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2017-18 Men's Track and Field Roster

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Ta'riq Thomas

  • Position Jumps/Sprints
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Woodstown, NJ
  • Highschool Woodstown
  • Major Criminal Justice Administration

Biography

2017 (Outdoor): Earned his third outdoor All-America by placing sixth at NCAAs... Had a mark of 46 feet, 10.75 inches... Named to USTFCCCA All-Mideast Region Team... Voted as the MAC Field Athlete of the Year... Won his third consecutive conference title in the triple jump (48-9.5)... Also took second in the long jump (23-3.50), sixth in the high jump (5-7) and fourth as part of the 4X100 relay team... Placed seventh out of 34 in the triple jump at the Penn Relays... Also took eighth out of 38 in the long jump... Named the MAC Field Athlete of the Week on three consecutive weeks toward the end of the season.

2016-17 (Indoor): Became just the second track and field national runner-up in school history (first since 1980)... Had a triple jump mark of 48 feet, 1.75 inches at NCAAs for his second indoor All-America honor... Named to USTFCCCA All-Mideast Region Team... Was the MAC runner-up in both the triple jump (46-7.5) and long jump (22-6.5)... Also took seventh in the high jump (5-10) and was part of the 4X200 relay team that placed fourth... Won a number of events throughout the season... Twice named the MAC Field Athlete of the Week.

2016 (Outdoor): Placed third in the triple jump (48' 8.25", 14.84 meters) at the NCAA Division III Championships, earning All-America honors... Captured the triple jump title with a distance of 48' (14.63 meters) and took sixth in the long jump (22' 4.25", 6.81 meters) at the ECAC Championships... Won both the long and triple jumps at the MAC Championships with marks of 22' 7.75" (6.90 meters) and 47' 4.25" (14.43 meters) respectively... Competed in both the long and triple jumps at the prestigious Penn Relays... Also won the triple jump at the Ursinus Invitational...  Named to the MAC Spring Sportsmanship Team.

2015-16 (Indoor): Competed at the Bow-Tie Classic and won the long jump (22' 11.75", 7.00 meters) and triple jump (44' 2.75", 13.48 meters), came in fifth in the high jump (5' 4.25", 1.63 meters), ran the 60 meters in 7.43 and was on the third place 4x200 meter relay (1:35.23)... Took second (21' 8.25", 6.61 meters) in the long jump at the Ramapo College Season Opener before missing the rest of the season with an injury... Named the MAC Field Athlete of the Week one time.

2015 (Outdoor): Earned All-America honors in the triple jump, taking sixth (48' 4") at the NCAA Division III Championships... Came in fifth (47' 9.75") in the triple jump at the ECAC Championships... Named the MAC Outdoor Rookie of the Year following a standout showing at the conference championships... Was the conference champion in the triple jump (48' 2.5") and also garnered first team all-MAC distinction in the long jump (22' 8"), taking second at the MAC Championships... Captured first place in the triple jump (45' 10.5") and long jump (22' 7.25") at the Gwynedd Mercy Mid-Week Twilight Invitational... Was the winner in the long jump at both the Osprey Open (22' 3.5") and Danny Curran Invitational (21' 8.75")... Named to the MAC Spring Sportsmanship Team.

2014-15 (Indoor): Finished 11th in both the long jump (22' 1") and triple jump (45' 7") at the NCAA Division III Championships... Won the triple jump with a season-best leap of 48' 8" at the ECAC Championships... Earned MAC Indoor Rookie of the Year accolades... Was the conference champion in the triple jump (48' 2.5") and also earned first team all-MAC honors in the long jump (season-best 23' 5.5") and high jump (season-best 6' 2"), finishing second and third respectively at the MAC Championships... Came in first in the triple jump (46' 1.25"), high jump (6' 0.5") and long jump (22' 2.5") at the Albright College Invitational... Was the winner in the triple jump (43' 10") at the Frank Colden Invitational... Was victorious in the triple jump (44' 5.25") and long jump (22' 9") at the Collegeville Classic... Took first in the triple jump (44' 5.25") at the Bow Tie Classic... Named the MAC Field Athlete of the Week and the ECAC South Rookie of the Week one time.

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

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  • 2015-16Sophomore

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  • 2016-17Junior

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  • 2017-18Senior

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