Ava Thomas

Marquette Cross Country Media Day is held on Friday, August 30, 2024 at the Al McGuire Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Photo by: Marquette University

Class:
Junior
High School:
Batavia HS
Hometown:
Batavia, Ill.

2024-2025:
BIG EAST All-Academic Team
Outdoor (So.): Competed in one event … Set a 5000m PR of 20:50.39 at the WashU Distance Carnival (March 28).
Indoor (So.): Competed in four events … Set a mile PR of 5:15.85 at the John Tierney Classic (Jan. 25).
Cross Country (So): Ran in six meets for the Golden Eagles ... ran a 6k PR of 23:26.0 at the Great Lakes Regional ... ran a 5k PR of 20:01.0 at the National Catholic Invitational ... ran a 4k PR of 15:26.2 at the Vic Godfrey Open.

2023-24:
BIG EAST All-Academic Team
Cross Country (Fr.): Ran in five meets for the Golden Eagles … Ran a 6k PR of 24:02.0 at the Platte River Run, placing 59th.
Indoor (Fr.): Ran in five events ... Set a PR in the mile at Panther Tune-Up (Feb. 17) at 5:17.57.
Outdoor (Fr.): Competed in four events ... Set a PR in the 1500m at UW-Whitewater Drake Alternative (April 25) at 4:54.95 ... Set a PR in the 800m at Badger Challenge (May 3) at 2:20.01.

Prior to Marquette: A four-year letterwinner in both track & field and cross country at Batavia High School in Batavia, Illinois … Helped lead the Bulldogs to three cross country conference titles and two regional wins …. Won two conference team titles in both indoor and outdoor as a junior and senior … Won the Cross Country Bulldog Award as a senior … Also a two-year letterwinner in basketball … PRs: 2:27.08 (800m), 5:26.75 (1600m), 12:05.87 (3200m) and 18:26.00 (3-mile).

Personal: Daughter to Matt and Dana Thomas… Plans on majoring in exercise Physiology in the DPT program.