UMBC

Bio

	Stefanie Thomas
	Class: Senior         Hometown: Springfield, PA         High School: Springfield

2004:  UMBC’s most consistent returning competitor…saw her streak of 13-consecutive meets of finishing as the Retrievers top runner end at the first meet of the season placing 12^th overall in a 5K time of 19:16.49, one spot behind teammate Cara Wettluafer at the Mount St. Mary’s Duals…took ninth as the Retrievers top runner at the Navy Salty Sea Dog Invitational in a 6K time of 23:30.40… led the Retrievers at the Lehigh Paul Short Run in a 6K time of 22:03.30…placed second at the 5K Maryland Collegiate Run in 20:02.00…finished 13^th at the America East Conference Championships with her best 5K time of the year in 18:16.60…ran a 23:08.00 6K at the Penn State Open. 

2003: Finished as the Retrievers top runner in all seven meets on the season and put together her best performance of the season at the America East Conference Championships where she earned all-conference honors with a ninth place finish, breaking the 19-minute mark in the 5K run for the first time on the season finishing with an 18:22.00 time…placed first in the Baltimore Metro Invitational with a time of 19:14.40 to lead the Retrievers to a first place team finish…took sixth at the Navy Invitational in 19:45.19 and 12th in the Great America Cross Country Classic in 19:24.2…placed sixth in the Lafayette Invitational with a  5,800m time of 20:58.31…ended her sophomore campaign with a 46th place finish in the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional meet with a 6K time of 22:04.00.

2002: Named Northeast Conference Freshman of the Year after placing third in the NEC Championships with a time of 18:10.0 over the 5,000m course, leading the Retrievers to a third place finish out of 12 teams…recorded the Retrievers top finish in all six meets…earned NEC Athlete of the Week accolades after a fourth place finish at the 6,000m run at the Lafayette Invitational, recording a time of 21:08.55…completed the 6K trek at the Lehigh Paul Short Invitational with a time of 22:16.47 for 25th…took fifth out of 145 competitors at the 5,000m course at the Navy Invitational with a mark of 18:52.99…opened the season on a high note by blazing through the competition a full minute ahead of her closest competitor at the Baltimore Metro Meet to record her first collegiate victory with a 5,000m time of 18:59.00.