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2015 Cross Country Roster

Tom Stringer

  • Height 5-10
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Nelson, New Zealand

Biography

2015: Ran 2:03.35 to place 26th in the 800m at the Texas A&M Team Invitational (1/17) ... Opened the outdoor season by winning the 1,500m run with a time of 4:06.73 with a time of 4:06.73 at the Jim Mize Invitational (3/20-21) ... Ran a personal best time of 4:01.05 at the Pepsi Florida Relays (4/2-4) to finish 34th ... Was the runner-up in the 800m with a time of 1:59.59 at the Demon Invitational (4/11) ... Finished 10th in the 1,500m invitational at the LSU Alumni Gold (4/18) with a time of 4:10.00 ... Ran 4:01.32 to finish fifth in the 1,500m at the Jace LaCoste Invitational (5/1-2).

2014: Opened the year by running 2:40.10 at the UAB Blazer Invite (1/10-11) ... Ran 4:25.52 in the mile to finish 16th at the Texas A&M 10 Team Invitational (1/18) ... Finished ninth in the 800m at the Southern Miss Invitational (1/30) with a time of 2:00.72 ... Placed 20th in the mile at the Tyson Invitational (2/14-15) with a time of 4:25.84 ... At the C-USA Indoor Championships (2/28-3/1), ran 4:26.86 in the mile to finish 20th and ran the opening leg of the distance medley relay that finished ninth with a time of 10:26.25 ... Redshirted the outdoor season.

2013: Redshirted the indoor season, did not compete ... Opened the outdoor season at the Jim Mize Invitational (3/16) where he finished eighth in the 800m with a time of 2:00.90 ... Ran 4:07.21 in the 1,500m as the finished 31st at the Victor Lopez Invitational (3/23) ... Ran a new personal best time of 4:02.38 in the 1,500m as he placed 41st at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival (3/29) ... Ran 1:59.96 in the 800m at the SFA Invite (4/6), placing 22nd ... Placed sixth in the 800m at the Southeastern Invitational (4/19) with a time of 1:59.75 ... Ran 4:02.20 in the 1,500m at the LSU Alumni Gold (4/20) to finish fifth ... Finished 23rd in the 800m at the Bobcat Classic (4/27) as he ran a personal best time of 1:57.95 ... Placed 10th in the 1,500m at the WAC Outdoor Championships (5/8-11) after running 4:03.79.

High School: Graduated from Waimea College in 2011 ... Lettered in cross country, rugby and track and field ... Finished fifth in the New Zealand Secondary Schools Cross Country meet in 2011 ... Placed second in the 1,500m at the New Zealand National Championships ... Finished first in the 1,500m and the 3,000m at the South Island Secondary School Championships ... Recorded top times of 3:59 in the 1,500m and 8:50 in the 3,000m ... Set three records at his high school ... Coached by Greg Laughtenslager.

Personal: Thomas Stringer ... Son of Chris and Shireen Stringer ... Born on Sept. 16, 1993 in Aukland, New Zealand ... Has two younger siblings: Kaitlyn and Michael ... Chose Louisiana Tech over Drake.

Historical Player Information

  • 2012Freshman

    5'11"
  • 2013Redshirt Freshman

  • 2014Redshirt Sophomore

  • 2015Redshirt Junior

    5'10"