The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2022-23 Track & Field / Cross Country Roster
Roster
Lanae-Tava Thomas
- Position:
- Sprints
- Hometown:
- Henrietta, New York
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Rush Henrietta Senior
- Previous School:
- USC
• 2023 USTFCCCA Outdoor First Team All-American - 200m
• 2023 USTFCCCA Outdoor Second Team All-American - 100m
• 2023 USTFCCCA First Team All-American - 200m
2022-23 (Senior)
OUTDOOR: Was part of the collegiate record 4x200 team that ran a time of 1:28.05 and was the first leg of the winning 4x400 relay team (3:23.27) at the 95th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays... Ran the 200m at the Tom Jones Memorial in 22.30 ( the second fastest NCAA time) and was fourth in the 400m with her time of 51.22... Ran the 100m at the Texas Invitational in 11.16 to finish fifth and set a PB in the 200m with her time of 22.38... Was the bronze medalist at the Big 12 Championships in the 400m with her time of 51.89... At the NCAA West prelims - qualified for the NCAA Championships 100m and 200m and ran a PB in the 100m at 11.06... Finished fifth at the NCAA Championships in the 200m with a time of 22.36 and 12th in the 100m.
INDOOR: Debuted for the Longhorns in the 200m (23.65) to finish third overall and ran the 4x400 relay at the Cardinal Classic... Finished fourth in the 200 with her time of 23.02 at the Dr. MLK Jr. Invitational... Was 7th in the 60m at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic with her time of 7.34 and finished 5th in the 200 at 23.03... Competed in the 60m dash at the Tiger Paw Invite and became the No. 10 performer in UT history in the 200 with her time of 22.94 to finish second... Finished sixth in the 60m dash at the Big 12 Championships with her time of 7.31 and was the runner-up to Julien Alfred in the 200m with her time of 22.63... Finished sixth at the NCAA Indoor Championships in the 200m finishing with a time of 22.73 to earn First Team All-America honors...
At USC:
2022: Senior All-American Lanae-Tava Thomas begins her fourth season of competing in the sprints and jumps for the USC track and field team. She ranks eighth on USC's all-time 100m list, seventh on the 200m list with the Trojan freshman record, ninth on the long jump list and ran on the school record-setting 4x100m relay. She also ranks fourth indoors on USC's 60m and 200m lists, as well as holding the school freshman indoor 200m record.
2021: Recorded a long jump collegiate best of 20-11.25 (6.38m) to win at the Trojan Invitational, moving her to ninth on USC's all-time list. She finished fourth in the event with a wind-aided leap of 21-1.25w (6.43m) at the Pac-12 Championships. She finished 18th in the LJ at the West Preliminary Rounds. Thomas placed seventh in the 100m with a time of 11.24w at the NCAA Championships to earn All-America honors. Also earned All-Am honors in the 4x100m relay as USC won the title with a time of 42.88. She helped lead USC to the Pac-12 title by taking third in the 100m and 200m, fourth in the LJ and first in the 4x100m.
2020: Thomas set her indoor 60m PR in the semifinals of the MPSF Championships with a time of 7.20, then had a time of 7.28 to take second in the final to teammate TeeTee Terry. She did not compete outdoors before the season was cancelled due to COVID-19.
2019: Thomas set her 200m PR and USC freshman record of 22.65 (+1.3) in the NCAA Championship semifinals, then ran 22.74 (+1.3) to place sixth in the finals. She also set her 100m PR of 11.16 (+0.6) to finish ninth in the event in the NCAA semifinals. She ran the third led on USC's 4x100m relay which won the NCAA title with a school-record time of 42.21. She placed third in the 100m with a time of 11.28 (+0.5), second in the 200m with a time of 22.91 (+0.1) and won in the 4x100m relay with a time of 42.45 at the Pac-12 Championships. She had a LJ season best of 19-11.00 (6.07m) at the Jim Click Shootout. During the summer, she won the 200m with a time of 22.64 (+2.2w) at the USATF U20s. Indoors, she set her PR and USC freshman record of 22.91 at the Matador Qualifier. She went on to place fourth in the 200m at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a time of 23.06. She set her 60m PR of 7.28 at the Texas Tech Classic, which ranks tied for eighth on USC's all-time list.
Prior to Texas: U20 Pan Am 200m Champion in 2019... 4x Honor Roll Student in high school... Black Scholar and President of African American Leadership League... Born in Kingston, Jamaica to Michelle and Lance Thomas... Two brothers, Howard Bailey and Giovanni Thomas and one sister, Lorriel Thomas.
