| Mark Thomas |
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Sophomore
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| Hometown:
Lorena, Texas
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| High School:
Lorena
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| Height / Weight:
5-9 / 145
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| Event:
Pole Vault
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| Experience:
So./So.
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CAREER BESTS
•Indoor Pole Vault- 17-2.75(5.25m) at Don Kirby Invite (2/10/12)
• Outdoor Pole Vault- 17-0.1.50(5.22m) at Texas Invitational (4/14/12)
•Outdoor 800m- 23.36 at Texas Invitational (4/14/12)
• Two-time All-Big 12
2010-11
OUTDOOR (FRESHMAN)
• Cleared a personal-best height of 16-10 (5.13m) to finish fifth at the Big 12 Championships
• Vaulted 15-9 (4.80) to place fourth in the college section at the Penn Relays
• Posted a pole vault clearance of 16-6.75 (5.05m), tying for third place at the Michael Johnson Classic
• Cleared 16-2.75 (4.95m) to place fifth in the pole vault at the UT/Arkansas/UCLA tri meet
INDOOR (FRESHMAN)
• Took fifth place in the pole vault at the Big 12 Indoor Championships, clearing 16-4.75 (5.00m)
• Cleared 16-4.75 (5.00m), to tie for 11th in the pole vault championship at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational
• Placed second in the pole vault at the Razorback Invitational, clearing a personal-best height of 16-6.75 (5.05m)
• Won the pole vault at the UT vs. Arkansas Dual Meet with a clearance of 16-0.75 (4.90m)
HIGH SCHOOL
• Four-year letterman in track and field at Lorena High School
• Vaulted 15-6 at the Region 3-3A Meet and the UIL State Championships, taking first at the Regional and second at the State Meet
• Took second in the pole vault at the Texas Relays with a jump of 16-4
• Finished fifth in the pole vault (16-0) at the Nike Indoor Nationals
• Opened his senior indoor season with a personal-best 16-6 clearance, which is tied for the third-best mark nationally
• Went on to place first at the Texas A&M H.S. Invitational (16-3) and second at the Carl Lewis H.S. Invitational (16-0)
• Finished second at the 2009 3A Texas state meet with a clearance of 16-0 as a junior
• Won the regional championship with a 15-8 clearance
PERSONAL
Born in Waco, Texas ... son of Frank and Loretta Thomas... has five siblings, Frank, James, Charrolette, Eric and Brett ...plans to study kinesiology
