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2022-23 Track & Field Roster

Sun Belt Conference
Michael Wade

Courtney Thomas

  • Position Sprints/Jumps
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Central HS
  • Hometown Memphis, Tenn.

Biography

2023 Sun Belt Conference Indoor Champion (Long Jump)
2023 First Team All-SBC (Indoor)

2022 Sun Belt Conference Indoor Runner-Up (Long Jump)
2022 Second Team All-Sun Belt (Indoor)
2019 NCAA West Regionals Qualifier (4x100m Relay, Long Jump)


2023 OUTDOOR SEASON | SENIOR
Second in the 4x100-meter relay at the Beach Invitational (40.73) and at the Joe Walker Invite (40.27) … Placed ninth in the long jump at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays, jumping a wind-aided 7.43m (24-4.5).

2023 INDOOR SEASON | SENIOR
Sun Belt Conference champion in the long jump with a season-best leap of 7.54m (24-9) … Placed fourth at the Music City Challenge … Jumped 7.17m (23-6.25) to place eighth at the Texas Tech Open … Opened the season with a fourth-place finish at the Crimson and Gold Invitational.

2022 OUTDOOR SEASON | JUNIOR
Placed sixth in the long jump at the Sun Belt Conference Championships with a mark of 7.31m (23-11.75) … Jumped a personal-best 7.71m (25-3.5) to place second at the Red Wolves Open in the long jump, while also running a leg of A-State's first-place 4x100m relay squad.

2022 INDOOR SEASON | JUNIOR
Earned silver at the Sun Belt Conference Championships in the long jump, leaping a personal-best 7.56m (24-9.75), while also placing eighth in the triple jump … Leaped a personal-best 14.96m (49-1.0) in the triple jump at the Music City Challenge … Placed third in the long jump at the Vanderbilt Invitational with a mark of 7.54m (24-9.0) … Runner-up in the long jump at the Crimson & Gold Invitational.

2021 OUTDOOR SEASON | SOPHOMORE
Jumped an outdoor-best 7.47m (24-6.25) at the Sun Belt Conference Championships … Placed second in the long jump at the Maroon and White Invite … Ran a personal-best 22.22 in the 200m at the UAB Spring Invitational.

2021 INDOOR SEASON
Placed fourth in the long jump at the Sun Belt Conference Championships … Runner-up in the long jump at the Division I Challenge … Ran personal bests in the 55m and 200m at the Scarlet and Black Invitational.

2020 INDOOR SEASON | SOPHOMORE
Fifth place in the long jump at the Sun Belt Conference Championships … Won the triple jump at the Green and Gold Invitational … Long jump champion at the Samford January Invite … Ran a personal-best 6.88 at the Crimson and Gold Invitational.

2019 OUTDOOR SEASON | FRESHMAN
Competed in the 4x100m relay and long jump at the NCAA West Prelims … Placed seventh in the 4x100m relay and eighth in the long jump at the Sun Belt Conference Championships … Finished third in the long jump and fourth in the triple jump at the Memphis Tiger Invitational … Top-three in the 4x100m relay (1st), long jump (2nd) and triple jump (3rd) at the Red Wolves Open … Jumped a personal-best 14.47m (47-5.75) at the Spec Towns Invitational.

2019 INDOOR SEASON | FRESHMAN
Finished fifth in the long jump at the Sun Belt Conference Championships … Won the triple jump and placed second in the long jump at the Scarlet and Black Invitational … Long jump champion at the A-State Invitational and Kickoff Klassic.

HIGH SCHOOL
Prepped at Central High School … Broke the school record in the long jump as a senior … TSSAA 300m hurdles state champion as a junior … Junior Olympics and TSSAA state champion in the triple jump as a sophomore

PERSONAL
Son of Valerie Thomas and Michael Simmons … Birthday is July 21 … Majoring in business


COLLEGIATE BESTS

Indoor
55 meters 6.51 Scarlet and Black Invitational (1/31/21)
60 meters 6.88 Crimson and Gold Invitational (12/7/19)
200 meters 22.42 Scarlet and Black Invitational (1/31/21)
Long Jump 7.56m (24-9.75) Sun Belt Conference Championships (2/21/22)
Triple Jump 14.96m (49-1) Music City Challenge (2/12/22)
 
Outdoor
100 meters 10.75 Bulldog Relays (3/23/19)
200 meters 21.91 Ole Miss Classic (12/30/19)
Long Jump 7.71m (25-3.5) Red Wolves Open (4/22/22)
Triple Jump 14.47m (47-5.75) Spec Towns Invitational (4/6/19)

 

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

    Sprints/Jumps
  • 2019-20Sophomore

    Sprints/Jumps
  • 2020-21Sophomore

    Sprints/Jumps
  • 2021-22Junior

    Sprints/Jumps
  • 2022-23Senior

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