University of Northern Colorado Athletics
2016-17 Track and Field Roster
Roster
Thomas, Erin

Erin Thomas
- Height:
- 5-1
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- Distance
- Hometown:
- Arvada, Colo.
- Prev School:
- Arvada West
- Major:
- Sports and Exercise Science
Bio
2016-17:
Indoor: Competed in six meets including the Big Sky Conference Indoor Championships...She competed in the 3000m and the Mile events...Her best 3000m event came at the Nebraska Holiday Inn Invitational with a time of 10:49.21s...At the BSC Indoor Championships she ran in the Distance Medley Relay placing 10th with a 12:35.95s time.
Outdoor: She competed in six meets throughout the outdoor season...Running the 3000m, 5000m and 3000m Steeplechase events...Her best 300m came at the Air force Twilight Open with a time of 11:58.25s...In the 5000m, her best time was 19:17.70s that she recorded at the UNLV Invite...In the 3000m Steeplechase, she ran a 12:07.72s at the Colorado Invitational in Boulder, Colo.
2015-16:Â
Indoor: Competed in five indoor events her true freshman season, landing in the UNC record book in both the 5,000m and 3,000m runs.... Solidified the 5th best 5,000m time in school history at the coveted Meyo Invitational hosted by Notre Dame, where she ran a time of 18:17.26... Also landed the 5th fastest time in the 3,000m at Nebraska's Holiday Inn Invitational crossing the finish line in 10:32.92, placing eighth in the event.
Outdoor: Qualified for the Big Sky Outdoor Championships her true freshman season, along with setting another Top 10 program time in the Northern Colorado record books... At the historic Oregon Relays she blazed to an 11:06.72 time in the 3,000m steeplechase, the finish is the 4th fastest in UNC history and landed her a spot in the Top 15 at the event, placing 12th overall... Finished 16th at the Conference Championship meet in the 3,000m steeple, clocking in at 11:39.91.
High School:
Earned 8 varsity letters with 4 in cross-country and 4 in track and field for the Wildcats... cross-country team captain junior and senior year... 2015 All Jefferson County Conference 1st Team and 2014 All Jefferson County Conference 2nd Team in track and field... 2014 5A Jefferson County League Champion, League MVP, 1st Team All Conference in the 1 mile and 2nd Team All Conference in the 2 mile... 2nd Team All Academic Conference junior and senior year.Â
Personal:
Born May 29, 1997... has 3 siblings... Palmer (19), Morgan (14), and Eli (9)... majoring in Sports and Exercise Science.Â
Personal Bests:
5K - 18:17.26
3K Steeple - 11:06.72
3K - 10:32.92
1 Mile - 5:31.96
1,500M - 5:01.86
Indoor: Competed in six meets including the Big Sky Conference Indoor Championships...She competed in the 3000m and the Mile events...Her best 3000m event came at the Nebraska Holiday Inn Invitational with a time of 10:49.21s...At the BSC Indoor Championships she ran in the Distance Medley Relay placing 10th with a 12:35.95s time.
Outdoor: She competed in six meets throughout the outdoor season...Running the 3000m, 5000m and 3000m Steeplechase events...Her best 300m came at the Air force Twilight Open with a time of 11:58.25s...In the 5000m, her best time was 19:17.70s that she recorded at the UNLV Invite...In the 3000m Steeplechase, she ran a 12:07.72s at the Colorado Invitational in Boulder, Colo.
2015-16:Â
Indoor: Competed in five indoor events her true freshman season, landing in the UNC record book in both the 5,000m and 3,000m runs.... Solidified the 5th best 5,000m time in school history at the coveted Meyo Invitational hosted by Notre Dame, where she ran a time of 18:17.26... Also landed the 5th fastest time in the 3,000m at Nebraska's Holiday Inn Invitational crossing the finish line in 10:32.92, placing eighth in the event.
Outdoor: Qualified for the Big Sky Outdoor Championships her true freshman season, along with setting another Top 10 program time in the Northern Colorado record books... At the historic Oregon Relays she blazed to an 11:06.72 time in the 3,000m steeplechase, the finish is the 4th fastest in UNC history and landed her a spot in the Top 15 at the event, placing 12th overall... Finished 16th at the Conference Championship meet in the 3,000m steeple, clocking in at 11:39.91.
High School:
Earned 8 varsity letters with 4 in cross-country and 4 in track and field for the Wildcats... cross-country team captain junior and senior year... 2015 All Jefferson County Conference 1st Team and 2014 All Jefferson County Conference 2nd Team in track and field... 2014 5A Jefferson County League Champion, League MVP, 1st Team All Conference in the 1 mile and 2nd Team All Conference in the 2 mile... 2nd Team All Academic Conference junior and senior year.Â
Personal:
Born May 29, 1997... has 3 siblings... Palmer (19), Morgan (14), and Eli (9)... majoring in Sports and Exercise Science.Â
Personal Bests:
5K - 18:17.26
3K Steeple - 11:06.72
3K - 10:32.92
1 Mile - 5:31.96
1,500M - 5:01.86
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