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2025-26 Track and Field Roster

Ellie Thomas

  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Hickman, Neb.
  • Highschool Norris HS
  • Major Kinesiology & Sport Management

Biography

Career Honors & Awards
• Summit League Indoor Champion (2025: 4x400)
Coyote Indoor Top 10
• 2nd in the 4x400 relay (3:40.46)
Coyote Outdoor Top 10
• 2nd in the 4x800 relay (9:02.85)
 
Career Bests
 
2024-25
Cross Country
Competed at five meets… ran a 5k best of 18:58.1 at the Platte River Rumble… set a 6k personal best of 22:51.4 at the Gans Creek Classic to place 56th… ran 23:48.9 at the SDSU Classic.
 
Indoor Track & Field
Summit League Champion in the 4x400 relay in 3:40.46… added a fifth place in the 800-meters at the conference meet running an indoor best 2:12.16… won the 600-meters at the SDSU Last Chance in 1:32.92… took eighth in the 800 at the season opener at the SDSU Holiday Open clocking 2:18.03… took third in the 800-meters at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational with a time of 2:13.52… totaled eight top-10 finishes.
 
Outdoor Track & Field
Competed in the 800-meters at the Summit League Championships, placing 13th in 2:15.83… ran a personal best 2:11.02 at the USD Tune Up in the 800 to place third… clocked 58.28 in the 400 at the USD Twilight… took third at the USD Early Bird in the 400 at 58.89… ran 2:11.53 in the 800 at the Bryan Clay Invitational… totaled nine top-10 finishes.

Prep
A three-time state medalist in helping Norris High School capture three-straight Nebraska state cross country championship titles in Class B ... finished third as a senior in 2023 and garnered super state honors ... a five-time state medalist on the track and captured the gold medal in the 800 meters as a junior with a personal best time of 2:13.65 ... scored 14.25 team points in helping Norris capture the Class B team title in 2023 ... owns a personal best time of 18:39 for 5,000 meters on the cross country course ... an academic all-state honoree and member of the National Honor Society.

Personal
Daughter of Matt and Claire Thomas ... kinesiology and sport management major with an emphasis in exercise science.

Historical Player Information

  • 2024-25Freshman

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  • 2025-26Sophomore

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