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University of Rhode Island

2016 Men's Cross Country

Adam Thies

  • Weight 163
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Cranston, R.I.
  • High School Cranston

Biography

2016 (Senior)

  • Co-captain of the team.
  • Placed 19th overall and fourth for Rhode Island at the Shawn M. Nassaney Memorial Invitational with a time of 27:03 on 9/10.

2014 (Sophomore)

  • Finished 48th in the Bryant Invitational on Sept. 6 (17:33.4).
  • Finished 168th at the Boston College Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown on Sept. 26, (27:26).
  • Finished 199th at the New England Championships at Franklin Park on Oct. 11,(26:58.07).

2013 (Freshman)

  • Named the Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week award recipient for the week of Oct. 21-27.
  • Finished 98th in the CCSU Short-Course Run (17:07).
  • Finished 133rd in the Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown (28:27.0).
  • Finished in 39th place at the Ted Owen Invitational (28:08).

High School 

  • Attended Cranston High School West.
  • Earned eight varsity letters in cross country, indoor track and outdoor track.
  • Earned honor of Academic All-State in 2013.

Personal

  • Born July 11, 1995.
  • Son of Glen and Laurie Thies.
  • Has a brother, Brad, and a sister, Kelly.
  • His cousin, Kyle Walter, runs cross country at the University of Tennessee.
  • Lists his favorite athlete as Galen Rupp.
  • Majoring in Chemical Engineering.

Historical Player Information

  • 2013Freshman

    0 lbs

  • 2014Sophomore

    163 lbs

  • 2015Junior

    163 lbs

  • 2016Senior

    163 lbs