With outdoor eligibility remaining in her accomplished career, Thompson started the spring with a bang at the 93rd Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays in Austin.
The graduate student clocked a provisional qualifying time in the 10K with a fourth-place finish in the event that included all Division I student-athletes and two unattached competitors.
Thompson more than held her own with a time of 34:36.63, which is also a new conference record. She officially passed former Hillsdale indoor/outdoor All-American Hannah McIntyre and her previous league best of 34:54.25 in 2018.
Thompson is ranked second in Division II in the early season performance list only behind Grand Valley State’s Jessica Gockley.