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2022-23 Women's Track and Field Roster

Margaret Thompson

  • Position Distance
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Highschool Powell County High School
  • Hometown Deer Lodge, Montana
  • Major Mechanical Engineering

Biography

Accomplishments
  • Holds the #8 Hardrocker top-10 mark in the indoor 5K.
  • Holds the #3 Hardrocker top-10 mark in the outdoor 10K.
  • 2021 RMAC Cross Country Summit Award Winner.
  • 2021 RMAC Cross Country All-Academic - First Team.
  • 3x RMAC Cross Country All-Academic - Honor Roll (2019, 2020, 2022).
2023 Outdoor (Senior):
  • Raced twice (1500, 5K).
  • Finished ninth in the 1500m run at the Bauer Open.
2022-23 Indoor (Redshirt Senior):
  • Ran at three meets.
  • Competed in the mile twice and the 3K and 5K once.
  • Finished with a pair of top-10s (3K, mile).
2022 Cross Country (Fifth Year):
  • Raced six times.
  • Best finish came in the 5k at the Gage McSpadden Memorial, finishing 17th with a time of 22:17.3.
  • Competed at the RMAC and Division II South Central Regional Championships.
2022 Outdoor (Junior):
  • Ran the 5k and 10k.
  • Finished in the top-5 four times (5k – three times).
  • Set PR in the 10k at the Yellow Jacket Spring Open.
  • Competed at the RMAC Championships.
2021-22 Indoor (Redshirt Junior):
  • Ran the mile, 3k, 5k, and 4 x 400 relay.
  • Record three top-five finishes (5K – twice, 4 x 400).
  • Recorded PRs in the mile, 5k, and 3k.
2021 Cross Country (Senior):
  • Best finish in four meets came at the Gage McSpadden Memorial XC Invite, coming in sixth place with a time of 21:49.2.
  • Competed in the RMAC and Division II South Central Regional Championships.
2021 Outdoor (Sophomore):
  • Ran the 5k (three times) and 10k (twice).
  • Recorded top-five finishes at the Bauer Open (5K) and the Dickinson State Blue Hawk Games (10K).
  • Competed in the 10k at the RMAC Championships.
2020-21 Indoor (Redshirt Sophomore):
  • Did not compete.
2020 Cross Country (Junior):
  • Ran in two meets, finishing in the top-14 twice.
2020 Outdoor (Sophomore):
  • Season canceled due to COVID-19.
2019-20 Indoor (Redshirt Freshman):
  • Competed at three different meets.
  • Finished in fifth place in in the 5k at the Yellow Jacket Holiday Classic.
2019 Cross Country (Sophomore):
  • Competed in four races.
  • Finished 10th at the Chadron State XC Invitational.
  • Competed at the RMAC and Division II South Central Region Championships.  
2019 Outdoor (Freshman):
  • Ran the 1500m at five meets.
  • Best finish was 12th place at the UNC Invite.
2018-19 Indoor (Freshman):
  • Did not compete.
2018 Cross Country (Freshman):
  • Ran in three meets.
  • Recorded two top-20 finishes with a season-best of 12th coming at the Chadron State Invitational XC Meet.
High School:
  • Attended Powell County High School.
  • Named All-Conference and All-State in Track and Cross Country.
  • Academic All-State honoree.
Personal:
  • Daughter of John and Sheila.
  • Brother, Aidan is a member of the track & field team at South Dakota Mines.
  • Majoring in mechanical engineering.

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

    XC, 800, 1600, 3200, 4x400, 4x800
    5'10"
  • 2019-20Sophomore

    XC, 800, 1600, 3200, 4x400, 4x800
    5'10"
  • 2020-21Junior

    XC, 800, 1600, 3200, 4x400, 4x800
    5'10"
  • 2021-22Redshirt Sophomore

    XC, 800, 1600, 3200, 4x400, 4x800
    5'10"
  • 2022-23Redshirt Junior

    Distance