2022 Track & Field Roster

Erick Thompson Jr.

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Moreno Valley, Calif.
  • High School Sahuarita High School
  • Major Exercise Science

Biography

Indoor Personal Bests Event Outdoor Personal Bests
6.89 at NAU Friday Night Duals (1/10/20) 60 ---
--- 100 10.84 at Baldy Castillo Invitational (3/18-19/22)
21.74 at Lumberjack Team Challenge (1/21/22) 200 21.51 at Sun Angel Classic Invitational (4/7-9/22)
48.33 at Ron Mann Classic (2/4/22) 400 48.94 at Desert Heat Classic (5/1/21)

2022 Outdoor: 
  • Finished eighth in the men's 200-meter at Big Sky Championships (21.50w)
  • Member of third-place 4x400-meter relay team at Big Sky Championships 
  • Ran personal best 200-meter time of 21.51 at the Sun Angel Classic Invitational 
  • Set 100-meter personal best time of 10.84 at the Baldy Castillo Invitational 
2022 Indoor:
  • Member of second place 4x400-meter relay team at Big Sky Championships 
  • Set personal best 400-meter time of 48.33 at Ron Mann Classic 
  • Ran 200-meter personal best time of 21.74 at Lumberjack Team Challenge
2021 Outdoor: 
  • Placed eighth in the 400m at Big Sky Championships (49.84)
  • Member of the second place 4x100m relay team (41.19)
  • Set personal best 400m time of 48.94 at the Desert Heat Classic 
2021 Indoor: NAU did not compete

2020 Outdoor: Canceled 

2020 Indoor: 
  • Placed 6th in 4x400 relay at Big Sky Championships.
  • Set personal best and placed 3rd in 200m with 21.95 at Mountain T’s Invitational.
  • Set personal best and placed 4th with 49.45 in 400m at Mountain T’s Invitational.
  • Set personal best in 60m with 6.89 at NAU Friday Night Duals.
2018-2019: Ran for Pima Community College in the 60m, 100m, 200m, 400m and 4x400m events

High School Personal Bests:
  • 100m: 11.00
  • 200m: 21.80
TF Accomplishments:
  • 1st overall in 200m at 2017 Southern AZ Championships
  • 2nd overall in 200m at 2016 Southern AZ Championships 2016
  • 7th overall in 100m at 2019 NJCAA Region I Track & Field Championships 
  • 3rd overall in 400m at 2019 NJCAA Region I Track & Field Championships
  • 3rd overall 200m and 400m at 2019 ACCAC Track & Field Championships 2019 
Why did you choose NAU?

I chose NAU because I felt this school would help me excel both academically and athletically. I saw a great team culture here on my visit and also had interest in the physical therapy program which played a huge part in me attending.

Academic: 
  • Majoring in Exercise Science
Personal:
  • Son of Denise Oxford and Erick Thompson Sr.
  • Brother to Eric, Ericka, and Endia
  • Birthday: January 29

Historical Player Information

  • 2020Junior

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  • 2021Senior

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  • 2022Senior

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