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2016 Men's Cross Country Roster

Thomas Gibbons

  • Position DISTANCE
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  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Oregon, OH
  • High School Clay

Biography

2016 Season:
Toledo Opener (Sept. 2): 16:30.3 5k (8th on team, 12th overall)
Mel Brodt Invitational (Sept. 16): 27:14.8 8k (8th on team, 17th overall)
Greater Louisville Classic (Oct. 1): 27:21.37 8k (9th on team, 164th overall)
Bradley Classic (Oct. 14): 26:58.1 8k (1st on team, 20th overall)
EMU Fall Classic (Oct. 21): 16:31.6 5k (3rd on team, 39th overall)
Mid-American Conference Championships (Oct. 29): 27:15.3 8k (5th on team, 52nd overall)
NCAA Great Lakes Regionals (Nov. 11): 33:17.0 10k (4th on team, 132nd overall)

As a Senior: Redshirted after competing in one race ... Finished 23rd in Mel Brodt Invitational (Sept. 4) with 5k time of 16:54.41.

As a Junior: Competed in six races in 2014…Ran a 10K time of 33:16.0 at the NCAA Division I Great Lakes Regional Championships (Nov. 14)…Finished 65th at the Mid-American Conference Championship (Nov. 1) with a season-best 8K time of 26:33.0…Finished seventh at the Mel Brodt Invitational (Sept. 12) with an 8K time of 26:50.1.

As a Sophomore: Competed in five races in 2013…Ran a 10K time of 33:27.0 at the NCAA Division I Great Lakes Regional Championships (Nov. 15)…Finished 41st at the Mid-American Conference Championship (Nov. 2) with an 8K time of 26:20.5…Ran a season-best 8K time of 26:16.3 at the Pre-National Invitational (Oct. 19).

As a Freshman: Competed in five races in 2012…Ran a 10K time of 33:56.0 at the NCAA Division I Great Lakes Regional Championships (Nov. 9), placing 131st…Finished 48th at the Mid-American Conference Championship (Oct. 27) with an 8K time of 26:21.6…Ran a season-best 8K time of 25:54.6 at the Rim Rock Farm Collegiate Classic (Sept. 29).

High School: Earned eight varsity letters in cross country and track...Named first-team All-TRAC and all-district while qualifying for state finals during senior year...First-team all-city, all-district and was a regional qualifier during junior and sophomore years...Second-team All-City as a freshman...Ran a 5K time of 16:09.00 and 3,200m at 9:54.00.

Personal: Full name is Thomas Robert Gibbons ... Parents are John and Terrie Gibbons ... Brother Matthew is a sophomore on the UT cross country team ... Has a sister, Elizabeth, and two brother, John ... Majoring in mechanical engineering.

Personal Bests
5K- 16:30.3 at the Toledo Opener (Sept. 2, 2016)
8K- 25:54.6 at the Rim Rock Farm Collegiate Classic (Sept. 29, 2012)
10K- 33:16.0 at the NCAA Division I Great Lakes Regional Championships (Nov. 14, 2014)

Historical Player Information

  • 2012Redshirt

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  • 2013Sophomore

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  • 2014Junior

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  • 2015Senior

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  • 2016Senior

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