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University of Central Arkansas

2023 Men's Cross Country Roster

Braeden Botts
Braeden Botts

Thomas Cain

  • Class Senior
  • Ht./Wt. - /
  • Hometown Yuma, Ariz.
  • Prev School Cibola HS

Biography

Indoor Personal Bests
Mile: 4:21.41 (2021)
1,000m: 2:40.56 (2021)
3,000m: 8:30.85 (2021)
5000m: 14:34.00 (2024)
Outdoor Personal Bests
800m: 2:08.95 (2022)
1,500m: 4:09.78 (2019)
5,000m: 14:55.62 (2019)
10,000m: 32:20.71
XC Personal Bests
3-Mile: 14:19.3 (2023)
5K: 15:27.1 (2022)
4 Mile: 20:24.7 (2018)
8K: 25:03.3 (2021)
10K: 32:38.2 (2023)
Career Accolades
Member of the 2023 NCAA South Central Regional Championships Team
Member of the 2022 ASUN Cross Country Championships Team
Member of the 2023 ASUN Indoor Track & Field Championship Team
Member of the 2022 NCAA South Central Regional Championships Team
Member of the 2022 ASUN Cross Country Championships Team
Member of the 2018 Southland Cross Country Championship Team

2023-24 (Grad Student): Outdoor: Finished 13th in the 5000m with a time of 14:45.77 at the ASUN Conference Championships…Placed third in the 1500m with a time of 4:02.17 and placed fifth in the 5000m with a time of 16:13.81 at the Little Rock Invitational…Finished 19th in the 5000m with a time of 15:10.40 at the 96th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays. Indoor Track & Field: Placed seventh in the 5000m with a personal record time of 14:34.00 and finished 35th in the 3000m with a time of 8:38.25 at the ASUN Indoor Track & Field Championships…Placed tenth in the 5000m with a personal record time of 14:44.54 at the 9th Annual Indoor Gorilla Classic…Placed ninth on the Distance Medley relay team with a time of 10:26.63 and finished 19th in the Mile with a time of 4:24.15 at the Washburn Open & Multis…Finished 22nd in the 3000m with a time of 8:49.50 at the Arkansas Invitational.

2023-24 (Senior): Cross Country: Finished 104th in the 10K race at the NCAA South Central Region Championships with a personal record time of 32:38.2…Finished 34th at the ASUN Conference Championship with a time of 25:37.3 in the 8K race…Finished 60th at the Crimson Classic with a time of 25:04.4 in the 8K race…Finished 67th at the Chile Pepper Festival with a time of 25:37.5 in the 8K race…Finished 12th in the 8K race at the Michael Pretorius Invitational with a time of 25:42.1…Placed 5th in the 3-Mile run with a personal record time of 14:19.3 at the UCA Bear XC Invitational.

2022-23 (Senior): Outdoor: Placed ninth in the 1500m with a time of 4:01.71 and finished 16th in the 800m with a time of 2:00.05 at the Memphis Tiger Invitational…Placed third in the 5000m with a time of 4:01.71 at the ASU Red Wolf Open…Indoor: Finished 18th in the 5000m with a 14:58.26 and finished 29th in the 3000m with a 8:39.98 at the ASUN Indoor Track & Field championships…Finished 26th in the 5000m with a 15:08.97 at the 8th Annual Indoor Gorilla Classic…Finished 18th in the 3000m with a time of 8:39.95 at the Arkansas Invitational. (Junior): Cross Country: Finished 104th with a personal record time of 33:54.3 in the 10K race at the NCAA South Central Regional Championships…Finished 68th at the ASUN Conference Cross Country Championships with a time of 25:56.6  in the 8K race…Finished 202nd with a time 26:25.8 in the 8K race at the Arturo Barrios Invitational…Finished 188th in the 8K race at the Chile Pepper Festival with a time of 26:13.2…Placed 11th at the UCA Bear XC Invitational with a personal record time of 15:27.1 in the 5K race…Finished 21st at the Little Rock Open with a 5K time of 17:06.9.

2021-22 (Senior): Outdoor: Placed 2nd in the 5000m with a time of 15:34.64 at the Memphis Tiger Invitational…Placed 11th in the 1500m with a 4:10.06 at the Little Rock Twilight…Placed 10th in the 3000m with a 9:10.99 at the John McDonell Invitational…Placed 14th in the 5000m with a time of 16:04.67 at the Al Schmidt Bulldog Relays…Placed 7th in the 5000m with a time of 16:18.86 and placed 19th in the 800m with a personal record time of 2:08.95 at the Richard Martin, Jr. Invitational. Cross Country: Placed 282nd at Pre-Nationals in the 8K race with a 26:05.9…finished 38th at the Chile Pepper Festival 8K race with a 24:53.6…finished 21st at the Commodore Classic with a 25:27.1 in the 8K race…set a personal 5K record with a 4th place finish with a 15:30.0…placed 19th at Memphis Twilight 4M with a 20:13.5
 
2020-21 (Junior): Indoor: Ran a career-best in the mile, taking sixth place with a 4:21.41 finish at the KMS Open… put together personal-bests of 2:40.56 in the 1000m and 8:30.85 in the 3000m at the Arkansas Invitational… Cross Country: Picked up a top-five finish at the Little Rock Open, posting a 26:34.7 time in the 8k race… finished the Southland Championships with a career-best time in the 8k, finishing with a time of 25:03.3.

2019-20 (Sophomore): Indoor: Clocked a season-best time of 15:45.44 in the 5,000m at the Samford Clash and placed fifth … notched a season-best mark of 8:51.98 in the 3,000m and finished 10th at the Panther Icebreaker.
 
2018-19 (Freshman): Outdoor: Placed eighth at the Southland Conference Championships in the 5,000m with a time of 15:20.00 … posted a career-best time of 32:20.71 in the 10,000m at the Mt. SAC Relays … notched a personal-best mark of 14:55.62 in the 5,000m at the UNF Spring Break Invitational … clocked a career-best time of 4:09.78 in the 1,500m at the UCA Spring Opener. Indoor: Produced a time of 4:31.61 in the mile run at the Howie Ryan Invitational for a personal best … posted a time of 8:48.78 in the 3,000m at the Pittsburg State Invitational for a career best. Cross Country: Clocked a personal-best mark of 26:49.5 in the 8K at the Wisconsin Pre Nationals …  won the UCA XC Challenge with a career-best time of 16:08.5 in the 5K … recorded a personal-best mark of 20:24.7 on the 4M course at the BROOKS Memphis Twilight XC Classic.
 
High School: State champion in the 3,200m with a time of 9:08.42 at the 2018 AIA Division 1 State Championships … placed third at the AIA Division 1 State Championships in the mile run with a personal-best time of 4:13.88 … finished eighth at the Arizona State Cross Country Championships with a time of 16:11.34 in the 5K.

Historical Player Information

  • 2018Freshman

  • 2019Sophomore

  • 2020Junior

  • 2021Senior

  • 2022Junior

  • 2023Senior

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