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2020-21 Women's Track and Field Roster

Hope Thornton

  • Position Distance
  • Class Sophomore
  • Highschool Pope HS
  • Hometown Marietta, Ga.

Biography

Personal Best: https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/7362116/Kennesaw_State/Hope_Thornton.html

As a Sophomore (2020-21)
Outdoor

Got a career-best of 4:44.92 in the 1500 at the Crimson Tide Invitational … got a career-best time of 2:17.80 in the 800 placing 25th at the North Florida Invite.
Indoor
Placed eighth in the mile with a time of 5:37.13 at the Bulldog Open.

As a Freshman (2019-20)
Outdoor

Season canceled due to health concerns related to COVID-19.
 
Indoor
Ran a season-best time of 5:26.68 in the mile at the Clemson Invitational … finished sixth in the 800 with a time of 2:21.70 at the Liberty Invitational … posted a season-best time of 2:20.09 in the 800m at the South Carolina Invitational.

Cross Country
Competed in six meets … placed 31st in the 4K with a time of 15:32:6 at the Bulldog Invitational … finished with a time of 25:35:1 and placed 175th in the 6K at the Commodore Classic … with a finishing time of 19:26:3 was 248th  in the 5K at the Louisville Classic … With a time of 23:58:92 finished 139th in 6K at the Blazer Classic … competed in 5K at the ASUN Championships finishing 43rd with a time of 19:35:9… placed 188th at NCAA South Regionals in 6K with a time of 24:24.8

High School 
Awarded the 2017 Cross Country Most Outstanding Runner and 2018 Track Most Outstanding Distance Runner…voted  Most Athletic in senior superlatives … 2x Athletic Academic Award recipient … recognized by Atlanta Journal Constitution for academic excellence for multiple sports.

Personal: Born July 25, 2001 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania to Laurel and George Thornton … has two siblings named Heather and Sean … majoring in psychology.

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

    Distance
  • 2020-21Sophomore

    Distance