THE FLATS – Caitlin Thomas was named the ACC Women’s Cross Country Freshman of the Week for a second time this season. The Georgia Tech cross country teams have claimed three conference honors through just two races this campaign.
Thomas has had one of the brightest starts of any freshman in the country, following a second-place finish in her debut at the Stan Sims Invite before clocking a sub-17-minute 5k at the Southern Showcase to come across the line in 10th. She currently holds the fastest time this season at 16:57.9, averaging just under 5:30 per mile.
The Hastings, New York, native became the first Yellow Jacket to claim multiple ACC Freshman of the Week honors since Sarah Copeland was named to the award three times throughout the 2021 season.
The Georgia Tech women’s cross country team has achieved two top-five team finishes in the first two races, winning the Stans Sims Invite for a third consecutive season before placing fourth of 53 schools at the Southern Showcase.
The Yellow Jackets will host the Georgia Tech XC Invitational at Bouckaert Farm on October 3 as its next event on the calendar.
Full Steam Ahead
Full Steam Ahead is a $500 million fundraising initiative to achieve Georgia Tech athletics’ goal of competing for championships at the highest level in the next era of intercollegiate athletics. The initiative will fund transformative projects for Tech athletics, including renovations of Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field (the historic home of Georgia Tech football), the Zelnak Basketball Center (the practice and training facility for Tech basketball) and O’Keefe Gymnasium (the venerable home of Yellow Jackets volleyball), as well as additional projects and initiatives to further advance Georgia Tech athletics through program wide-operational support. All members of the Georgia Tech community are invited to visit atfund.org/FullSteamAhead for full details and renderings of the renovation projects, as well as to learn about opportunities to contribute online.
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