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 Floyd Thompson
Floyd Thompson
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Houston, Texas
High School:
Clear Creek
Last College:
Barton CC
Height:
6-1
Event:
400, 800
Experience:
1L
2000: Placed second at the Houston Indoor Classic with a 400-meter time of 47.93 ... Finished fifth in the 400 at the Gator Invitational with a 47.74 clocking ... Ran the third leg of the 4x400-meter relay that finished first with a school-record time of 3:04.46 to capture the Big 12 Indoor title ... Also helped 4x400 team to first-place finishes at the Gator Invitational (3:07.69) and at the Houston Indoor Classic (3:09.64) ... Turned in Baylor's best 800 time of the outdoor season, an NCAA provisional mark of 1:48.75 in finishing second at the Big 12 meet ... Won the 800 at the Houston Collegiate Series (1:49.97) and at the Michael Johnson Open (1:49.53) ... Also had second-placed finishes in the 800 at the Dr Pepper Invitational (1:51.90) and at the Texas A&M Invitational (1:52.61) ... Helped 4x400 team to six first-place finishes during the outdoor season, including a national championship with a 3:01.45 clocking at the national meet ... Also won the Big 12 outdoor title with a mark of 3:03.47 ... Ran the anchor leg for Baylor's 4x800 team that won the UTSA Open with a time of 7:35.81 and established a school-record time of 7:17.55 in finishing third at the Drake Relays ... Was also the anchor for the 4x200 team that took first at the UTSA Open (1:24.57) and second at the Texas Relays (1:23.83) ... Third leg for mile relay team that reached automatic standards with a 3:04.80 mark in winning the Dr Pepper Invitational ... Team also took first at the Michael Johnson Open with a provisional mark of 3:05.59 ... Anchor for sprint medley relay that finished third at the Texas Relays (3:14.17) and fourth at the Drake Relays (3:19.07).

Junior College: All-American in 1997 and 1998 in the 400 meters at Barton County Junior College ... Best 400 mark was 45.89 ... Ran a personal-best 1:08.73 in the 600 yards.

High School: Named high school all-American in 1996 and 1997 in the 400 meters while at Clear Creek High School in League City, Texas ... State 5-A champion in the 400 (46.92) in 1997.

Personal: Born Nov. 22, 1978 in Houston, Texas ... Son of Cheryl Benefield ... Majoring in physical education.