2016 Men's Track & Field

Isaiah Thompson

  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Valley Center, Calif.

Biography

2016 (Junior)
• Finished third in the 800m at the conference championships for his second career All-Big West award
• Established a season-best 1:51.17 for a runner-up showing at the Big West Challenge
• Came in third in the 5000m with a career-best 14:38.28 at the UCI Spring Break Invitational
• Also took third in the 3000m, running a lifetime-best 8:30.29 at the All-UC Championships

2015 (Sophomore)
• Placed fifth in the 800m at the Big West Championships (1:51.50)
• Ran a season-best 1:51.05 at the Occidental Invitational
• Had a season-best 3:54.81 in the 1500m at the Steve Scott Invitational
• Took second in the 800m at the UCI Spring Break Classic and ninth in the 1500m at the Texas Relays

2014 (Freshman)
• NCAA West Preliminary qualifier in the 800m
• Earned All-Big West honors with a third-place finish at the conference championships (1:50.94)
• Ran a personal-record 1:49.87 at the adidas/Steve Scott Invitational
• Runner-up in the 1500m at the Beach Invitational, clocking in at a season-best 3:47.53
• Won the 1500m at the Anteater 4-Way Meet

High School
• Graduated from Sherman Indian High School in 2013
• CIF-Southern Section Division 4 champion in the 800m
• Went on to finish fourth at the CIF State Championships
• Claimed the CIF-SS Division 5 individual title in cross country and came in fourth at the state meet
• Two-time all-league selection in basketball
• Recipient of Riverside's Most Remarkable Teen award
• Part of the National Honor Society

Personal
• Major is undeclared
• Member of the UC Irvine cross country team
• Parents are Louise and Marcus Thompson
• Has three siblings, Michael, Robert and Ethan

TOP MARKS AT UCI
800m = 1:49.87 (2014 Steve Scott Invitational)
1500m = 3:47.53 (2014 Beach Invitational)
3000m = 8:30.29 (2016 All-UC Championships)
5000m = 14:38.28 (2016 UC Irvine Spring Break Invitational)
4x400 Relay = 3:17.42 (2014 Anteater Four-Way Meet)

Historical Player Information

  • 2014Freshman

    Middle Distance
  • 2015Sophomore

    Middle Distance
  • 2016Junior

    Middle Distance