2017-2018 Men's Track & Field Roster

Joshua Thorson

  • Event Distance
  • Height 6-0
  • Indoor/Outdoor R-Sr./R-Sr.
  • Hometown Plymouth, Minn.
  • Prev School University of Wisconsin-EAU Claire
  • Major Industrial Design

Biography

2017 (T&F): Redshirted as a senior.

2016 (XC): 2016 USTFCCCA DII All-American ... 2016 PacWest Runner of the Year ... 2016 PacWest Conference Individual Champion ... 2016 All-PacWest First Team ... four-time PacWest Runner of the Week (Sept. 6, Sept. 20, Oct. 4, Oct. 11) ... competed in seven meets ... ran an 8k season-best 23:49.1 at the Capital Cross Challenge on Oct. 1 ... highest finish was first on three occasions (Speedway Duals on Sept. 15, SF State Invite on Oct. 7, and PacWest Championship on Oct. 22).

University of Wisconsin-EAU Claire: Thorson was cross country team captain in 2015 and track team captain in 2016 ...  national runner-up NCAA Division III Cross Country ... 2014 XC Conference Champion  ... school record holder in the 8k (23:57.17) ... 2016 National Champion Indoor 5000m ... 2016 National Champion Indoor 3000m ... 2015 National Champion Indoor NCAA DIII Distance Medley Relay ... 2015 National Champion Outdoor 5000m ... holds school records for Indoor 3000m (8:11.80), Indoor 5000m (14:16.46), Indoor Distance Medley Relay (9:54.82), Outdoor 5000m (14:07.89).

High School: Thorson was cross country team captain in 2011 and track team captain in both 2011 and 2012 ... Cross Country Conference Champion (2009-2011), State Champion (2011), and Nike Cross Nationals individual qualifier (2011) ... held school record in XC 5k ... 2012 3200m State Champion 3200m and 1600m State runner-up ... school records previously held in 1600m (4:13.61), 3200m (9:00.79), 4x800m (7:50.64).

Personal: Thorson was born November 29, 1993 ... parents are Kathyrn and Dan Thorson ... has one brother, Jake ... hopes to become and industrial designer ... favorite movie is Ferris Bueller's Day Off ... favorite food is steak oscar ... favorite music is indie rock ... favorite sports moment was Jonathan Edwards' world record triple jump ... life hero is Bill Miles ... favorite professional team is Minnesota United FC ... enjoys woodworking ... Industrial Design major.
 
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Historical Player Information

  • 2016-2017Graduate Student

    Distance
    6'0" 150 lbs

  • 2017-2018Redshirt Senior

    Distance
    6'0" 0 lbs