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2018-19 Track and Field Roster

William Thompson

  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Portland, OR
  • Highschool La Salle Prep

Biography

Gonzaga- Ran personal best of 25:09 for 8K in the 2017 cross country season. Indoors, ran 8:50.41 for 3,000 meters at University of Idaho in 2018. Outdoors, ran a personal best 31:28.53 for 10,000 meters at WAR XI at Spokane Falls. Ran PR of 15:02.36 at Bryan Clay meet in 2018.

High School- Graduate of La Salle Catholic College Prep in Portland, Ore…placed 4th at the 2013 OSAA Cross Country Championships to help lead his team to the State Title…coached by Gonzaga Graduate Tyrone Stammers…personal bests of 4:11 (1500) and 8:55 (3000)

Personal- Civil engineering major…parents both graduated from Gonzaga…motivated by the great British Miler Sir Roger Bannister…chose Gonzaga for the academics and the direction of the cross country and track programs are headed…if he could have with anyone it would be St. John Baptist De La Salle…weird fact: likes to stack rocks

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

  • 2015-16Redshirt Freshman

  • 2016-17Redshirt Sophomore

  • 2017-18Redshirt Junior

  • 2018-19Redshirt Senior