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04/20/2013
Six Illini Finish in Top-Five at LSU
Two Illini set personal bests on Saturday
04/17/2013
#18 Illinois Athletes Head to Three Meets This Weekend
Illini to compete at LSU; Jesse Owens and Mt. SAC
04/06/2013
Ashley Spencer Wins Two Events at ASU
Four Illini crack school's top-10 in events
04/03/2013
#16 Illini Face Loaded Field at Sun Angel Track Classic
Illini will bring full squad to meet in Tempe, Ariz.
03/30/2013
Illini Come Close to School Records at Texas Relays
Akinosun and 4x400m relay set second/third fastest times in history
AT ILLINOIS
2013 Track and Field
Indoor: Ran the first leg of the Big Ten champion 4x400m relay team which set a Big Ten and school record time of 3:33.30 ... Also scored points individually at the conference meet, finishing third in the 400m with a career-best time of 54.04 ... Won the 400m titles at the Illini Classic and Illini Open.
2012 Track and Field
Outdoor: Qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Round of Championship in the 400m ... Set a career-best 400m time of 54.14 at the LSU Invitational ... Won the 400m event at the EIU Big Blue Classic ... Notched a personal-best 200m time of 24.67 during the prelims of the Big Ten Championships ... Also was part of the 4x400 team which placed second at the John McDonnell Invitational and ran in the DMR team at the Drake Relays.
Indoor: Ran the first leg of the Big Ten champion 4x400m relay team which set a Big Ten meet and school record of 3:34.89 ... Was part of the 4x400m relay team which qualified for the NCAA Championships ... Won the 400m at the Orange and Blue Open (56.70).
High School
2010 400m dash Missouri State Champion ... Set the state record in 400m in 2010 ... Second fastest time in Class 4A history in 400m ... 2010 Missouri State runner up in 200 ... Part of the fastest high school 4x400m relay in 2011 that set a record at the Greatsouthwest Classic in New Mexico ... Part of the 4x200m relay team that shattered the record at the Greatsouthwest Classic ... Holds the Cape Central Senior High School record in the 400m
Personal
Granddaughter of Johnny and Earlean Thomas ... Born November 10th, 1992 ... Has 8 siblings, Todd Williams, Jasmine Minter, Zora Brown, Tra Brown, Davon Brown, Ciara Brown, and two twin sisters ... Hobbies include running, eating, sleeping, hanging out with friends, skydiving, bungee jumping, and rock climbing.
Thomas' Personal Bests
Outdoor
200m: 24.67 - Big Ten Championships (5/12/12)
400m: 54.14 - LSU Invitational (4/7/12)
Indoor
200m: 25.46 - Tyson Invitational (2/11/12)
400m: 54.04 - Big Ten Championships (2/23/13)
Updated April 2013
