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- Year:
- Jr.
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- Hometown:
- Mount Horeb, Wis.
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- High School:
- Mount Horeb
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- Event:
- Sprints
Bio
2017: Competed in 7 indoor meets including the WIAC Indoor Championships in the 400m (4th) and 4x400m (2nd) and the NCAA DIII Indoor Championships in the 4x400m (6th) ... Competed in 5 outdoor meets including the WIAC Outdoor Championships in the 400m (7th).
2016: Competed in 7 indoor meets including the WIAC Indoor Championships in the 400m (7th) and 4x400m (2nd) ... Competed in 9 outdoor meets including the WIAC Outdoor Championships in the 400m (2nd) and 4x400m (2nd) and the NCAA DIII Outdoor Championships in the 400m (6th) and 4x100m (14th).
Career Stats: TFRRS Profile
Personal: Son of Bob and Tanya Thompson ... majoring in Mechanical Engineering.
News mentions
Amber Williams and Ian LaMere both broke meet records on day one of the WIAC Championships.
The UW-Platteville Track and Field teams took benefit of the home field advantage to step up and win five events on day two of the WIAC Championships. The Pioneer women alone took home titles in five events over the course of the weekend, the second highest total for any women’s team at the Championships.
For the final week of the regular season, the track and field teams split their squad between the Drake Relays and the UW-whitewater Drake Alternative meet. Rain and unseasonably cold weather hampered the performances in both meets as a few athletes were able to persevere past the rough conditions.
The UW-Platteville Track and Field teams will send 10 athletes to compete at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships.
Kyle Whaley headed into Saturday’s the final qualifying meet not ranked in the top-15 of shot putters that will get to compete in the NCAA Championships next weekend. Whaley wasn’t having it, he made sure he was going to participate in his third indoor national meet in a row. After qualifying to the finals in Saturday’s shot put, Whaley threw the mark that will get him there. Whaley tossed the shot 16.42m (53-10.5) to crack the top-15 into the No. 14 spot.
Amber Williams continued to dominate the WIAC Championships. After winning the long jump on Friday, she returned on Saturday to win the triple jump and 60m hurdles. Williams won her third triple jump title with a WIAC Championship record of 12.33m (40-5.5). She came back soon after to win the 60m hurdles in a school record 8.96. Williams currently holds indoor school records in five different events.
Amber Williams became the first woman in WIAC Championship history to win the long jump three years in a row. Once again Williams waited for her final attempt to jump her best mark. Knowing that she had already won the competition with a previous jump of 5.71m (18-9) she leapt to 5.85m (19-2.5) on her final attempt. Williams now moves to the third spot in the national rankings.
Three women broke school records at Friday night’s Spartan Invitational hosted by University of Dubuque.
The Pioneer track and field teams hosted the UW-Platteville Select on Saturday, welcoming 11 teams to Williams Fieldhouse.
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