Kasim Thomas - 2016 Men's Outdoor Track & Field - LIU Post


Kasim Thomas

Height: 5-10
Class: Redshirt Freshman
Hometown: Bronx, N.Y.
Previous School: Mt. St. Michael Academy

2016: All-ECC First Team in 4 x 400-meter relay ... led off the Pioneers' winning 4 x 100-meter relay (43.28) at the St. Joseph's Spring Opener (Mar. 26) ... also placed sixth (11.88) in the 100-meter dash at St. Joseph's ... helped his team to a third-place finish (43.14) in the 4 x 100-meter relay at the Roadrunner Invitational (Apr. 2) ... clocked a seventh-place time of 23.85 in the 200-meter dash at the Metropolitan Championships (Apr. 9) ... won his heat in the 100-meter dash (11.79) and aided the Pioneers to a third-place finish (42.96) in the 4 x 100-meter relay at the Omeltchenko Invitational (Apr. 17) ... assisted his team to a league-winning run of 3:26.42 in the 4 x 400-meter relay at the ECC Championships (Apr. 23) ... ran the first leg of the Pioneers' fifth-place 4 x 100-meter relay (43.08) at the Tom Farrell Classic (May 7).

2015: Placed second in the 100-meter dash (11.44) at the USMMA Eight-Way Meet on Apr. 12 ... ran the lead-off leg of the winning 4 x 100-meter relay (43.70) at USMMA ... was the anchor for the second-place 4 x 100-meter relay squad (44.35) and ran the 200-meter dash in 23.25 seconds at the Tom Farrell Classic (May 1-2).

Prior to LIU Post: Played two years of varsity football at Mount St. Michael Academy ... was an All-League selection and won the Excellence in Football Award as a Mountaineer ... also a member of the track and field team.

Personal: Has one younger brother ... enjoys running, watching movies and spending time with family and friends ... lists Calvin Johnson as his favorite athlete ... admires his grandmother ... aspires to be an environmental researcher ... majoring in biology.

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