Dani Thompson

Outdoor: Ran a personal best in the 5000m run (17:36.01) to finish 10th…Earned first place in the 5000m (17:47.57) at UF Tom Jones Memorial Invitational…Finished fourth in the 5000m with a time of 17:41.22 at the Florida State Relays… Finished eleventh in the 3000m at the Auburn Tiger Track Classic with a time of 10:23.96.

Cross Country: Made her debut in the 6k at the FSU Open with a 75th place finish (22:59.8)… earned a 12th place finish at the Alexander Asics Invitational in the 5k with a time of 18:36.21… set a new personal best time of 22:30.9 at the FSU Pre-Nationals meet in the Open 6k with a 66th place finish.

HIGH SCHOOL: Member of the 2017 WIAA Division 1 Cross Country state championship team and 2018 state runner-up squad… placed fifth at the 2021 WIAA Division 1 Track & Field State Championships in the 3200… was named Most Outstanding Senior in Track in 2021

PERSONAL: Born December 18, 2002… daughter of Melissa and Troy Thompson… graduated as valedictorian of her class and National Honor Society President… was also a member of Spanish Club and named to the High Honor Roll every year… older sister Maddie ran at the University of Minnesota… plans to major in Integrated Medical Sciences: Health Management, Policy, and Information and earn a Global Citizenship Certificate