2026 Track Roster
Roster
Patrick Thomas
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Paso Robles, Calif.
- High School:
- Mission College Prep
PEPPERDINE TRACK 2026:Â Competed in eight meets ... Ran personal bests in the 1500m (3:56.37) and 10K (32:02.79).
PEPPERDINE XC 2025:Â Competed in all six races ... Was Pepperdine's top finisher at the NCAA West Regional, simultaneously running the fifth-fastest 10K time in program history (31:05.2) ... Set his collegiate-best 8K time at the Highlander Invitational (24:19.4) ... Earned sixth in the Waves Invite with a time of 18:36.4
PEPPERDINE TRACK 2025: Competed in eight outdoor track meets as a junior, specializing in the distance events ... Ran the program's third-fastest time in the 3000m steeplechase with a 9:28.63 at the Triton Invite ... Recorded the program's sixth-fastest 5K time with a 14:33.56 at the AstroAI Distance Classic ... Ran a leg of Pepperdine's 4x800m relay team at the Gaucho Relays ... Made his season debut at the Westmont Sunshine Open, where he ran the program's eighth-fastest 3K time with an 8:34.71.
PEPPERDINE XC 2024: Was a steady top-three runner for Pepperdine in his solid junior season ... Began the season with two top-25 finishes, starting with a 24th-place finish at the Waves Invite ... Had his second-career top-10 finish at the Pacific Invite with his 8-kilometer time of 25:34.9 ... Led Pepperdine with his season-best 8K time of 24:48.5 at the WCC Championships ... Was Pepperdine's second runner at the NCAA West Regional.
PEPPERDINE TRACK 2024: Competed at six outdoor track meets ... Ran the 5K and the mile twice, plus the 800m dash and the 3000m run once ... Ran the sixth-fastest mile in modern program history with his 4:23.27 at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic.
PEPPERDINE XC 2023: Competed in all six races and was a scoring runner for Pepperdine each time ... Was Pepperdine's fifth runner at the LMU South Bay Twilight ... Was Pepperdine's third runner at the Waves Invitational ... Covered the UC Riverside Invitational 8-kilometer course in 25:06.3 ... Ran the program's 14th-fastest 8-kilometer time at the Bronco Invitational with a time of 24:44.7 ... Was Pepperdine's third runner at the WCC Championships with his 8-kilometer time of 26:09.5 ... Broke into the program's top-10 10-kilometer time rankings with his time of 31:38.0 at the NCAA West Regional.
PEPPERDINE TRACK 2023: Competed in eight out of the nine meets ... Mainly ran the 5000m, and also competed in the 1500m and the 800m once.
PEPPERDINE XC 2022: Competed in all six meets ... Earned a season-best 8K of 25:02.2 at the WCC Cross Country Championships.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Mission College Prep, located in San Luis Obispo, Calif., in 2022 ... Ran four years of varsity cross country and two years of varsity track ... Captained the cross country and track team junior and senior year ... Was the 2021 Cross Country Central Section Division 4 champion ... Holds the 5K school record with a time of 15:17 ... A four-time All-League first team selection in cross country ... 2022 CIF 3200 Meter Division champion ... Named All-Ocean League twice ... Helped the Mission College Prep track team to a second-place finish in the section ... A scholar-athlete at Mission College Prep ... Set personal records of 2:07.44 in the 800 meters, 4:30.15 in the 1600 meters and 9:30.38 in the 3200 meters.
PERSONAL: Majoring in chemistry ... Born in Templeton, Calif. ... Son of Kathy and Shan ... Has one sibling, Kai ... Chose Pepperdine because "the proximity to the ocean, the good academics and the close-knit cross country and track teams."
FAVORITES: Enjoys surfing, rock climbing, going to the beach, hiking and hanging out with friends ... Favorites include Eliud Kipchoge (pro athlete), Ender's Game (book), Surf's Up (movie), Futurama (TV show), For King and Country (musical artist), mac and cheese (food) and surfing (sport other than running).
