Dione Thomas Season 2007

2007... Earned sixth place in the triple jump with a 38-7.75 leap at the Florida Intercollegiate...finished fifth in the triple jump (38-7.75) and sixth in the long jump (18-2) at the Gladstein Invitational...placed fourth in the triple jump at 39-5.25 and 10th in the long jump at 18-9.25 during the New Balance Invitational...grabbed fourth in the triple jump (39-3.25) and seventh in the triple jump (18-10.75) at the Clemson Invitational...leaped to 11th place showings in both the long jump (18-3.75) and triple jump (38-4.25) at the C-USA Indoor Championship...took top honors in the long jump at 18-8 and was third in the 200m at 25.34 during the UCF Invitational...collected a second consecutive first place showing in the long jump and claimed fourth in both the 100m and the triple jump at the USF Invitational...placed fourth in the long jump (18-11.25) and ran the first leg for the school record-breaking and gold medal-winning sprint medley relay team at the Disney Invitational...won the triple jump with a leap of 38-10.25 and ran the third leg for the 4x200m relay team that broke the school record at the FSU Relays...earned sixth place in the triple jump with a leap of 40-4.25 and took seventh in the long jump at the Florida Relays...finished fourth in the long jump (18-8.50) and sixth in the triple jump (39-8) at the Miami Elite Invitational...leaped 40-4.75 for fourth place in the triple jump and went 19-2.50 for sixth place in the long jump at the Auburn Invitational...posted marks of 18-1 in the long jump and 39-10.75 in the triple jump at the C-USA Outdoor Championship.
2006... Ran sprints and competed in the long jump during the indoor season...made her collegiate debut at the Florida Intercollegiate, recording a season best in the 55m (7.44) and the 200m (26.21)...finished in the top 15 of the long jump with a leap of 17-11.50 at the Tiger Classic...recorded the team[apos]s top time of 7.84 in the 60m dash at the C-USA Indoor Championship...took second in the long jump at 18-3.75 to open the outdoor season at the UCF Invitational...finished second in the 100m dash (12.81) at the Disney Relays...recorded marks of 18-6.50 in the long jump and 34-7 in the triple jump at the Miami Elite Invitational...earned fourth place in the long jump (18-10.75) at the Bulldog Invitational...took third and posted the team[apos]s second best mark of the season in the long jump (19-6.25) at the Golden Knight Twilight...was also second in the triple jump at the meet with a leap of 38-8.75...recorded a mark of 39-7.25 in the triple jump at the C-USA Outdoor Championship...finished sixth in the triple jump with a mark of 40-4 at the USA Track and Field Junior Nationals during the summer.
Prior to UCF... Named William M. Raines High School[apos]s Female Athlete of the Year...earned first-team all-conference honors all three seasons...recorded personal bests of 19-8.75 in the long jump, 37-11 in the triple jump and 12.00 in the 100m dash...received the all-athletic academic award...also played basketball, softball and volleyball...National Honor Society member...volunteered for Project Outreach.
Personal... Born in Jacksonville, Fla....daughter of David and Debra Thomas...major is management.