Chloe Thomas Wrapped up Track & Field Championships with School Record in Eugene
2024 NCAA Track & Field Championships Final Results
EUGENE, Ore. - University of Connecticut track runner Chloe Thomas rounded out the final day at the NCAA championships Saturday, June 8 at Hayward Field.
Thomas placed 12th in the 5,000 meters, breaking her previous school record mark from earlier in the season with a time of 15:34.48. She earned second team all-American with that result making that the second Husky as second team all-American at NCAAs. That also makes it the first Husky to make second team all-American honors since 2018.
Another great season for UConn track & field wrapped up in record-breaking fashion.
At NCAA Championships
For the men:
Diarmuid O'Connor in decathlon; finished day 1 in 9th place (4,047 points), PR in decathlon SP (9th, 13.99m), completed decathlon with 7,546 points 13th place out of 24 best mark was 2nd in decathlon 1500 meters with a time of 4:24.21
Travis Snyder in PV (20th, 5.07m)
For the women:
A'liyah Thomas in LJ (19th, 6.16m)
PR for Chloe Thomas in 5,000m (12th,15:34.48)
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