2010 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Travis Thompson
- Position:
- Middle Distance
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Newport, Ore.
- High School:
- Newport
NCAA Champion (Distance Medley Relay)
2-Time All-American
2011-12: Outdoors - Saw action in four meets. Won the 800 meters at the Pepsi Team Invitational (1:51.08). Best 800 time of 1:47.82, just off a personal best, came at the USC Invitational. Indoors - Ran the 800 at the Husky Classic. Season Bests: Outdoors - 800 Meters - 1:47.82, USC Invitational, Los Angeles, Calif. (3/24/12).
2010-11: Sidelined for both the indoor and outdoor seasons due to injury. Eligible to receive a sixth year of eligibility due to medical hardship.
2009-10: Outdoors - Ranked 15th nationally at 800 meters. NCAA Championships qualifier in the 800. Pac-10 scorer in the 800 and on the 4x400 meter relay team for the four-time league champs. Was fifth in the Pac-10 800 in 1:49.33 and also ran the lead leg on Oregon's fourth-place 4x400 meter relay team (3:10.13). Blazed to a two-second PR in a great race at the Oregon Relays in 1:47.94. Lost to teammate Andrew Wheating by just .23. Improved on that effort at the NCAA West Regional, where he ran third in his opening round heat in 1:48.81 before running the eighth-fastest time in school history, 1:47.60, in a fourth place finish in his heat. Advanced on time to the NCAA Championships, where he was sixth in his semifinal heat in 1:48.42. Ran the lead leg on Oregon's runner-up 4x800 relay team at the Penn Relays (7:15.55). Played important role in Oregon's dual meet victory over UCLA, finishing second in the 800 meters in a then-personal-best 1:49.54 and running the second leg on the Ducks' winning 4x400 meter relay team (3:10.94). Helped Oregon win the Pepsi Team Invitational with a third-place finish in the 800 meters (1:50.36). Was also on the runner-up relay team at the Pepsi (3:08.41, second leg). Set a PR in the 400 meters at the Stanford Invitational (48.10) in a third-place finish. Ran the 1,000 meters in the season-opening Oregon Preview. Indoors - NCAA champion (distance medley relay) and a two-time All-American (DMR, 4x400 meter relay). Ran the 800 meter leg as Oregon defended its national title in the distance medley relay in 9:36.87. Also helped Oregon pick up an impressive sixth-place finish in the 4x400 meter relay (3:08.42), third leg. An NCAA provisional qualifier in the 800 meters. Ran a provisional time in the 800, 1:50.26, Jan. 30 at the Texas A&M Challenge. Came back two weeks later at the Tyson Invitational to run second leg on the NCAA provisional 4x400 meter relay team (3:08.66). Ran the second leg of the 4x400 meter team that finished second at the MPSF Championships in a season-best 3:07.61 (fifth all-time at Oregon). Opened season running 1:18.35 in the 600 meters at the UW Indoor Invitational, second all-time at Oregon. Season Bests: Outdoors - 400 Meters - 48.10 (PR), Stanford Invitational, Stanford, Calif. (3/26/10); 800 Meters - 1:47.60 (PR), NCAA West Regional, Austin, Texas (5/28/10). Indoors - 800 Meters - 1:50.26 (PR), Texas A&M Challenge, College Station, Texas (1/30/10).
2008-09: Pac-10 scorer on the 4x400 meter relay team for the three-time defending league champions. NCAA West Regional qualifier at 800 meters. Following a pair of indoor races, was a consistent presence in the 800 meters and the 4x400 meter relay team. Had six races at 800 meters and led the team with five appearances on the 4x400 meter relay squad, helping the Ducks to relay wins at the Oregon Preview, Pepsi Team Invitational, UCLA dual meet and the Oregon Relays. Ran third leg at the Pac-10 Championships, where the Ducks finished third in a season-best 3:08.95. Dipped under 1:50 three times at 800 meters, including the Oregon Relays (1:49.18), the Oregon Twilight (1:49.25) and the NCAA West Regional, were he clocked a seasonal-best 1:49.11 in the preliminaries. Also ran in the 800 at the Pac-10 Championships. Season Bests: Outdoors - 800 Meters - 1:49.11, NCAA West Regional, Eugene, Ore. (5/19/09). Indoors - 400 Meters - 48.62 (PR), MPSF Championships, Seattle, Wash. (2/28/09).
Before Oregon: Running for Lane Community College, won the 2007 NWAACC Championship in the 400 meters with a personal best time of 48.37. Redshirted the 2008 season due to injury. LCC Bests: 100 Meters - 11.27; 200 Meters - 22.29; 400 Meters - 48.37.
Prep: Had the third-fastest 400 time (49.35) among all Oregon prep classifications, right behind current UO teammate Ashton Eaton. Was the state 3A (49.94) and Valco (49.35) 400 meter champion as a senior. Also won the league’s 100 meter title that year (11.25). A four-year letterwinner in basketball. High School Bests: 100 Meters - 11.25; 400 Meters - 49.35.
Personal: Major is sociology.
Personal Bests
400 Meters - 48.10,
Stanford Invitational,
Stanford, Calif., 3/26/10
800 Meters - 1:47.60,
NCAA Championships,
Austin, Texas, 5/28/10
NCAA Outdoor Track Championships
2010 - 800 Meters, s-6th, 1:48.42
NCAA Indoor Track Championships
2010 - 4x400 Meter Relay, 6th, 3:08.42
2010 - Distance Medley Relay, 1st, 9:36.87
NCAA West Regional Track Championships
2010 - 800 Meters, 11th, 1:47.60
2010 - 4x400 Meter Relay, 17th, 3:08.34
2009 - 800 Meters, p-5th, 1:49.11
Pac-10 Track Championships
2010 - 800 Meters, 5th, 1:49.33
2010 - 4x400 Meter Relay, 4th, 3:10.13
2009 - 800 Meters, p-3rd, 1:51.43
2009 - 4x400 Meter Relay, 3rd, 3:08.95
