Jacob Thomson 19th at Foot Locker Nationals in San Diego

 

Holy Cross Junior Jacob Thomson finished 19th at Foot Locker Nationals in San Diego, California last Saturday.  He was the seventh runner for the South Regional qualifiers who combined together to win the battle of the regions.  Thomson ran a 15:41.5 for the 5000 Meter Run. 

Thomson is the first qualifier since Michael Eaton made it to San Diego in 2004 and 2005.  Below shows the top time rankings for Kentucky’s 11 male Foot Locker National qualifiers since the meet started in 1979.

Interview with Jacob Thomson at Foot Locker Nationals by Jason Byrne, flrunners.com

 

Rank   Time            Athlete Name                    Team            Date            

1.       15:06.10      Bobby Curtis           St. Xavier      12/14/2002 

2.       15:10.00        Gavin Gaynor        Hancock Co.  12/16/1982     

3.       15:27.00      Michael Eaton         Greenwood   12/10/2005 

4.       15:32.20      Jimmy Herald          Warren East  12/13/1986 

5.       15:35.00      Greg Briscoe           Corbin          12/06/1979 

6.       15:41.00      Joseph Buechler      St. Xavier      12/12/1980 

7.       15:41.50        Jacob Thomson     Holy Cross    12/10/2011     

8.       15:46.90      Thomas Murley        Elizabethtown12/11/1993 

9.       15:55.00      Jim Sapienza           Trinity          12/12/1980 

10.     16:18.08        David Christian     Daviess Co.   12/12/1998     

11.     16:31.00      Charlie Moore         Daviess Co.   12/11/1994