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2023 Women's Cross Country Roster

Jason Cohn
Jason Cohn

Mary Thornton

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Bridgeville, Pa.
  • High School Chartiers Valley

Biography

A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll (2022-23)

Thornton Top Times

As a Senior (2023 Track & Field) 

  • Competed in 13 meets 

  • 25th in A-10 Outdoor Championships (18:48.99 - 5000) 

  • 30th in A-10 Indoor Track & Field Championships (10:38.33 - 3000) 

  • 1st in Robert Morris Mid Week PR Bonanza (10:38.19 - 3000) 

  • 2nd in Carnegie Mellon Track & Field Invitational (10:55.28 - 3000) 

  • 2nd in Charlotte 49er Classic (9:33.46- 4x800) 

As a Senior (2022 Cross Country) 

  • Competed in six meets 

  • 135th in NCAA Division 1 Mid-Atlantic Region Cross Country Championships (23:18.70 - 6K) 

  • 93rd in A-10 Cross Country Championships (19:13.40 - 5K) 

  • 6th in Robert Morris University Colonial Cross Country Invitational (24:13.0 - 6.212K) 

As a Junior (2022 Track & Field) 

  • Competed in 13 meets 

  • 23rd in A-10 Outdoor Championships (2:23.47 - 800) 

  • 23rd in A-10 Indoor Track & Field Championships (10:34.95 - 3000) 

  • 2nd in SFU Red Flash Open (4:49.58 - 1500) 

  • 1st in Robert Morris Mid Week PR Bonanza (4:58.36 - 1500) 

  • 4th in YSU Track & Field Icebreaker (11:21.96 - 3000) 

As a Junior (2021 Cross Country) 

  • Competed in three events 

  • 8th in Carnegie Mellon invitational (19:51.0 - 5K) 

  • 31st in RMU Colonial Invitational (26:23.60 - 6M) 

  • 53rd in Yinzer Classic (16:23.70 - 2.49 M) 

As a Sophomore (2021 Track & Field) 

  • Competed in four events 

  • 4th in SFU Red Flash invitational (4:58.31 - 1500) 

  • 4th in SFU Red Flash invitational (4:16.89 - 4x400) 

  • 2nd in Robert Morris university Track & Field Invitational (4:16.75 - 4x400) 

  • 2nd in CMU March Meet (4:02.47 - 4x400) 

As a Freshman (2020 Track & Field) 

  • Competed in six events 

  • 12th in A-10 indoor Championships (2:21.22 - 800) 

  • 10th in Kent State Tune-Up (2:23.76 - 800) 

  • 7th in YSU Mid-Major Invite (4:19.26 - 4x400) 

  • 7th in YSU College Icebreaker (4:11.99 - 4x400) 

As a Freshman (2019 Cross Country) 

  • Competed in two meets 

  • 15th in Carnegie Mellon Invitational (19:54.8 - 5K) 

  • 10th in St. Vincent Invitational (20:52.0 - 5K) 

Before Duquesne

  • Ran at Chartiers Valley under coach Lori Poe  

  • Holds the 1600m record at Chartiers Valley with a time of 5:13  

  • Competed in Soccer in high school  

Personal  

  • Born on July 23rd, 2001, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania  

  • Daughter of Dan and Renee Thornton  

  • Third oldest of six... has two brothers and three sisters named Hannah, Matty, Riley, Dani, Jonah  

  • Has a German Shepherd named Guinness 

Historical Player Information

  • 2019Freshman

  • 2020Sophomore

  • 2021Junior

  • 2022Senior

  • 2023Graduate Student

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