Tamica Thomas

Tamica Thomas

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
St. Catherine, Jamaica

Last College:
G.C. Foster College

2008 Outdoor Season: Ran her best 800 of the season May 2 in 2:19.43 ... Also posted an 800-meter of 2:23.55 on April 12 ... Top 1,500-meter time was 4:47.03 on May 2 ... Had team third best 5,000 race in 18:50.48 on March 22.

2008 Indoor Season: Ran top 800 in 2:26.44 on Dec. 7 ... Ran the 1-Mile race in 5:20.32 on Feb. 9 ... Had team's third-best 3,000-meter time of 10:42.37 on Feb. 2.

2008 Cross Country Season: Ran in three events ... Was top UMES finisher at the MEAC Championshios at UMES ... Came in seventh in a time of 18:39.70, was her top time of the season ... Member of the MEAC Championship team ... Finished 129th in the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional six-kilometer race in 25:31.

Personal: Born April 16, 1986, in St. Catherine, Jamaica ... Daughter of Barbara Mc- Calla ... Has five sisters and four sisters ... Is an Exercise Science major ... Won Sports Women of the Year in high school in 2004 ... Part of the most improved team in 2003 in high school boys' and girls' championship ... Best sports moment came in 2001 when she went to the cross country championship and won her first individual medal (bronze) for Jamaica ... Upon graduation, she plans to become a teacher and pass down knowledge to younger generations ... Hobbies outside of sports include: reading, listening to music and communicating with intelligent people ... Personal athletic goals for the season are to record personal bests in all her events and score at major championships.

Maryland Eastern Shore Cross Country
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