award... Member of the National, Italian, English, and Science Honor Societies and the honor roll... Recipient of the Syracuse University ESSPA Literary Magazine Gold Writing Award.

Major: Psychology.
 
CAREER BEST TIMES
Cross Country (4K): 14:43.43 (2019)
Cross Country (5K): 18:32.6 (2019)
Cross Country (6K): 22:06.9 (2019)
Indoor 1,000m: 3:05.97 (2024)
Indoor mile: 5:13.05 (2020)
Indoor 3,000m: 9:48.77 (2020)
Indoor 5,000m: 17:33.74 (2020)
Outdoor 800m: 2:22.50 (2023)
Outdoor 1,500m: 4:42.39 (2023)
Outdoor 3,000m: 11:26.96 (2021)
Outdoor 5,000m: 19:32.14 (2021)
Outdoor 10,000m: 39:18.03 (2022)

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

    XC/Distance
    5'2"
  • 2020-21Sophomore

    XC/Distance
    5'2"
  • 2021-22Junior

    XC/Distance
    5'2"
  • 2022-23Senior

    XC/Distance
    5'2"
  • 2023-24Graduate Student

    XC/Distance
    5'2"