2019-20 Track & Field / XC Roster
Roster
Thronson, Katie

Katie Thronson
- Position:
- XC/Distance
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Spokane, Wash.
- High School:
- Lewis & Clark
Bio
Personal Records
Cross Country
- 4K: 13:24.71 (2018)
- 3 Mile: 17:39.93 (2018)
- 5K: 16:56.9 (2020)
- 6K: 19:51.23 (2018)
Indoor Track
- Mile: 4:48.98 (2021)
- 3,000m: 9:21.89 (2021)
- 5,000m: 17:01.17 (2021)
Outdoor Track
- 800m: 2:12.47 (2019)
- 1,500m: 4:24.59 (2021)
- 3,000m: 10:01.59 (2019)
- 5,000m: 15:54.60 (2021)
- 3,000mSC: 10:06.87 (2021) - School Record
SEC Scoring
Cross Country
- 2019 - 6K - 30th - 21:04.2
- 2018 - 6K - 14th - 19:51.23
Indoor Track
- 2021 - 3000m - 8th - 9:22.72
- 2021 - DMR - 6th - 11:23.01
- 2020 - Mile - 7th - 4:49.76
- 2020 - DMR - 3rd - 11:24.59
Outdoor Track
- 2022 - 3000m SC - 5th - 10:04.15
HONORS
- 2021 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2020-21 SEC Track & Field Community Service Team
- 2020 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
- SEC Women's Runner of the Week (10/20/20)
- USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week (10/20/20)
- 2020 USTFCCCA Track & Field All-Academic Athlete
- 2020 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2020 Indoor All-SEC Second Team
- 2020 Indoor SEC Bronze Medalist - DMR
- 2019 USTFCCCA Cross Country All-Academic Individual
- 2019 USTFCCCA Cross Country All-South Region
- 2019 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2019 First Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2018 Cross Country All-SEC Second Team
- 2018 Cross Country Freshman All-SEC
2022 TRACK & FIELD
Indoor- Ran the mile at Notre Dame's Meyo Invitational, turning in a time of 4:39.35, which is the third-fastest indoor mile in Lady Vol history (2/5)
- Set school record with a time of 10:04.15 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, placing fifth at the SEC Championships (5/13)
2021 TRACK & FIELD
Indoor- Finished 8th at the SEC Championships in the 3000m with a time of 9:22.72, scoring for the first time in the SEC indoor 3k (2/27)
- Helped the Lady Vols post a season-best time of 11:23.01 and place sixth overall in the women's distance medley relay at the SEC Championships (2/25), combining with teammates Britton Wilson, Allison Rand, and Olivia Janke
- Ran a personal best of 9:21.89 in the 3000m at the Music City Challenge (2/13)
- Placed fifth in the mile at Clemson University's Bob Pollock Meet (1/29) with a personal best of 4:48.98
- Ran the first indoor 5K of her career at the Commodore Indoor (1/15), crossing the finish line in 17:01.17 for third place at the meet
- Finished ninth at the outdoor conference meet in the 3,000m steeplechase, setting a personal-best time of 10:06.87 (5/14)
- Set a new personal and school best record time of 10:13.42 in the 3,000m steeplechase at the Tennessee Challenge (5/1), placing her eighth in the SEC season
- Turned in a personal-best time of 4:24.59 in the 1,500-meter at the Virginia Challenge (4/16)
- Made her 3,000-meter steeplechase debut at the Tennessee Relays (4/10), placing first with a time of 10:33.50
- Shattered her personal best in the 5k by more than a minute at the Raleigh Relays (3/26), her time of 15:54.60 making her just the third Lady Vol to dip under the 16 minute mark
2020-21 CROSS COUNTRY
- Crossed the finish line at 20:53.1 to place 25th overall at the FSU Winter Classic (2/5)
- Earned USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week honors on Oct. 20, becoming the first Tennessee athlete to ever win the award in cross country
- Tabbed as SEC Women's Runner of the Week following her performance in Birmingham
- Took home her second-career individual title at the UAB Blazer Classic (10/16), winning the women's 6K with a time of 20:13.15
- Opened her season with a fourth-place finish at the Live In Lou Cross Country Classic (10/3), running a personal-best 5K time of 16:56.9
2020 TRACK & FIELD
Indoor- Helped the Lady Vols take home the DMR bronze medal at the SEC Indoor Championships (2/28) with a time of 11:24.59, running her 1200m split in 3:33.40
- Scored at the SEC meet for the first time in her career as an individual, clocking in at 4:49.76 in the mile for seventh place (2/29)
- Earned her first collegiate indoor win at the Tiger Paw Invitational (2/14) with a time of 4:49.35 in the mile, the fastest by a Lady Vol since 2014
- Recorded a new personal-best in the 3000m with her time of 9:38.93 at the Tiger Paw Invitational (2/15)
- Took second place in the 3000m with a season-best 9:54.09 at the Texas Tech Invitational (2/1)
- Ran her first collegiate mile at Virginia Tech (1/17), clocking in at 4:53.20 for second place
- Opened the season with a runner-up finish in the 3000m (9:55.14) at the Tennessee-Indiana Duals (1/11)
Outdoor
- Did not compete, as the 2020 outdoor track & field season was canceled due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) global health crisis
2019 CROSS COUNTRY
- Finished top-three on the team at all six meets during her sophomore campaign on Rocky Top
- Recorded a 17th place finish at the NCAA South Region Championships (11/15) with a time of 20:41.4, which earned her All-Region honors
- Finished 30th at the SEC Championships (11/1) with a time of 21:04.2
- Earned a third-place finish at the Penn State National Open (10/18) with a time of 20:26.0
- Finished 25th over the six-kilometer course at the Paul Short Run (10/5) with a time of 20:31.8
- Earned her first collegiate individual win with a meet record time of 17:01.7 over the five-kilometer course at the University of Virginia's Cavalier Classic (9/14)
- Opened her sophomore season with a second-place finish at the Tennessee Tri-Star Cross Country Challenge (8/30) with a time of 17:40.09
2019 TRACK & FIELD
Indoor- Raced in the 3000m at the SEC Indoor Championships (2/23) and finished 26th with a time of 10:01.37
- Clocked a personal-best time of 9:46.37 in the 3000m at the Husky Classic (2/9)
- Ran the 3000m at the Indiana vs. Tennessee Duals and finished fourth with a time of 10:03.04
- Took third place at the USATF Junior Championships in the women's 3,000m
- Collected personal records in all three events she competed at in the SEC Outdoor Championships (5/11), including the 800m (2:12.47), 1500m (4:25.79) and the 5000m (17:15.82)
- Raced at the Virginia Challenge (4/20) in the 1500m event and finished with a time of 4:40.29
- Ran in two events at the Power 5 Trailblazer Challenge (3/23), including a third-place finish in the 1500m (4:29.41) and fourth in the 3000m with a PR time of 10:01.59
2018 CROSS COUNTRY
- Competed in all six meets during her first semester with the Vols
- Tallied four top five individual finishes as a freshman and notched four first place team finishes.
PERSONAL
- Recipient of the Crawford Accent' on Excellence Women's Track & Field Endowed Scholarship
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