2008-09: XC: Ran a personal-best time of 25:40 at the Asics Winthrop Invitational, which was the 13^th fastest time in the 8k in school history ... recorded the 16^th fastest time in school history at the SoCon Championships with a time of 25:41.84 ... that time was good enough to earn him all-freshman honors ... set a personal-best in the 10k at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships by running a 34:32.8 ... also ran the 8k in 26:18 at the Blue Ridge Open ... Indoor: Set a new school record in the 3,000 meters at the SoCon Championships by finishing third the event with a time of 8:30.40 ... he earned All-SoCon honors and All-Freshman honors for his efforts at the event ... earned All-Freshman honors at the SoCon Championships with his school-record time of 4:17.89 in the mile ... also ran an 8:31.31 in the 3,000 meters at the prestigious Niswonger Invitational where he finished fourth ... Outdoor: Set new school records in the 1,500, 3,000 and 5,000 meters as a freshman ... Earned All-SoCon and All-Freshman honors in the 1,500 meters after running a 3:52.27 at the SoCon Championships ... set a personal-best in the 1,500 meters at the Georgia Tech Invitational with a time of 3:50.90 ... he set the school record in the 3,000 meters at the Wake Forest Open with a time of 8:31.25 ... broke the previous school record in the 5,000 meters at the Duke Twilight by running a time of 14:50.17 ... ran the 1,500 meters earlier in the year at the UNC Invitational with a time of 3:54.75.

High School: Earned four letters in both indoor and outdoor track and lettered in only season he ran cross country at Howard High School under head coach David Glenn... 2007 Maryland state cross country champion, running a time of 16:16, which ranks seventh all-time... named Maryland Gatorade XC Player of the Year in 2007... earned All-State cross country honors... selected All-Metro by the Baltimore Sun for cross country... two-time Howard County Times Runner of the Year, one for cross country and one for indoor track... Indoor state champion in the 1,600 meters... holds the Class 3A 1,600-meter indoor state record with a time of 4:21... four-time outdoor state champion, claiming two titles in both the 1,600 and 3,200 meters... holds the Class 2A 3,200 state outdoor record with a time of 9:19.9... named All-State, All-Metro and Runner of the Year.

Personal: Joseph Lewis Thompson... born September 5, 1990 in Durham, NC... son of Charles and Margaret Thompson... has a sister, Catherine... plans on majoring in business.

Top Performances:

XC:
8k: 25:40
10k: 34:32.8

Indoor:
Mile: 4:17.89
3,000m: 8:30.40

Outdoor:
1,500m: 3:50.90
3,000m: 8:31.25
5,000m: 14:50.17