North Carolina State University Athletics
2013 Cross Country Roster
Joanna Thompson
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Knoxville, Tenn.
- High School:
- Knoxville Catholic
Cross Country
3x All-ACC (2011, 2012, 2013)
2013 ACC All-Academic Team
3x All-NCAA Southeast Region (2011, 2012, 2013)
2013 All-American
Track
2013 All-American (Outdoor 10,000m)
2014 ACC Indoor All-Academic Team
2014 Outdoor and Field
• Qualified for the NCAA East Regional in the 5,000m and the 10,000m.
• Set a personal and team-best result in the 10,000m at the ACC Championships with a time of 33:24.61.
• Set a team and personal-best mark in the 5,000m at the Raleigh Relays with a time of 16:19.40.
2013-14 Indoor Track and Field
• Competed in five events, registering a first-place finish in the DMR at the Hokie Invitational and a third-place mark at the High Point Invitational.
• Set a team-best and personal-best result of 16:28.84 in the 5,000m in the UCS Invitational.
2013 Cross Country
• All-ACC and All-Region performer for third consecutive year
• Qualified as an individual for the NCAA Cross Country Championships and posted a 36th-place finish to earn All-America accolades
• Competed in team-high six meets, finishing in the top 10 in four. Finished a season-best second place at the Wolfpack Invitational with a time of 16:55.2
• Recorded a fifth place showing at the NCAA Southeast Regional (20:12.0) to garner All-Region honors
• Finished seventh at the ACC Championships (20:08) to grab All-ACC honors
• Finished in 10th among 300 runners at the Roy Griak Invitational with a time of 21:10.3
• Registered a 17th place showing among 288 competitors at the Wisconsin Invitational, running a time of 20:08
2013 Outdoor Track and Field
• Competed in the 10,000m, 5,000m and 1,500m events during the season
• Finished 11th in the 10,000m at the NCAA Championships to earn second-team All-America honors
• Placed 12th in the 10,000m at NCAA East prelims with a new career-best time of 33:49.22
• Clocked a new personal-best of 16:13.31 in the 5,000m at Stanford's Payton Jordan Invitational
• Finished fourth in the 10,000m at the ACC Championships
• Recorded a new personal-best of 4:26.71 in the 1,500m at the Wolfpack Last Chance meet
2012-13 Indoor Track and Field
• Competed in five races during the season for the Wolfpack
• Finished third in the 5000m invitational at the Hoosier Open (16:54.42)
• Ran a personal-best in the 3000m (9:33.98) at the Husky Classic
• Ran an indoor-best 4:54.60 and placed fourth in the mile at the Hilton Garden Invitational
• Clocked an indoor-best 16:30.95 in the 5000m and finished sixth at the ACC Championships
2012 Cross Country
• Earned All-Region honors with a 11th place finish (20:51.45) at the NCAA Southeast Regional
• Received All-ACC recognition with a 7th place finish (20:28.7) at the ACC Championships
• Finished 43rd (20:24) at the Wisconsin Invitational (6K)
• Placed ninth (16:53) at the Notre Dame Invitational (5K)
2012 Outdoor Track and Field
• Placed fourth at the ACC Championships in the 10,000m in a collegiate-best time of 34:02.39
•Placed 18th at the NCAA East Regional Championships in that event
• Ran a collegiate-best time of 16:19.69 in the 5,000m at the Raleigh Relays
2011-12 Indoor Track and Field
• Finished fifth in the 5,000m and seventh in the 3,000m at the ACC Championships
• Ran 16:35.26 for the 5,000m
• Posted a collegiate-best time of 9:36.67 in the 3,000m
2011 Cross Country
•Took third place in her first collegiate race, the adidas Cross Country Challenge on Sept. 16, covering the 5k course in 17:19.6
•Was NC State's top finisher at the Roy Griak Invitational, taking 19th place and running the 6k course in 21:14.2
•Finished 54th at the Wisconsin adidas Open on Oct. 14, running the 6k course in 21:00.4
•Ran 12th at the ACC Championships on Oct. 29 at the Musser Fruit Research Center at Clemson, S.C., completing the 6k course in a time of 20:44.3 to earn all-conference honors in her first year of collegiate competition
•Earned all-regional honors with a 13th-place finish at the NCAA Southeast Regional in Louisville, Ky., running the 6k course in 20:40.8
•Finished her freshman season with a solid 77th-place finish at the NCAA Championships, running the 6k course in 20:51.6
Prep/Personal?
•Ran track and cross country at Catholic High School for coach Sean O'Neil
•Won the Tennessee Class AAA cross country state championship as a senior in 2010, winning the race by 68 seconds over the second-place runner?
•Finished 10th at the 2010 Foot Locker National Cross Country Championships to earn high school All-America honors
?• Finished fourth at the 2010 Foot Locker Southeast Regional
?• Ran 18th at the 2009 Foot Locker Southeast Regional
?• Received the 2010-11 Gatorade Tennessee girls cross country runner of the year award?
•Was a two-time state championship in the 3200 meters, as a junior in 2010 and as a senior in 2011
•Won the 1600 meters as a senior in 2011?
•Was state runner-up in cross country as a junior in 2010?
•Was a three-year All-KIL performer in cross country and track and field
•Was a member of the National Honor Society and mu alpha theta
?• Was an AP Scholar and a National Merit Scholarship commended student
?• Majoring in zoology?