Adrienne Thomas

Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Adams-Edmore
Hometown:
Adams, N.D.

Career Highlights: A 2010 NCAA Preliminary Round competitor in the long jump • ranks fifth in Gopher history in outdoor long jump (19-4 1/4), fifth in the indoor (55.31) and outdoor (55.13) 400 meters, eighth in the 100-meter dash (11.80) and 10th in the indoor 200 meters (24.93).

2010 Season - Indoor: Clocked season-best time of 25.48 at the Meyo Invitational • indoor season cut short due to an injury. Outdoor: NCAA Preliminary Meet competitor in the long jump and 100 meters • clocked a time of 11.85 seconds in the NCAA First Round • recorded fouls on her attempts in NCAA prelims • placed fourth in the Big Ten Championships in the long jump with a career-best leap of 19-4 1/4, the No. 5 mark in school history • led off Gophers[apos] 4x400-meter relay that finished fifth at Big Tens • also scored at the Conference meet in the 100 meters, finishing eighth (12.00) • dashed to a career-best time of 11.80 seconds in Big Ten 100m prelim • finished first in long jump and second in 100m at Musco Twilight Meet • ran a season-best of 24.58 seconds in the 200 meters at the LSU Alumni Gold Meet • led off Gophers[apos] 4x200-meter (1:36.93) and sprint medley (3:54.99) relays to school-record performances at the Drake Relays • earned second varsity letter.

2009 Season - Indoor: Placed seventh in the 400 meters at the Big Ten Championships with a season-best time of 55.31, the third-fastest time in school history • led off the Gophers[apos] 4x400-meter relay that finished fourth • won the 400m at the Jack Johnson Classic • clocked season-best 200-meter time of 24.93 at Iowa State Classic. Outdoor: NCAA Midwest Region Championships participant • ran anchor leg of 4x100m relay that placed seventh (45.40) with the third-fastest time in school history • ran third leg of Gopher 4x400-meter relay that placed fifth at Big Ten meet • placed ninth in 400m (55.24), after running a season-best time of 55.13 in prelims • time ranks fifth in school history • won 400m at Phil Esten Challenge • earned first varsity letter.

High School: A 2008 graduate of Adams-Edmore High School • high school coach was Donna Galloway • owned the seventh-fastest high school 400-meters time in the nation in 2008 • a five-time North Dakota Class B state champion • won back-to-back state titles in the 100 and 400 meters in 2007 and 2008 • won three state titles (100m, 200m, 400m) as a junior • 2008 runner-up in long jump • eight-time all-state performer • competed in track only her junior and senior years • high school bests were 11.70 in the 100 meters, 24.20 in the 200 meters, 55.60 in the 400 meters and 19-6 in the long jump • represented North Dakota in 2008 Junior Olympics • earned all-district honors as a center in basketball and a middle hitter in volleyball • the state[apos]s highest rated soprano as a sophomore, junior and senior • received the Outstanding Performer Award for a soloist • represented school and state on overseas tour • an honor student.

Personal: Born Sept. 9, 1990 • double major of pyschology and sociology of law, criminology and deviance • daughter of Katy Kadlec.