Chloe Thomas Named Women's National Athlete of the Week
STORRS, Conn.- Senior Chloe Thomas continued her outstanding start to the cross country season, as the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association named her M-F Athletic National Athlete of the Week on Monday, October 7th.
After winning the Harry Groves Spiked Shoe Invitational on September 13th and setting a meet record in the 6K race with a time of 19:51.8 at Penn State, Thomas further cemented herself as a standout runner on the national stage.
At the 50th Paul Short Run hosted by Lehigh University last Saturday, Thomas pulled away from the competitive field in the Women's College Gold 6K race. The senior from Dundas, Ontario won the race with a time of 19:23.8, defeating the rest of the field by over thirty seconds. Thomas set her second consecutive course record, shattering the previous mark by ten seconds. Thomas's individual win boosted the Huskies to placing second as a team at the Paul Short Run, out of a strong 42-team field.
Up Next: UConn heads up to Hopkinton, New Hampshire on Friday, October 11th for the Bruce Kirsh Cross Country Cup. For more UConn Cross Country and Track & Field news, follow the Huskies on X, Instagram, and Facebook.
'National Athlete of the Week is an award selected and presented by the USTFCCCA Communications Staff at the beginning of each week to 14 collegiate cross country athletes, when applicable (male and female for each of the three NCAA divisions, the NAIA and the NJCAA).
Nominations are open to the public. Coaches and sports information directors are encouraged to nominate their student-athletes; as are student-athletes, their families and friends, and fans of their programs. Nominated athletes are noticed before those athletes found through searching TFRRS.
The award seeks to highlight not only the very best times, marks and scores on a week-to-week basis, but also performances that were significant on the national landscape and/or the latest in a series of strong outings. Quality of competition, suspenseful finishes and other factors will also play a role in the decision.
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- Another One: Chloe Thomas Wins USTFCCCA Northeast Region Athlete of the YearSTORRS, Conn.- Senior Chloe Thomas was named the NCAA Division I Northeast Regional Female Athlete of the Year by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association on Tuesday.
- Chloe Thomas Earns All-American Honors, Finishing 9th at NCAA ChampionshipsVERONA, Wisc.- Chloe Thomas and Jenna Zydanowicz finished their UConn cross country careers among the best in the nation on Saturday morning, racing at the NCAA Championships at the Thomas Zimmer Championship Course hosted by the University of Wisconsin.
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- Cross Country Toes Line in Northeast RegionalsSTORRS, Conn.- After an excellent individual and team showing on November 1st at the BIG EAST Championships, UConn cross country will take their talents back to Hopkinton, New Hampshire for the NCAA Northeast Regional Championships Friday morning. The Huskies competed and won the Bruce Kirsh Cross Country Cup earlier this season in Hopkinton and are eager to replicate this success on Friday.
- Top Dog: Chloe Thomas Wins BIG EAST Championship, First in UConn HistoryLEESBURG, VA.- Chloe Thomas has been making history for UConn cross country all season long. It was only fitting that she rewrote the history books at least one more time on Friday morning at the BIG EAST Championships, becoming the BIG EAST Individual Champion in UConn history.