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2013-14 Men's Track and Field

Duane Thompson

  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 155
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Richlands, N.C.
  • High School Richlands

Biography

AS A JUNIOR (2013)
Posted 8-of-9 top-10 finishes this season including 7-of-9 in the top-5 … Captured a fourth place finish in the long jump with a mark of 6.68m at the PBC Championships along with a sixth place finish in the triple jump with a distance of 13.21m … Posted a personal best jump of 6.87m for a second place finish at the CCU Shamrock Invitational in the long jump, while also placing 25th in the triple jump with a distance of 13.06m … Grabbed another personal best jump in the triple jump at the UNCW Seahawk Invitational with a distance of 14.08m for a third place finish and also placed fourth in the long jump with a jump of 6.70m … Was the third leg of the 4x400m relay that placed ninth with a time of 3:42.72 … At the CCU Chanticleer Classic, he competed in the long jump (4th, 6.53m), the triple jump (3rd, 13.02m) and the 4x100m relay as the third leg (5th, 43.11 seconds) … Also jumped at the Raleigh Relays in the triple jump for a second place finish with a mark of 13.71m … Assisted the Braves in finishing second by a mere four points at the inaugural PBC Championships.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2012)
Collected personal bests in the long jump (9th, 6.74m) and the 400m dash (52nd, 56.40 seconds) at the Weems Baskin Invitational … Set a new personal best in the 200m dash at the Savannah State Eyeopener with a time of 24.77 seconds for a 36th place finish, as well as a second place finish in the triple jump with a distance of 12.96 seconds … At the UNC Invitational, he set a new personal best in the 60m dash with a time of 7.86 seconds, while placing fifth in the triple jump (12.28m) and 14th in the long jump (6.12m) … Took home a sixth place finish in the triple jump with a mark of 13.27m for a season best and an 11th place finish in the long jump (6.47m) at the JDL Fast Track College Invitational … Also notched an eighth place finish at the Raleigh Relays in the long jump with a mark of 6.55m.

AS A FRESHMAN (2011)
Finished his first season of college athletics at the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional Meet where he set a personal best in the long jump with a mark of 6.66m and an overall fourth place finish as well as his second best finish this season in the triple jump (6th, 12.93m) … Registered a new personal record in the triple jump at the CCU Chanticleer Classic with a first place finish marking a new distance of 13.37m and posted a second place finish in the long jump with a mark of 6.36m … Overall captured 6-of-8 top-5 finishes in the long jump and 6-of-8 top-10 finishes in the triple jump … Competed at the Lynchburg College Classic in the long jump (3rd, 6.61m) and the triple jump (8th, 12.87m) as well as at the PowerSox Invitational in both the long jump (3rd, 6.58m) and the triple jump (4th, 12.06m) … Competed at the CCU Shamrock Invitational and placed second in the long jump (6.50m) and 21st in the triple jump (12.28m) … Long jumped and tripled jumped at the Dick Taylor UNC Invitational, Weems Baskin Invitational and the UNCW Seahawk Invitational.

HIGH SCHOOL
Prepped at Richlands High School for coach Sproil … Lettered in track and field, wresting and football … Garnered the accolade of Regional Long Jump Champion with a jump of 22-feet, 2- inches and earning a trip to the 2A state track and field meet where he placed 10th in the long jump his senior year … In his junior year, he jumped 42-feet, 7 inches in the triple jump and 21-feet, 11-inches in the long jump … Placed fourth in regionals and fifth at the 2A state track meet in the triple jump.

PERSONAL
The son of Chirstalyn and Vicque II Thompson … Has a brother, Vicque Thompson III, and two sisters, Chirstal and Christian … A member of the Beta Club … Garnered a 3.7 cumulative grade point average in high school … A dentistry major at UNCP. 

BEST PERFORMANCES
60m Indoor - 7.86 seconds @ UNC Invitational (01/27/12)
100m Dash - 11.73 seconds @ UNCW Seahawk Invitational (03/15/14)
200m - 24.77 seconds @ Savannah State Eyeopener (02/25/12)
400m - 56.40 seconds @ Weems Baskin Invitational (03/24/12)
Long Jump Indoor - 6.56m @ Tar Heel Open (01/25/14)
Long Jump - 6.94m @ PBC Championships (04/17/14)
Triple Jump Indoor - 12.73m @ Tar Heel Open (01/25/14)
Triple Jump - 14.08m @ UNCW Seahawk Invitational (03/09/13)
High Jump - 1.73m @ UNCW Seahawk Invitational (03/15/14)

Historical Player Information

  • 2010-11Freshman

    5'9" 155 lbs
  • 2011-12Sophomore

    5'9" 155 lbs
  • 2012-13Junior

    5'9" 155 lbs
  • 2013-14Senior

    5'9" 155 lbs