2019 Women's Track & Field Roster

Matthew Hicks

Thalia Polanco

Thalia Polanco

  • Position:
    Distance
  • Height:
    5-3
  • Class:
    Redshirt Junior
  • Highschool:
    Lyford High School
  • Hometown:
    Lyford, TX

Summary

Biography

2019 Outdoor Track & Field (Redshirt Junior): Did not compete in any meets.
 
2019 Indoor Track & Field (Redshirt Junior): Did not compete in any meets.

2018 Cross Country (Senior): Competed in five meets ... Earned WAC Athlete of the Week honors after leading team with a time of 16:04.0 in 4k at Norry Hersey Rice Invitational (9/7).
Date Event Race Time Race Rank
Aug. 31 Aggie Opener 4.1k 16:29.3 38-of-55
Sept. 7 Norry Hersey Rice Invitational 4k 16:04.0 51-of-98
Sept. 22 Texas A&M Invitational 6k 24:50.2 86-of-117
Oct. 13 Arturo Barrio Invitational 6k 23:37.5 158-of-215
Oct. 27 WAC Championships 6k 23:19.6 54-of-70

2018 Outdoor Track & Field (Junior): Redshirted the season.

2018 Indoor Track & Field (Junior): Redshirted the season.

2017 Cross Country (Junior): Competed in six meets … finished in 119th at the NCAA South Central Regional Championships after posting a time of 22:28.8 in the 6,000-meter race … posted a 44th place finish at the Western Athletic Conference Championships after finishing the 5,000-meter race with a time of 19:15 … finished in 153rd place at the Crimson Classic after finishing the 6,000-meter race with a time of 23:14.6 … finished in 120th at the Chile Pepper Festival after crossing the finish line of the 5,000-meter race with a time of 19:03.0 … posted a seventh place finish at the Islander Splash after posting a time of 20:14.8 … finished in 23rd place at the Texas A&M Aggie Opener after crossing the finish line with a time of 15:41.1.
 
2017 Outdoor Track & Field (Sophomore): Competed in four meets … posted a 10th place finish in the 10,000-meter run at the Western Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships after crossing the finish line with a time of 40:07.66 while finishing in 23rd in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 19:22.72 … won the 5,000-meter run at the Bobcat Classic after finishing with a time of 18:46.05 … finished in 11th place in the 3,000-meter run at the Baylor Invitational after crossing the finish line with a time of 10:52.74 … opened her season with a third place finish in the 10,000-meter run at the Victor Lopez Classic after finishing with a time of 40:19.24.

2017 Indoor Track & Field (Sophomore): Indoor Season – Competed in four meets … finished in 10th place in the 5,000-meter run at the Western Athletic Conference Indoor Championships after finishing with a time of 18:28.52 while also finishing in 25th place in the 3,000-meter run … recorded a season best time of 10:36.63 in the 3,000-meter run at the Cowboys Classic II to finish in 18th place … posted a 13th place finish in the 3,000-meter run at the Houston Invitational where she finished with a time of 10:41.12 … opened the season with a second place finish in the 5,000-meter run at the Aggie Team Invitational after finishing with a time of 18:59.68.

2016 Cross Country (Sophomore): Competed in five meets … posted a 74th place finish at the NCAA South Central Regional Championships after finishing the 6,000-meter race with a time of 23:00.5 … finished in 15th at the WAC Championships after posting a time of 18:49.90 in the 5,000-meter race … posted a 46th place finish at the Chile Pepper Festival after finishing the 5,000-meter race with a time of 18:12.17 … finished in 14th place at the Texas Invitational after finishing the 3,000-meter race with a time of 11:28.23 … posted a fifth place finish at the RGV Duals after finishing with a time of 12:06.23.
 
2016 Outdoor Track & Field (Freshman): Competed in six meets … posted a sixth place finish in the 10,000-meter run at the Western Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships after finishing with a time of 37:40.18 while also finishing in 21st place in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 18:26.20 … finished in 10th place in the 1,500-meter run at the Bobcat Classic after crossing the finish line with a time of 4:51.65 … posted a pair of fifth place finishes at the UTSA Invitational after finishing the 800-meter run with a time of 2:29.43 and the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:58.55 … finished in 12th place in the 5,000-meter run at the Bobcat Invitational after finishing with a time of 18:16.75 … posted a 19th place finish in the 5,000-meter run at the Victor Lopez Classic after finishing with a time of 18:24.37 … opened the outdoor season with a seventh place finish in the 1,500-meter run at the Islanders Open after finishing with a time of 4:54.52.

2016 Indoor Track & Field (Freshman): Indoor – Competed in five meets … posted a 12th place finish in the 5,000-meter run at the Western Athletic Conference Indoor Championships after finishing with a time of 18:42.30 while also posting a 30th place finish in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 10:56.10 … posted a ninth place finish in the 3,000-meter run at the Howie Ryan Invitational after finishing with a time of 10:50.76 … finished in seventh place in the 5,000-meter run at the Houston Invitational after finishing with a time of 18:51.57 … finished in fourth place in the 1,200-meter run at the Battle of the Palms after finishing with a time of 3:56.90 and also added a fifth place finish in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 11:03.50 … posted a ninth place finish in the 3,000-meter run at the Texas A&M 13 Team Invitational after finishing with a time of 11:01.81.

2015 Cross Country (Freshman): Competed in six events … finished in 86th at the NCAA South Central Regional Championships after posting a time of 22:23.8 in the 6K race … posted a 32nd place finish at the Western Athletic Conference Cross Country Championships after finishing with a time of 19:27.1 … finished in 129th at the Crimson Classic after finishing with a time of 19:11.8 in the 5K race … recorded her best finish of the season at the UIW Invitational where she finished in 12th place with a time of 22:53.5 … finished in 79th at the Texas A&M Invitational after posting a time of 22:43.4 in the 6K race … posted a 24th place finish at the Rice Invitational after finishing with a time of 17:39.1.

Lyford High School: Qualified for the State Championship in both cross country and track and field last season ... went on to post an 18th place finish at the UIL 3A State Cross Country Championship ... After finishing second in the 1,600 and 3,200-meter runs at the Regional Championships, Polanco posted a second place finish in the 3,200-meter run and then a seventh place finish in the 1,600-meter run at the UIL 3A State Championship. 

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Historical Player Information

  • 2016Freshman

    Distance
    5'3"
  • 2017Sophomore

    Distance
    5'3"
  • 2018Junior

    Distance
    5'3"
  • 2019Redshirt Junior

    Distance
    5'3"