2026 Track & Field Roster Choose a Player: Balzer, Skyler Balzer, Zachary Barth, Brayson Brenne, Eilen Brown, Julia Burnett, Matthew Burns, Oliver Cino, Sophia Copelin, Jaxson de Palma Mendiguchia, Julia Echols, Angelo Gaffney, Travis Hamilton, Carissa Hancock, Abigail Harris, Christian Inzinger, Sonja Kamp, Brandon Kingsmith, Kaden LeBlanc, Sawyer Lewis, Roman Lind, Caleb Lind, Isaac Locke, David Martinez, Carolina McCarroll, Eimear Miller, Nathan Narciso, Alice Nold, Parker O'Mahony, Louise Perry, Anna Phillips, Jamie Pogue, Landon Potgieter, Nadia Rajlich, Hope Rebello, Michael Redpath, Olivia Rice, Brock Rosslee, JD Rush, Ayva Schmalz, Michael Schoeman, Wiepke Sheppard, Kaitlyn Simone, Caden Steines, Noelle Thornley, Ciara Trangmar, Jacob van Milligen, Bente Vanroose, Rhune Wallace, Bryndon Wenz, Lindsey Wilson, Ava Wraith, Trixie Go Profile Stats Profile Junior Class Cheltenham, England Hometown St. Edward’s Senior School High School Ciara Thornley Junior Class Cheltenham, England Hometown Biography Summary Biography HONORS & AWARDS MVC Women's Indoor Track & Field All-Conference (1): Mile (2025) MVC Women's Track & Field All-Conference Scholar-Athlete (1): 2025 CAREER BESTS (RESULTS) CROSS COUNTRY INDOOR TRACK & FIELD OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD 4K: 14:30.7 (8/30/24) 3 Mile: 17:20.2 (9/20/24) 5K: 17:15.0 (10/4/24) 6K: 20:27.2 (11/1/24) Mile: 4:44.76 (3/3/25) 3,000m: 9:37.61 (3/3/25) 800m: 2:13.85 (4/5/25) 1,500m: 4:27.77 (4/26/25) 5,000m: 17:12.81 (4/18/25) 2024-25 SEASON Cross Country: Competed in five meets during the 2024 season. Placed eighth and sixth to begin the season, running 14:30.7 in the Hawkeye Invitational 4K and 17:20.2 in the Bradley Intercollegiate Three Mile. Also set new personal bests in the 5K (17:47.7) and 6K (21:27.9) disciplines. Indoor: Competed in six meets during the 2025 indoor season. Placed fifth in the Mile at the Larry Wieczorek Invite, running 4:54.25. Scored points and set personal bests in two events at the MVC Championship, beginning with a third-place finish in the Mile Final with a time of 4:44.76 to earn her first career All-MVC honor. Also finished fifth in the 3000m Final with a time of 9:37.61. Outdoor: Competed in six meets during the 2025 outdoor season. Set a 5000m personal best time of 17:12.81 at the Virginia Challenge. Placed second in the 1500m race at the Fighting Illini Twilight, setting a personal-best time of 4:27.77. Qualified for the 1500m Final at the MVC Championship, where she finished 10th. 2023-24 SEASON Cross Country: Ran in six meets. Finished in the top eight in each of her first two meets, placing seventh in the 4K race at the Western Illinois Alumni Invitational (14:51.3) and eighth in the three-mile race at the Bradley Intercollegiate (17:40.8). Indoor: Competed in five meets in the indoor season. Placed second in the Mile at the John Coughlin Invite with a time of 4:57.18. Also was a runner-up in the 3000m event at the IUPUI Invitational, clocking a 9:52.01. Set a 3000m personal-best at the David Hemery Valentine Invite, running 9:41.66. Outdoor: Competed in five meets. Recorded a third-place finish at the SLU Billiken Invite in the 1500m, running 4:31.84. Qualified for the 1500m Final at the MVC Championship, setting a personal record of 4:31.62 to qualify. HIGH SCHOOL Member of the Cross Country and Track and Field team at St. Thomas More School and St. Edward's Senior School. In addition to running, she also swam and competed in triathlons. PERSONAL The daughter of Vincent and Patricia Thornley, born March 11, 2005. Has two sisters: Lisa (22) and Abigail (16). Majoring in Kinematics and Health Science.
