| Morgan Thompson |
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Senior
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| Hometown:
Spokane, WA
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| High School:
Mead
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| Last College:
Boise State
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| Birthdate:
03/15/1979
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| Experience:
2V
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| Major:
English/Business
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2000-2001: Competed in all six cross country races for the UW squad, placing in the Husky top five in all but one ...was the third-place finisher at the Emerald City Invitational ... recorded season-best time (24:52.66) at the Pac-10 Championships in Seattle, finishing 35th overall ... placed 22nd at the Sundodger Invitational, sixth at the Big Cross Invitational and 47th at the West Regional ... during the outdoor track campaign, competed in every distance from 800m to 5000m … best steeplechase time (9:29.76), recorded at the Ohio Quad meet, ranked fourth on the team … won the steeplechase at the Ohio Quad … won the 1500m at the Salzman Invitational … clocked best 1500m time (3:57.89) at the Eastern Washington Invitational … season-best 5000m time (14:59.46) ranked fifth among Huskies … ran the mile and 3000m at three meets during the indoor track season … was the team’s No. 3 3000m runner with a time of 8:32.10 at the Vandal Invitational … best mile time (4:18.07) ranked fifth among Huskies. 1999-2000: Competed in all six cross country races ... was runner-up at the season opening Emerald City Invite ... finished 36th at the Pac-10 Championships ... placed 57th at the NCAA West Regionals ... competed in the 800m, 1500m, 5000m and steeplechase during the track season ...recorded season-best times of 1:57.5 (hand-timed 800m), 3:55.44 (1500m), 9:49.21 (steeplechase) and 15:17.90 (5000m). 1998-99: Redshirted the cross country and track season due to an injury ... competed in one cross country race, placing 68th at the Cowboy Jamboree. 1997-98 (Boise State): Finished ninth at the Pier Park Invitational ... helped theBroncos to a fourth-place Big West Conference finish, placing 45th.
High School: Born Mar. 15, 1979 .in Spokane ... parents are Mary Jane and Peter ... has five siblings, brothers Thatcher, Colin and Spencer, and and sisters Alison and Emily ... as a senior at Mead High School, placed third in the state in the 3200m (9:08), ranking 17th nationally ... ranked by USA Track & Field as the fourth-best prep steepler (9:38) in 1997 ... helped lead Mead to three state cross country titles and two state track titles ...tThe 1996 Mead cross country squad, coached by Pat Tyson, won its ninth-straight state title and was ranked No. 2 in the nation ... prep teammate of current Husky Jason Fayant.
