The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2024-25 Track & Field / Cross Country Roster
Roster
Amir Thompson
- Position:
- Sprints
- Hometown:
- Pflugerville, Texas
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Hendrickson
- Major:
- Interested in Business
- 2024-25 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
2024-25 (Freshman)
INDOOR: Ran at the Arkansas Invitational... Ran the 400-meter in 47.64 at the Dr. MLK Jr. Invitational... Posted a personal best time in the 400-meter at 47.10 and ran the first leg of the 4x400 relay (3:06.75) that finished with the 16th-fastest time in school history at the Tiger Paw Invite...
Prior to Texas: Lettered in basketball all four years of high school and track in 2024... Holds high school's 200m record... Hendrickson male student-athlete of the year in 2024... Texas 5A State Qualifier in both 100m and 200m... Nike Outdoor Nationals Runner-Up in 100m and 4th in the 200m... Nike All-American... USATF All-American, Junior Olympics runner-up in the 200m and third in the 100m... 2x First Team All-District (Basketball)... 2x Academic All-District (Basketball).... THSCA Academic All-State (Basketball and Track)...
Personal: Son of Marion Jones and Obadele Thompson and brother to Monty and Eva-Marie Thompson.... Father Obadele attended University of Texas Austin School of Law....Earliest memory of track and field is watching his parents run on VHS tapes... Biggest inspiration is his family...
