University of South Alabama Athletics

2023: Outdoor —  Finished in fourth place at the South Alabama Invitational in the 1500 meters (4:24.98) and sixth place in the 3000 meters (9:19.94)...Three Top-10 finishes in the 1500 meters...XC — Earned a 14th place finish at the Azalea City Classic with a time of 17:25.02...Finished in the Top 60 in the 5k at the Sun Belt Cross Country Championships...

2022: XC —  Eighth place finish in the 5k at the Azalea City Classic with a time of 17:10.62...Personal record time 27:58.04 in the 8k at the North Alabama Showcase...

High School: Lettered five years in cross country and four years in track & field … Won cross country state championships in 2017, 2019, 2020, and 2021 … Track state champion in 2022 … holds high school record in the 4x800m relay. 

Personal: Full name is Jacob Layton Thompson … Son of Anthony and Lauren Thompson … Born July 25, 2004 … One sister, Elia … Favorite movie is Back to the Future Part II … Favorite book is Unbroken … Favorite music artist is The Eagles.

Major: Civil engineering