Countdown Capsule: Isaiah Thompson
September 04, 2015 | Men's Cross Country
● Junior Isaiah Thompson and the 'Eaters open the season Saturday morning hosting the adidas/UCI Invitational at the Anteater Recreation Center Fields.
● He led UCI with a 12th-place finish at the Big West Conference Championship last season and was 75th at the NCAA West Regional.
● Thompson was named Big West Athlete of the Week after winning the title of the 2014 Vanguard Invitational.
● Thompson finished fifth at the 2014 Highlander Invitational and was 23rd at the Stanford Invitational.
● He was named Big West Freshman of the Year (UCI's first) in 2013 after placing 13th at the Big West Championship.
● Thompson finished fifth in the 800 meters at last spring's Big West Track & Field Championships.
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