{"id":3495,"date":"2016-03-18T16:26:20","date_gmt":"2016-03-18T21:26:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/navajopeople.org\/blog\/?p=3495"},"modified":"2016-03-18T16:26:20","modified_gmt":"2016-03-18T21:26:20","slug":"navajo-runner-wins-national-champion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/navajopeople.org\/blog\/navajo-runner-wins-national-champion\/","title":{"rendered":"Navajo Runner Wins National Champion"},"content":{"rendered":"

MUSKOGEE, OKLA. – March 18, 2016<\/p>\n

Jackson Thomas, Navajo, of Naschitti, New Mexico, took top honors in the indoor mile at the 2016 NAIA National Indoor Track and Field Championships recently. In addition, Thomas has been named a 2016 NAIA Men’s Indoor Track & Field All-American.<\/p>\n

\"Jackson<\/a><\/p>\n

Thomas took the national title for the Indoor Track Mile with a time of 4 minutes, 16.31 seconds.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a huge upset as he was ranked 7th going in,\u201d said Coach Clay Mayes III. \u201cIt came down to the final lap, with the number one ranked guy leading it. Jackson pulled up in the final straight to pass him with 30 meters to go. Jackson passed him so quickly, that he wasn\u2019t able to respond.\u201d<\/p>\n

For more information, contact Coach Mayes at mayesc@bacone.edu.<\/p>\n

\"Bacone<\/a><\/p>\n

===<\/p>\n

“Jackson Thomas gave Bacone its first-ever men\u2019s individual championship with a win in the mile as he finished in 4:16.31, edging Daniel Garcia of Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) by 0.66 seconds.”<\/p>\n

2016 NAIA Indoor National Championships – Finals Recap<\/a><\/h1>\n

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