California University of Pennsylvania

AWARDS/HONORS
• PSAC Freshman of the Year – 2022 (XC)
• USTFCCCA All-Region – 2022 (XC); 10K (2023-O)
• All-PSAC – 5K (2023-I); 10K (2023-O)
• All-PSAC First-Team – 2020 (XC); 2022 (XC)
• PSAC Track Athlete of the Week – 5.2.23

2022-23
CROSS COUNTRY [Redshirt Freshman]
Voted PSAC Freshman of the Year … earned individual qualifier to NCAA National Championships … tabbed USTFCCCA all-region … received All-PSAC First-Team laurels … competed in all seven events … scored in all seven races … was team’s top runner five times, including all championship races … placed third overall with time of 25:14.2 at PSAC Championships (8k) … posted time of 29:35.8 to finish in sixth place at NCAA Regional Championships (9.5k) … finished 177th overall with time of 32:10.6 at NCAA National Championships (10k) … set personal-best time of 24:47.3 to finish 20th overall, first on team, at Louisville Classic (8k) … finished in second place, second on team, with time of 27:15.5 at Daemen Alumni Invitational (8k) … posted time of 26:05.4 to place 10th overall, second on team, at Carnegie Mellon Invitational (4.97M) … finished in fourth place, first on team, with time of 25:37.1 at Bill Lennox Invitational (8k)
INDOOR [Freshman]
Earned All-PSAC status in 5k … competed at four meets … qualified for PSAC Championships in 3k, 5k … in 5k, placed third with time of 15:08.42 at league championships … set season-best time of 14:54.74 to place third overall at Youngstown State Mid-Major Invitational … finished in third place with time of 14:58.30 at Pre-Nationals Invitational … in 3k, established season-best time of 8:44.10 to finish fourth at PSAC Championships
OUTDOOR [Freshman]
Garnered USTFCCCA all-region laurels in 10k … received All-PSAC accolades in 10k … competed at four meets … reached NCAA provisional standard in 10k … qualified for PSAC Championships in 5k, 10k … in 10k, placed second at league championships with time of 31:26.26 … named PSAC Track Athlete of the Week (May 2) after setting season-best time of 30:08.43 at Penn Relays and finishing second in 5k with time of 15:15.97 at Paul Kaiser Classic … in 5k, finished sixth with season-best time of 15:02.13 at PSAC Championships

2021-22
CROSS COUNTRY [Freshman]
Did not compete

2020-21
CROSS COUNTRY [Freshman]*
Season Bests: 2.74M (14:16.5), 5K (15:37.1) … All-PSAC First-Team … recorded a team-best finish in both events … recorded a pair of top-10 finishes … won the Marty Uher Invitational (2.74M) … placed seventh overall at PSAC Championships (10K)

The asterisk indicates the NCAA’s decision to grant an extra year of eligibility for student-athletes in light of the COVID-19 pandemic; the student-athlete’s year of eligibility did not “advance” from 2020 to 2021 due to this NCAA ruling.

HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Muhlenberg … XC: Qualified as an individual for state championships as a junior and senior … placed 14th overall at state meet in 2020 … won individual title at district championship as a senior … T&F: Qualified for state championships in 3200m as a junior … featured on Honor Roll and received High Honors

PERSONAL
Son of Andrea Thrush … majoring in health science