Sophomore who hopes to regain her form after missing the entire cross country season due to a foot injury.
Is the school record holder in the 3000 meter steeplechase.
Expected to contend for the Conference USA titles in the 5K and steeplechase events in 2004.
2003 Cross Country
Sat out the season as a redshirt while battling a foot injury.
2003 Track
Scored points in both the mile and 3000 meters at the conference meet during the indoor season... placed sixth in the mile run with a time of 5:02.50 and eight in the 3K with a time of 10:08.96.
Set a school record in the 3000 meter steeplechase event to highlight the outdoor season... broke the tape in 10:57.65 at the Penn Relays.
Placed seventh at the Conference USA outdoor meet in the steeplechase event with a time of 11:10.01 and logged a 12th place finish at the Midwest Region meet, finishing in a time of 11:09.97.
2002 Cross Country
The Conference USA Freshman of the Year earned second team all-league honors after placing sixth in the C-USA Cross Country Championships... finished the 6K race in 21:43.41.
Earned All-South Central Region honors after placing 23rd in the regional meet... the Frogs' top finisher covered the 6K distance in 21:51.
Was the Frogs' top finisher in every meet... took first place honors in the Sam Houston State meet, breaking the tape in 19:06 for the 5K race.
Placed fourth at the prestigious Oklahoma State Cowboy Jamboree, logging a season-best time of 18:10 over 5000 meters.
Twice honored as the C-USA Female Cross Country Athlete of the Week (September 24 and October 15).
High School
Graduated from Jenks (Okla.) High School in 2002... lettered four times in both cross country and track for coach Martha O'Rourke.
Was the Oklahoma state cross country champion as a senior... earned all-state honors in cross country as a junior after placing 10th.
Earned all-state honors in track as both a junior and senior... placed fourth in the 3200 meters as a junior and third as a senior... also finished fourth in the 1600m as a senior.
Named Jenks' Most Outstanding Distance Runner three times.
Best prep marks were 2:19 in the 800, 5:08 in the 1600, 10:54 in the 3200 and 18:28 in the 5000.
Finished second in the two-mile run (11:09.48) at the Adidas Midwest Indoor Champion-ships held on Feb. 9, 2002.
Earned honorable mention All-America recognition after placing sixth in the 2001 AAU National Cross Country Champion-ships held in Orlando, Fla... covered the 5K distance in 18:56.3.
Was class valedictorian.
Personal
Alayne Christine Thompson was born July 18, 1984... parents are Steven and Lisa Wood. and Michael Thompson.
