Aerin Thompson

Position:
Sprints
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Cayuga, Texas
Prev School:
UT Tyler
High School:
Cayuga

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Awards and Accolades

NCAA Division II First Team All-American, outdoor 400m (2024, 2026)
NCAA Division II First Team All-American, outdoor 4x400m relay (2026)
Lone Star Conference champion, outdoor 4x400m relay (2026)
NCAA Division II National Champion, indoor 4x400m relay (2026)
NCAA Division II First Team All-American, indoor 4x400m relay (2025, 2026)
NCAA Division II Second Team All-American, indoor 400m (2024, 2025, 2026)
NCAA Division II Second Team All-American, outdoor 4x400m relay (2024)
NCAA Division II All-American Honorable Mention, outdoor 200m (2024)

Collegiate PRs
200m: 23.22 | Lone Star Outdoor Championships (May 7-9, 2026)
400m: 52.15 | Lone Star Outdoor Championships (May 7-9, 2026)
Long Jump: 6.04m (19’ 9.75”) | Lone Star Outdoor Championships (May 7-9, 2026)
High Jump: 1.71m (5’ 7.25”) | Crimson & Gold Invitational (Dec. 9, 2023)

Season Recaps
2026 (UT Tyler)
Indoor: Won an NCAA title in the 4x400m relay (3:36.41) at the NCAA Division II Indoor Championships… Earned Second Team All-American honors in the 400m (54.12) with a ninth-place finish at the NCAA Division II Indoor Championships… Finished third in the 400m (55.54) at the Samford Invitational… Won the 400m (55.32) at the Washburn Open… Won the 400m (53.88) and 4x400m relay (3:40.84) at the Russ Jewett Indoor Gorilla Classic… Finished second in the 4x400m relay (3:38.98) and third in the 400m (53.84) at the Lone Star Indoor Championships.

Outdoor: Earned First Team All-American honors in the 400m (53.51) and 4x400m relay (3:37.65) at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships… Won the 400m (53.87) at the TCU Alumni Invitational… Won the 200m (24.09) and long jump (5.87m) at the David Noble Relays… Won the 400m (52.56), 4x100m relay (45.89), and 4x400m relay (3:35.31) at the Harding Bryan Phillips Open… Won the 4x400m relay (3:33.85) at the Lone Star Outdoor Championships… Posted personal-best marks in the 200m (23.22, 2^nd), 400m (52.15, 2^nd), and long jump (6.04, 3^rd) at the Lone Star Outdoor Championships.

2025 (UT Tyler)
Indoor: Earned All-American honors in the 4x400m relay (3:41.44, 7^th) and 400m (55.11, 16^th) at the NCAA Division II Indoor Championships… Posted a personal-best 60m time of 7.87 at the Crimson & Gold Invitational… Finished second in the 4x400m relay (3:40.56) and third in the 400m (53.69) at the Lone Star Indoor Championships.

Outdoor: Did not compete.

2024 (UT Tyler)
Indoor: Earned Second Team All-American honors with a ninth-place finish in the 400m (54.28) at the NCAA Division II Indoor Championships… Won the high jump with a personal-best 1.71m at the Crimson & Gold Invitational… Finished second in the 4x400m relay (3:48.78) and third in the high jump (1.62m) and 200m (24.76) at the Lone Star Indoor Championships.

Outdoor: Earned First Team All-American honors in the 400m (53.02) at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships… Also competed in the 200m and 4x400m relay at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships… Won the 400m (54.30) at the Texas A&M Alumni Master… Finished second in the 4x400m relay (3:43.95) and third in the 400m (53.02) at the Lone Star Outdoor Championships.

2023 (UT Tyler)
Indoor: Finished third in the high jump (1.60m) at the Lone Star Indoor Championships.

Outdoor: Finished fifth in the high jump (1.55m) at the Lone Star Outdoor Championships.

High School: Graduated from Cayuga HS... Played volleyball, basketball, cross country, and track and field... Awarded all-state, all-district, and all-academic... Played both travel basketball and volleyball.

Personal: Daughter of Sheri and Tony Christan... One of ten siblings... Loves spontaneous adventures, living in the moment, and has almost conquered all 50 states... Favorite hobby is traveling, favorite food is steak, and favorite drink is matcha.